Jasent Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 Good luck to you Randell today I started working on my striking anvil. Got some practice hammer stock cut and almost got my hardy finished. I was going to drift it square but with the rain hammering down I wasn't going to get much done so I broke out the cold chisel and file and went to work. Little more work and it will be done. Now I'm cold, wet, and tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I'll post a pic when I finish a pair! So far I have a bunch of weird shaped sides that don't fit together. Tomorrow is a forge day though, so fingers crossed! Ah, we keep offering the lessons we learned from our mistakes so you don't have to repeat them yourself. The reason yours aren't turning out might be some simple little thing you just need pointed out. Hmmmmm? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4elements Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 could the shoulders on the tongs be useful for keeping a ring in place when the tongs are open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 You could be on to something there. Got my post vice mounted last weekend. Been a busy week for me at work. Doing the 2nd half of a 2600' paver job. So I haven't had time to play much. I did get a handled slitter started but ran out of propane right as I got the hole punched out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Still working on a handled slitter to save my wrists from the heat while splitting the reins on my tongs. Punched the head and upsetting the handle in the eye. May try a wrapped handle on the next one if I don't like this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Well I got a chance to test the slitter. Don't like it one bit for tongs anyway. Should have punched the eye in-line and not 90degrees. Going to make a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Good opportunity to go with a wrapped handle. Much less hassle than punching an eye, and you can always change it if you don't like it. Here's an eye punch I made a little while back: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 @JHCC that is the type handle I plan to use. I have done that in the past but had trouble getting it tight on the punch tho I used an extra wrap around the punch which I think was causing too much friction and I couldn't get the slack out. Probably also the reason I tried something different this last time. Thanks for sharing that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 This last rodded handle was a good teacher for me. I found I had good success doing the handle in two heats: one to wrap and one to fit. On the first heat, I got the stock to a nice orange, did the double-wrap around the head (clamped firmly in the vise), and then allowed it to cool to black. Pulling the two parts of the handle apart opened up the coil just enough to slip it over the head, and then back in to the fire. On the second heat, I tightened up the wrap just a bit, and then twisted the two parts of the handle together. If I were doing a ton of these, I'd probably be doing the whole thing in one heat, but this worked pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 I'll do a practice round tonight if I get time. Thank you for the tips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 I think it went well. Still needs dressed but I'm happy with it so far. We'll see how it passes the work test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Looks good. Did you fuller a groove into the chisel to help seat the rodding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 No I didn't think of that till after I was done but it doesn't move or wiggle. If it does then I will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Slitter works great. I may still fuller a groove for my Handel wrap but it works very well. Started another set of tongs. Cleaned up my steak flipper and realized I burnt it. Didn't think my forge was getting that hot but apparently it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Went to the hammer in at Morgan-Jade iron works this morning. Then stopped by the scrap yard and got some materials for the anvil stands and then came home and punched a hammer head. It's not perfect but I'm happy with it. I learned a lot on this one. Keeping my punch cool helps it come out much easier. hit, quench, spin 180, hit ,quench, spin 180, hit ,quench, spin. Will be making my drift when the O1 shows up. This is an unknown steel and will be my "soft" hammer for striking hardened steel when I need to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Good Job Jasent. Punching hammers by my self in one of my favorite things to do. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Thank you. I rather enjoyed it myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Well I finially got my "anvil" mounted on a stump. No more forging sitting down. Much better than before! I was not sitting at the right height and getting a heel hit instead of a flat hit. I'll band it before I work it but it took a lot to just lift it on to the ponderosa pine stump. This thing weighs as much as I do(260lbs). Should be much better working it this way! Got the supply's for my striking anvil stand. Just need to cut and take it out to the farm to weld it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Got my stump banded and made a bending fork for straighting coil spring. Haven't had time to make the striking anvil stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 That idea of making hardy tools out of old wrenches is brilliant. Hope you don't mind me borrowing that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Not at all . It just happened to be the right size width. first I was going to just clamp it in the vice but it fit my hardy so I folded it up to square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 Look what I came home too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Don't Confuse Them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 Oh no. I know my self too well! I stamped both ends of each one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 Wanted to speed up straightening a coil spring. So I made a quick bending fork to go with my hardy fork. Straightening quick and easy now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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