JHCC Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Maybe next time make the center dots with a triangular punch and then file the rest of the design around them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 I may have one made some day with what I really want which is way more difficult. Or maybe I'll try it myself. But this is simplified from what I'd prefer. Experiment. Give it a try. Worst it can do is crack in the quench.... John, good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn II Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Hey Das, I'm thinking a nice wolf paw print with A's for its claws or maybe a wolf head with "AA" for ears. Might have to be a bit larger punch, but for the bigger pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Glenn I had something to that effect in mind. I tried making a wolf paw print stamp before. Turned out like a cat paw print lol. Was a bit large at that. It also cracked in hardening but still worked. I might give it another shot some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Suggest you keep the first touchmark as is and make a second one with the modifications. If things do not work out, you still have the first touchmark that you can use. If they do work out then you have two working touchmarks. You may want to make the second touchmark say 1-1/2 times as tall so it can be easily seen of medium to large projects. The size makes things easier to work with and make the details of the mark larger. Nice looking mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Good ideas Glenn, Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 I use 2 differentsized makers mark.. same design one just bigger than the other.. If you are making your own. The best thing to do is make the female mold from the first stamp.. this way you can make them more quickly next go around.. Just shape to fill the mold and drive it home.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Helena, making a touchmark can often be easier than you might think. Anneal your steel first for it to be as soft as possible. A set of small files and a Dremel tool with small cutoff wheels, carbide and or diamond bits can get the job done. Sometimes a drill press can help as well. Just go SLOWLY and be patient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 I just used a coulpe of smallish cold chisels to raise a lip then filed the lip off once I was deep enough in and hardened them.. Drawn to a bronze.. These are hot use only so will last my life time and then some.. Sometimes today I want to make another one as I can do better now with the initials making them cleaner but more than likely never will.. This has stamped 1000's of items.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 This is one of those projects where I wish I'd had a maker's mark. All that bare shank is just begging for a stamp! Sadly, I still haven't come up with a design that I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Vaughn, I think you are about to be inundated with ideas......LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Here you go Vaughn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 16 minutes ago, arkie said: Vaughn, I think you are about to be inundated with ideas......LOL Yea, but there's still that caveat "...a design that I like." 9 minutes ago, BIGGUNDOCTOR said: Here you go Vaughn Gee, thanks, Biggun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 JLP, thanks for the ideas. Always love seeing your work as well. Vaughn, I think I've heard the story behind your forge name but cant remember. It always throws me off because I'm from the Pittsburgh PA. Area and we have 3 rivers that meet, and a lot of "3rivers" this or that. You could make a Y symbolizing the 3 rivers and T R F inbetween the y parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Copelin Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 On 10/15/2018 at 6:17 AM, ausfire said: Don't know what kind of steel this flat coil spring is, but I might get it hot and stretch it out. Perhaps it would be good collar material. Or perhaps not. Anyone used this stuff? Heavy equipment trailers use these to help you lift the door on the tongue of the trailer, up at the front. They’re tucked up in there but there could be 2 to 4 on a trailer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Well, I didn't get into my forge today or indeed do any forging at all. However, I did find myself (in the middle of a long drive through the state of Maine) passing by the New England School of Metalwork in Auburn, so I stopped in to check it out. Dereck Glaser was teaching an intro class, but took a few minutes to welcome me and show me the forge. They have a great selection of demo pieces from past visiting instructors, including Mark Aspery, Peter Ross, and IFI members Wayne Coe and Frank Turley (among many others). Great place to visit, and I hope I have a chance to come back for a longer visit some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daswulf Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Awesome design Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 Thanks guys. Littleblackmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Although I can see people wondering why they need a wrench when what they want is to get hammered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 I’m a big fan of those wrench openers. Especially that darker one. Great work Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Yep, I've done a few, too. I don't get the lifting tab as neat as that though. I like the very clear oval shape there. People have called me a vandal for using good spanners to make bottle openers, especially if they see a Whitworth W stamped on. I rarely use a valuable spanner and the other end is often broken. What's your excuse , Mark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 thank you Ranchmanben! Aus, thank you. Haha I've never had any comments other than oh those are cool, maybe its just a location difference. I have forged craftsmen and snap on before. Yes I said snap on. I get them at the scrap yard, and I already have more wrenches than I need and so I just look at it that before I got them they were just gunna be thrown away and melted down so I'm doing them a favor for actually doing something more meaningful with them. I hang on to the old ford wrenches though that I find I dont forge them. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Worked on a Skiing guy for Elizabeths dad. She likes it so far. Still needs atleast a hat, goggles and a scarf. She picked a reference for his position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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