yves Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I rarely make tools. I really needed this one. I enjoyed it. Made from 1/2" mild steel bar. Length 16". To bend stock up to 7/16". The hole was slit and drifted to receive a 5/16" tenon on the 1/2" leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Interesting I like it... never thought of doing it that way, good job, now I need to use your idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Glad you like it. It works. I tried it. As to using my idea, let's face it I am probably using somebody else's idea. That is what we do when we keep in touch : we see the good, the bad, the ugly. I am glad that you see the good in this tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Neat idea. I've made a couple of scrolling wrenches, and I think I'll give this a try. One idea, though (that I'll let you know if it works), is to make the main part of the tool from rectangular stock with the right-angle bend done the hard way; that will require a longer tenon on the inner piece, which will give more resistance to bending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 I planned on forging one from round 5/8" for stock up to 11/16". I'll wait for your experiment. As for the resistance, I bent 5/16" cold with it to try. It was fine. With hot stock I do not think that the tenon would give. But as I said, I'll wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, yves said: I'll wait for your experiment. Don't wait too long -- I'm only a hobbyist, and I don't know when I'll be getting back in the forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 I wish to whatever I were a hobbyist of your level. Ok, I will not wait and try my hand at the 5/8". And by the way, I envy your trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 I think you're confusing me with @jlpservicesinc, of whose trailer I am also in envy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 It's late and I am an old man, better at 4:30 in the morning than 4:30 in the afternoon … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 I love it. I too want to make a few of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Very nice design. I'm always looking for unique ways to incorporate different techniques into a project just to keep things fresh. The last fork I made, i used tenoned lugs like you did and it's holding up very well. No looseness at all, and I've used it to bend about 100 5/8" railroad spikes into hooks. I wouldn't worry at all about a peened tenon working loose over the ages. Initially, I just peened them to hold everything in place while I welded them permanently, but the things are rock solid and I've never seen the need to weld them. I need a fork for some smaller stock, so you can expect your notion to be borrowed! Thank you for the inspiring design! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Greetings All, I have a bunch of bending forks but have a few favorites that are easy to make. The big one is 3/4 stock with 3/4 round bar offset on opposing sides for heavy duty jobs. The others are straight on forks from 1/2 and 3/8 round bar. The 3/8 one slides through the 1/2 for leverage. The straight on ones are great for adjusting scrolls and elements in a gate fence or fireplace screen., Have fun Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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