ironsmith Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Hey guys, here is few pictures of things i finished up today! Here is a set of "cheeking dies" I started this morning and finished up. took forever to get them to line up and then to weld them to the plates for the tire hammer! Brian Brazeal made me a set of these already but i have been having problems getting those to work for the larger hammers from 2 inch steel. Here is my new swage block stand! made from a blueprint from Iforge!!! while the steel was cutting i made the dies :) still need to add some welds and adjust the height for the long side (an easy fix) I punch my hammers by myself which isn't too hard but takes a few more heats! I had to make another top tool punch because of the abuse i gave my other one! (this was started the other day and finished this afternoon!) and finally all that work got me to this!!! the larger hammer was made with the new dies today and the new top tool. the smaller one was done last week :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pug}{maN Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 It's good to get things done! it all looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Very nice set up, and a great job on those hammers. Who made the swage block? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironsmith Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 thanks Vaughn the swage block is from the saltork craftsmen, they sell them on their websitehttp://www.saltforkcraftsmen.org/swage.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiltsbilt Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 im going to have to get me one of those swage blocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironsmith Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 there worth the money... B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Aarhus Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Do they only make them like that or can you order i swage block with holes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petere76 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Ironsmith, Good job on the tooling. A few questions. Did you forge out the fuller set for the tire hammer or weld it up with round stock? What is the finished dimension on the fuller radius. I have been thinking about doing the same thing with my own tire hammer as working alone and using hand held tooling is somewhat unsteady. On the punch, is the upper end the same dimension as your intended hammer eye or do you finish out the hole with another drift? I usually punch-slit and then drift to a specific finished size but your punch looks as if it will do both in one operation. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzySmith Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Got to love the tooling up your doing. Ive got a large swage block myself but i find it gets used as a large door stop move than anything :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironsmith Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 petere76. for the fullering dies, I started with round stock, 1 1/4 inch i think. cut to desired length of the die, took a heat and flattened them down to the desired thickness ( about 5/8 to 3/4 inch maybe, i didn't measure. ) then ground the bottom flat ( very hard to get parallel ) a mill would be great for this. the top radius was then flattened down on the grinder to oval out or dome? not sure how to explain. I then bolted two plates to the tire hammer disengaged the head so that it would fall and used a clamp to align and tack weld the two dies to match on the plates. then removed and finished the welding. as for my punch, there are a few write ups on how they work. search the forum for it. personally my punch is smaller and I finish up with a drift. the drift is left in to flatten the cheeks during the process. it does do a little of punching and drifting as you stated. :) hope that helps. fuzzy smith! my swage block has been used mabe twice since i bought it a year ago LOL. but since i built the stand i have used it to shape the round die on my hammers , works a champ only problem is keeping the side you hit on the hammer square as i don't have a striker or extra hand to hold a flatter :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petere76 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Iron, Thank you for sharing the information. I'll be making a set of those fullers for my own tire hammer. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.