natkova Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 4 hours ago, anvil said: The easiest way I have found to straighten coil spring is with a post vice,scrolling wrench and bending forks of the right size. Coil springs make great chisels, hot and cold, punches, drifts, center punches. WEll i think that depend of thicknes of coil spring, some coil spring maybe in my case wich is 1/2 inch in diameter deserve hammer treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 For beginner bladesmiths I suggest cutting down the side of the coil, (or both) to get a bunch of ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( pieces that are all the same alloy so you can make a lot of test pieces and learn the forging and heat treat temps and break the finished blades to learn what you did right and what you did wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Actually, bending forks, a scrolling wrench, and a post vice will handle much heavier stock than that, even for a single smith, usually faster, more precise, and less hammer marks on your iron. If you have never tried them, put them on your to do someday list. One of the "secrets" is to have them the proper size for the stock you are using. The opening should be just a little bigger than your stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 So it is here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Mail call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 A welder I know, who builds a lot of corals and fence stopped by the shop an visited and gave me a pile of sucker rod ends and cut offs 1-2 foot lengths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim695 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I always love when hardenable steel shows up on my doorstep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Great haul Twisted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Perfect...look at all the hardy bottom tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 thanks y’all, I’ve already got piles of sucker rod around but it’s hard to turn down more when it shows up, im gonna have to make some sucker rod doggy bags for everyone on the next hammer in!!! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Also great tong material! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I bought those And Noo it's tempting but I won't weld rod to french wrench so I could twist materials Ian wondering this hatchet shaped hammer was it chip off or is it like some fuller If I weld leaf spring to it and make it like hot cut will I ruin it , o think that one part is broke it does not have cuting edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I think the hammer with the vertical edge may be a mason's hammer for chipping stone. Just an educated guess. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I'd have to bet it's a mason's hammer too. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I agree that it is probably a mason’s hammer. I would recommend grinding the narrow edge round and using it as a top fuller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I doubt that it is masonry because there is some left traces from mushrooming of head . Like someone pounded on it like striker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Just because someone used it that way doesn't mean that it was not originally designed as a mason's hammer. I agree with John that the best use of it would be as a top fuller. GNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 I remember seeing a tool like that with a shallow groove in its working edge being called a caulking tool, something used by folks who built boilers or other pressure vessels. I think I have one in my pile that I've never used for anything. I don't think a grooved working edge like that would hold up long on stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Brouwers Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Interesting tools! A while ago this chain followed me home. The top section is 7/16 diameter, the middle is 1/4 and the bottom is 5/16. I know that I will have to move in a year, and was wondering if you think it is worth holding on to? Especially the small section. I can see the other sections being useful, stick it in the forge, put a finish on it and you have decorative chain. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Be wary of putting the 1/4” and 5/16” chains in your forge, they look plated with n your picture. They could be very useful and wouldn’t take up a bucket’s worth of space. I guess it all depends on how much you have to move, chain it not that hard to find. Personally, I’d keep the non-plated chain. If you run into a time sensitive project where you need it, finding new chain without plating can be challenging. Keep it fun, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 I recommend not throwing any chain you didn't make yourself in the forge, galvanized chain can rust under the right conditions but the zinc is still there. The galvy can be stripped by soaking in diluted muriatic or acetic acid acid or for longer in vinegar. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Brouwers Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Thank you for the warnings on zinc plating. I am very much aware of that because of this forum and all the warnings given! Thank you! Also, thank you for the justification to keep more stuff lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Bar stock for the next big project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 John, I want to see a video of you carrying it home on the bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 No such luck, but I did manage to fit it all in the CRV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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