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A handy tool for smoothing tapers under the power hammer

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John brings up a great point - consider making the pinch die double sided so you can forge two pieces simultaneously.  You might have to trim the opposite end length but production efficiency would be increased.

But the tooling may not be worth the cost if this is a one time job.

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  • If you search the "BP"s for tapers refined you'll find the original post for this tool from about seven or eight years ago. The one shown in the BP was shown going across the die rather than along the

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    Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver

    Here's my "no axle" design ordered by Tim (southshoresmith):

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    Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver

    Not bad for shop heat treated 4340, eh?

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