JHCC Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Thank you, SLAG. It’s pretty good use of the space; I just wish I had more time to spend in it. For now, I’m mostly doing cut-and-weld projects, both because they’re easy to start and stop, but also because I don’t know when the Theater Department wants their welder back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 A quiet demo day so caught up with a few half finished pieces. Made a ram's head wall hook with a horse shoe for the hooks. A couple of ram's head bottle openers. It's easier to forge one on each end of the 12mm bar and then cut in half. Saves working with tongs all the time. Also finished off two longhorn bull heads, one on each end of a 25m x 8mm bar. Not sure what I will do with them yet - perhaps make two business card holders. One our visitors today reckoned he wanted one to mount on the bullbar of his 4WD. Not sure the boys in blue would approve of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 @ausfire I'd say you have them heads figured out pretty nicely.. Looking great and nice to see.. @JHCC Thanks for the pic.. Love that stand to.. Perfectly designed for that size anvil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, jlpservicesinc said: Perfectly designed for that size anvil.. By an odd coincidence, the stand (not including the tool tray or the hold-down) weighs exactly the same as the anvil itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 28 minutes ago, jlpservicesinc said: Love that stand I know you’ve already seen it, @jlpservicesinc, but for the newer folks, there’s a thread documenting its design and construction: https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/45384-asking-for-design-help-for-an-anvil-stand/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Aus, those bull horns would make on fancy tie hanger. Not that I wear ties haha. Just thinking the horns would work well for that. I made a dragon head for the hood of a friends car. He ended up not putting it on for the same reasoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Ptree forged a dragon hood ornament for his truck and had a Barbie Doll riding it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlasterJoe Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Das, Sorry I'm late to the party but congratulations. Excited for you buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Thank you Joe. I'm not getting as much shop time is since there is still a Lot to do in the house. We are still making it a family house instead of a single guys house. We are also going through family and friends baby items donations to see what we still need. All in all I am happy and excited to do so and am not shunned from my shop but time is closing in and there are things needing done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Forged two rounding hammers and attempted a claw hammer. I’m fairly happy with the first attempt on the the claw hammer and learned a few things I need to do on the next one. Forgot to take pictures of the rounding hammers. These pictures are as forged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 claw hammers can be tricky. That one looks good though. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 10:42 PM, littleblacksmith said: claw hammers can be tricky. That one looks good though. I learned a few things I’ll be doing differently for here on out. It was pretty fun though. Here’s a family picture of today’s work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The pole on the claw hammer has to be greater in depth so it supports the material in the handle better when using the claw to extract nails.. (learned this one the hard way).. The claw part is best done with a narrow kerf bladed hardie or a narrow kerf hot chisel.. Cut as you normal would an then with about 3/16 thickness (youll have to experiment to see what works best for you) left before cutting through switch over to the narrow kerf.. This will leave a double geometry in the claw.. Then only clean up the top with a file before hardening as there should be about 1/32" or slightly more of a lip in thickness at a side profile.. this is what digs into the shank of a modern nail.. If to thin (learned the hard way) it will chip out if to thick it will not grab the shank of the nail.. Just like when making the rounding hammers.. Just offset the eye to put all the extra into the bottom of the pole (eye) verse both sides.. Nice looking bunch of hammers.. Betcha it doesn't take to long now to forge one out vs the first few you made.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Thank @jlpservicesinc The cheeks or pole is the main thing I will do differently on the next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 On 1/23/2018 at 5:56 AM, jlpservicesinc said: The pole on the claw hammer... Just offset the eye to put all the extra into the bottom of the pole (eye) verse both sides.. On 1/23/2018 at 9:07 PM, Ranchmanben said: The cheeks or pole is the main thing I will do differently on the next one. Not to be pedantic, here (okay, yes, I'm being pedantic), but it's spelled "poll". Pronounced the same, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmbobnick Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 38 minutes ago, JHCC said: but it's spelled "poll". Pronounced the same, though. Is this hammer grammar...Grammar Hammer? (or maybe just spelling, but I couldn't resist) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Orthography, to be technical. Good pun, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 @JHCC I’m not concerned with spelling or grammar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Horrors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Made my first real and ready axe. Made of 30x40mm (1 1/4 x 1 5/8") 1045 steel. It weighs 700g / 1,5lbs. I need to make some more tooling for the power hammer, because I really liked to forge this. At least some drifts... I did do the slitting with the machine - it sure was fun! Bests: Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Gergely, that’s a fantastic looking axe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Beautiful Axe! I broke out my reverse twist jig and used on a new coal rake I made today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Minimal progress with too much effort on the new stake anvil. A power hammer would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Thank you, Guys! Hopefully today brings another one, will see... Some people just want to do it the hard way, eh, Das? Bests: Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Stitch that is a fine piece of engineering. So the shifter on the right is fixed and the left one slides, is that right? Perhaps you could post a pic of the connection to the square bar. I do a lot of reverse twists on pokers and it's always tricky to get them symmetrical. I once considered mounting two vices side by side on the bench to achieve similar results, but your method is ingenious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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