dlpierson Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 That shear looks like a total monster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggraham Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 I picked these pliers up a while back They remind me of Hog Ring pliers but with the slotted jaw not sure how or what they do. anyone have a clue. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jura T Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 That shear looks like a total monster! It is a lot bigger than what it looked like in the auction picture. It can cat up to 20mm (4/5") square/round. Although, at that size it is already a bit of a struggle. The blades are quite worn out, so I need the sharpen them at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgtwister Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 picked up this peter wright for 100 bucks yesturday from craigs list it weighs 140 on the scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Bryan Morgan Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Picked this post vise up today for $45. I was very happy to find it at a local antique store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichudov Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 (edited) picked up this peter wright for 100 bucks yesturday from craigs list it weighs 140 on the scale You practically stole it. Congrats. Clean it with a wirebrush on an angle grinder, it will look almost like new. Looks like the PW I had before. Like you, I also bought it for 100 bucks, but I also got several tinsmith tools along with it: http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Peter-Wright-Anvil After I bought a bigger anvil, I sold my 137 pounder on ebay for $212, and mine had evidence of arc welding repair (disclosed). So yours is worth about $300, I would say. Edited August 2, 2009 by ichudov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I bought this hydraulic press at the scrapyard on Friday. It is complete and have it's own hydraulic pump. I've seen worse, have to replace the wiring and some of the rubber tubing and do something about the rust. It even got a little pneumatic cylinder that could be connected to a foot pedal. The press has been standing there for a few months now, and the manager wanted to repair it for their own use, but I just had to wait until he realized they do not have 3 phase power for the motor. I just have no idea what sort of capacity it has. If anyone know how to calculate that I would appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptree Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Jacques, The force exerted by a press is a simple fourmula. I will first give the fourmula: Force = piston area times pressure. Piston area is always Pi(3.14) time radius squared. Simple example, in english units Piston is 4" diameter, pressure is 1000psi 3.14 X (2X2)= 12.56square inches 12.56 X 1000Psi =1256 pounds force. double the pressure, double the force. Interesting bit, if you go up 2" in piston size you almost double the area, 6" piston 3.14 X (3X3)=28.26 square inches, so at 1000 psi the force is 2826 pounds force. This fourmula will work in set of units, Just remember that area is Pi X R squared. And keep units the same, IE if the area is in area, the pressure is in pounds/square inch If the piston is in Cm squared, the pressure needs to be in Kg/Cm squared and bingo. Looks like a good score on the press Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will. K. Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I found an old grinder & a h2o fire extinguisher at a rummage sale this weekend for $3. I've been wanting to get one of these rechargable water fire extinguishers to keep by my wood/charcoal forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Will, great idea. Most of us have the std fire extingushers. A pressureized water would be a whole lot cheaper. How many have had to clean up after having someone trigger a chemical bottle. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 :) I got real lucky at the NTA(national trappers assoc.) convention in Lima Ohio. I found a Hay Budden in good shape . It is a 120lb and pretty fair shape to boot. Made the 400 mile trip even sweeter. A young smithy had a spare and must have felt sorry for this old fat guy:p Will post some pictures tomorrow. Drifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Dang I am old and fat nobody feels sorry for me. Hope you like yours as well as I like both of mine. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I found an old grinder & a h2o fire extinguisher at a rummage sale this weekend for $3. I've been wanting to get one of these rechargable water fire extinguishers to keep by my wood/charcoal forge. I'm thinking your grinder may be a little out of balance. Good score on both items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Thomas, Haven't you ever seen a half round grinder before? (grin) Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckpond Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I havent seen a half round grinder before either. what do u use them for? If its useful I'll send the apprentice out to pick one up from the tool supply store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Mouseholes for one thing (grin) Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBrann Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 How else do you make half rounds?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Wow drifter you must be pitiful to have a young building feel sorry for you! Did the smith feel that way as well as his smithy? (Just a bad joke folks about a common typo, move along, nothing to see, move along...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_edge2 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 i had a tig do that once, apparently..........it had a long lost cousin... plasma cutter....bit of etha.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickyPitts Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 A few years back i was working the yard at a concrete plant in alaska. The state did some railroad maintenance and left a whole stick of rail (approx 180# a yard, but my memory is fuzzy) on the side of the yard. It sat there for about three months, then my boss told me to push it off the work yard, so i did. The next day, i got ahold of Frosty and we took his beat up old truck and a propane fired cutting torch and dragged that rail home... I sort of wonder what happened to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 It's still laying right where we put it. Good to see you Richard. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Frosty, you gonna charge storage. Make him pick it up. Or deliver it? Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I came up with some goodies the other day... 2 peter wright anvils one @ 160# & one @ 150# and the item I'm most happy with is the 15"X15" swage block. Nice complement to the one I already have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Frosty, you gonna charge storage. Make him pick it up. Or deliver it? Ken Good idea, I'll make him play in the shop with me and after that force dinner down his throat. After a few weeks of that kind of treatment I figure we'll be square. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I came up with some goodies the other day... 2 peter wright anvils one @ 160# & one @ 150# and the item I'm most happy with is the 15"X15" swage block. Nice complement to the one I already have. Good scores. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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