FireInTheForge02 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Hi everyone, While since I've posted on here. Last night was the Hammer-In at Hanz Phell's (HJP on the forum) shop. There were about 6 of us there, working on a quadruple firepot forge setup running on a single blower. There were four anvils, 2 power hammers, 2 sledge hammers, and lots of good times!! Sorry about the quality of the pics, i took them on my phone. This time around we were focusing on making tongs. Everyone did awesome at making them! I however probably drank too much coffee and ginger beer, and was running around a Peter Wright all night that had a half pancaked cupping tool in the hardie swinging a 10# sledge hammer. Ha-ha but it was an awesome night!! Thanks to Hanz for hosting us and everybody who made it! I also met Damastang for the first time from the forum, it's always pretty cool meeting someone from the forum. I think we managed to snap some more pics sometime during the night, but don't know if those people are on IFI. Cheers, Owen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Hi Owen,Yes it was a good night. I think you did a great job with the cupping tool from the big axle. How do your arms feel today?!The tongs I made were pretty ordinary ... but as Hans said 'At least they would be good for extracting teeth.' The next set will be better. Learning experience.I'm glad you got a picture of Hans' forge set-up with the four fire pots. That is a masterpiece of engineering.Hope we have another hammer-in there soon - perhaps in the daytime now that the hot weather may be easing. Thanks for the night, Hans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damastang Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Was an awesome night, And a big THANKYOU to Hans, I had never previously tried to make tongs but with a bit of guidance I am very happy with my first pair. Was great to meet everyone and hope to see you all there next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Thats a fantastic hood on the forgefire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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