Ted Ewert Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I'm making some little cone shaped flowers so I needed something to form them on. I made a sort of bick out of a piece of 1" steel rod turned down to the size cone I needed. I drilled a 5/8" hole in a piece of 1"x1" square stock and turned the same size pin on the other end of the cone. I made the pin a little short and welded it in. I also put some angle iron on the bottom to give it more stability. It still flops around a little so I may shim the hardie shank. Maybe I can put some weld beads on and grind to a tight fit. It was a fairly quick job, and I only caught on fire once while doing some grinding. A little singed hair but no burn. I might invest in an apron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I usually make bicks from bull pins as I don't have lathe access. However "There is only ONE PROPER WAY to do anything in smithing and that is "ANY WAY THAT WORKS!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Amen. I needed a very specific size cone and trying to pound it into that shape seemed highly unlikely with my level of skill. It's not beautiful, but serves the purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 My old lady made me get an apron after the last time i set myself on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Lol, mine just arrived today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I have two nice aprons but forget to wear one all the time. guess that's why most of my shirts have holes in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 My wardrobe is divided into the "shop" clothes and the "You will never sleep again if you wear these out to the shop" clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 I wear jeans 99 percent of the time, but it's still a drag when holes get burned in 'em. I like the new apron, although it's still a bit stiff. Btw, the bick didn't work out as well as I hoped. I find it easier to form the cones on the anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmartin2 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I buy work clothes at the thrift store so I don't worry about holes or completely ruining them. But I do have a harbor freight leather apron for grinding work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 I finally finished the project this bick was made for. The flowers were made from 1/8" sheet metal, which was necessary to be able to have enough material to draw out the curl. I did add some shims to the square bar on the bick which fits into the hardie hole. That made it a lot more solid. I'm sure I'll use it for something else in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Very nice Ted. Pleasing theme, clean and well finished. I like it. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Good work, is the horizontal on the bracket connected with a tenon or welded? Either way it turned out great. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Very nice Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 Thanks all, glad you like it. pnut, it's welded at the base. Those stems provide support, although not as much as I'd like. It's probably good for 20 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 I use angle iron and square tubing shims as I have a variety of hardy hole sizes on my anvils. I find that if you cut them on the corners and fold the tabs out they stay in place nicely and for the sq tubing ones you get the pounding on the shim and not the anvils face.. (I have one nested sq tubing set to take my 1.5" hardy holes down to 1" the more common size to find tooling shanks.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 Having only 1 anvil I actually use makes hardie tools fairly straight forward. I could see where multiple sizes would be a challenge. Sounds like you have it pretty well figured out though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Actually it probably more depends on how many hardy tools you acquire over time and of what size shanks thay have. I've seen a lot of smaller shanks with strap stock arc welded on to beef them up generally from the 3/4" to the 1". Some anvil brands tend towards smaller hardy holes, others larger. Currently I have several 1", 1 1.25" and 3 1.5" hardy holes, 2 of which are in the same anvil...and even the 1"r's show a bit of "manufacturing variability". So a hardy tool that is snug in one may be loose in another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 20 hours ago, Ted Ewert said: Thanks all, glad you like it. pnut, it's welded at the base. Those stems provide support, although not as much as I'd like. It's probably good for 20 lbs. If you made the stems from roll up door spring they'd be decent support. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 23 hours ago, Frosty said: If you made the stems from roll up door spring they'd be decent support. Probably true, but I didn't have any at the time. It'll still hold pretty much any common hanging plant without a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 It was a thought, I like stronger than necessary within reason. A couple overhead door springs came to me a few years ago and it's handy stuff. You have to unwind one to believe how much wire is in just one half. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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