JHCC Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Finished a handled punch (hardened, tempered, and hafted) and made a business card holder for my office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfeile Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I need to make a trip to Ohio.... You are making some awesome looking hammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 No, I’m just photographing them from their most flattering angles! Seriously, though, you’d be welcome anytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cincinnatus Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 So this is my first project from my class that actually got hung up. I made a hook for my wife to hang her keys on in the barn. Nothing fancy but she really likes it. BTW JHCC - nice card holder - I may have to "borrow" the design if you don't mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Go right ahead! A co-worker liked it so much that she ordered a pair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Hmm a little chisel work and you could have shark teeth on those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 There's a thought! If my uncle were still alive, I'd make one for him. He was Peter Benchley's editor when the latter was writing Jaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Playing with the scrap bucket contents today. Spiders are fun, especially since I'm terrified of the real ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 1.25 lb round hammer done just for fun. The handle is recycled from another hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Well, that's a pretty nice looking "just for fun" hammer! Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 No pics, but I made a whole bunch of hooks! Next big project is going to be a hook-bending jig with a handle and everything. It's going to allow me to bend cold, which is far better than bending hot, in my opinion. I'll probably design it at the same time I design the big bender I have in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Vaughn for myself it became a large factor as to using bending jigs vs not.. Production wise you can't beat a jig or a bending jig as it simply is repeatable and fast.. I had the mind bending of perfection in hand work.. For each one I could make the time frames got shorter and shorter and the ability to make the hooks faster and faster.. Of course it has a limited time frame as it still takes longer by hand.. Congrats to moving over to production work.. It shows your shop is growing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 We’re packing and getting ready to head out on a family trip, so no time to fire up the forge. However, I did sneak into the shop long enough to cut apart and put away the leaf spring packs I got yesterday and to weld a loop onto the hardy adapter for my bench vise, so I can wedge it tightly onto the striking anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I’m not gonna lie, that vise doesn’t look like it’ll take much striking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 It’s not meant for striking. The hardy adapter is so that I can hold it solidly on a rigid base (e.g., for filing or drilling something), since I don’t have it mounted on a bench (nor indeed a bench to mount it on). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Good deal, you never know though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 That'll be handy John. It'll be at a good height for file and other hand work. I vote it a "Well spent shop sneak out." Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Agreed. In the striking anvil, the top’s at just over 36” And in the post vise, it’s at about 48”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 JHCC love the hammer rack.. What size pipe did you end up using for the eyes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Three sizes, actually: 3” ID at the very top, 2” ID in the middle tier, and 1-1/2” ID for the bottom tier. The 3” is offcuts from the driveshaft that forms the center pedestal, and the rest is salvaged water pipe. I had planned a two-tier rack, only to realize after welding it up that it wouldn’t hold any more than the old rack. Fortunately, I had enough of the smaller pipe that I could make the third tier without any major issues. By the way, here’s another sneak-out quick welding project, just finished: an adjustable scrolling jig for the post vise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Forging the springs for my 4 boneshakers. Tempering tomorrow. Oil furnace works a treat. Free fuel! The last one is still in the works at the time of this shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 nice work,, do you use a mill to finish off the head set or just punched and bushed? Is this an order or just for fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Oil fired forge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Neat scrolling jig, JHCC. Any reason the two angle iron sections are offset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 my guess is.. Thats what makes it adjustable.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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