Glenn Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 We are looking for the great tools that we can make and add to our shop. If something happened to the one you have now, what is the one small hand tool, or small tool, that you would make again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Just made a hollow fid, lost the original in a field. Not exactly a shop tool but I needed one to add the rope handles to my new tool bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 My spring loaded swing arm fuller. The moving arm has a die spring on the pivot bolt and the moving arm extends a bit past the pivot so it can be spaced up with a tap on the extension and hold in position. The spring also reduces stress on it when a student hits at an angle as the arm can deflect but comes back into alignment when the hammer's off it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Olson Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Do you have a pic of that Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I'll try to get one this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Somewhat quotidian, perhaps, but the basic cutoff hardy is one of the most useful tools around. I've made half a dozen in the couple of years since I went back into the forge, and it seems like it gets used at least once on almost every project. Less fancy than @ThomasPowers version, I do get a lot of use out of my spring fuller, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 My pineapple twist square center punch, hand fuller, tong clips, and my bolster plate. I'm with JHCC with the hot cut hardy too, I would never hesitate making another one or 5 more hot cuts. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 my guillotine fuller hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel OF Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 This little gadget I came up with a while ago has been worth it's weight in gold and got me out of a lot of pickles. https://youtu.be/YB58AsEy224 This is the anvil version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 That’s very clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Sawicki Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Is that an adjustable collaring jig? If so that’s really cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel OF Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Dylan Sawicki said: Is that an adjustable collaring jig? If so that’s really cool!! That's what I made it to be, but I've used it for MANY other jobs like...straightening bars, putting gentle curves in bars, bending flar on edge (under fly press) making flat bar blades of grass wrap around round bar flower stems, cold pressing flat bar joggle overlapping joints. It's as useful as you're imagination, especially when used with custom dies in a flypress. Here's the video link showing pressing the joggle bars for the well cover in attached pic. I hadn't yet welded on the "wings" to my flypress version of the tool in this video. https://youtu.be/1ED2sG6JENM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Center punch, scribe, cold chisel. A y of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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