Justin Topp Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Thank you both! 7 degrees today. Perfect working temps. My tin canopy is great. Protects against snow and rain. Tarp walls hold in the heat well. Gets nice and warm in there. Especially when forge welding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Yesterday I was forging wearing a T shirt and Jeans; got colder and a 20 mph wind today---I had to wear a long sleeve shirt and a hat in the smithy. I do have metal walls but they are 10' high with open gables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 I have to take off my jacket after forging for a while with the walls. Gets nice and toasty in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Fixed my post drill and forged a handle. I’ll put some wood over the gripped part eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Ideally the handle if possible should be straight and slide all the way in till it just about touches where the wood would go.. This is actually the speed control.. shorter the handle the higher the RPM's and less torque for like drilling smaller holes.. For larger diameter holes you move the handle further out.. This cuts down on RPM but increases torque. Which model do you have.. Looks a lot like a buffalo but once they got to a certain time frame they all kinda looked the same.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Good point. I can make another one. But this one lets me get more clearance between my hand and the post / drill. this is a champion forge and blower company drill. The only number I could find was a 0 on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I was going to look it up in the old book I have but when I went to the stack of books I use for reference.. It turns out they ended up in boxes.. Argh.. Sorry.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Axe billet pickup tongs from railroad spikes. And a center punch made for a challenge where the prompt was “something useless” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 That C looks a little like an infinity loop center punch.. Looks great.. From the looks of it, we actually have more snow here then you.. Also been 0F last few nights. We are expecting about 15" snow here starting tomorrow afternoon with 3 days worth.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 We have about 6” on the ground only. Last year at this time we had 3-4’ been really hot this year. Snow keeps melting. Before the next storm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 First attempt at a cape chisel. Shape is a little off so I’ll fix that for the next one. Seems to work fairly well though. Made some mistakes that I wasn’t able to correct later on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 3.5 lb rounding hammer from 1045 with a 16” lightly charred ash handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 mighty nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Wow, Justin. Very nice hammer. You are really turning out some beautiful work...looking back on your beginnings in this thread shows how far in smithing you really have come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnskij Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 That's some mighty nice hammers you're churning out. Do you do it all by yourself or do you have a striker or similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Thank you everyone! I do them 100% by hand at the anvil. By myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 You don't have any Elfs, or trolls, or little people to help. Argh.. My illusions are shattered.. I figured you might get some of Santa's helpers down that far with how the weather and cold can come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnskij Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Well colour me impressed. Don't think I've seen any of the YouTube smiths make a hammer without a power hammer to help. Drifting must be a real effort on your own. How long would you say it takes you to forge out a hammer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 I wish I had rods to help haha. Although my power hammer is nearly finished! Photos on my post in the power hammer section. I’ll link it if anyone wants. 2-3 hours for <3 lb hammers. 4ish for >3lb heat treatment and grinding is another 30 minutes. Handle is another hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 Power hammer is finished mostly. So hammered out a few things. Some scrolling tong blanks in 4 heats. From 3/4” square stock. And some small pickup tongs that didn’t come out so well from 9” of 5/8 rebar. Each half done in about 7 heats. It’ll Be a big learning curve to use this hammer but should work pretty good as I figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnskij Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 That's honestly faster than I expected. With the prices I've seen on hand forged hammers it sounds like you could make a little bit of extra cash the side if that's the goal. Looks like you make just about everything yourself! Drifts as well? I've made one fairly small axe drift, but man I thought that was enough of an effort. Looking forward to seeing how your power hammer works. It's very inspiring to watch your progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 It’s just a hobby for now but you never know! Yes I make everything myself. My hammer eye drift was forged from 1.25” round 4140 using a 2.5 lb hammer haha that took a while. Power hammer should help out. But I mainly plan on using it for repetitive tasks. Not on everything I make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Started working on this rose at school today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 A quick swage for making lathe chisels. I have also purchased a cats head hammer for 45$ To experiment with. They’ve interested me for quite a while now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Really nice stuff as per usual. Hammer is a beauty just like all your work is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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