olfart Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 If I had a woolly mammoth I might not need the rake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Good point. I wonder how much one ate? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Woolly mammoths were roughly the size of modern African elephants, which eat about 375 lbs (170 kg) of food a day. Yesterday’s mail: swag from this year’s Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths fundraiser. Today’s mail: a pair of tapered arbor adapters (to convert a grinder into a buffer), which Benjamin finds intriguing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 A lot. I went to Flea Market Friday after work this am and got a what looks like brand new collet set,some traps, a hammer and a ladle. I already have a collet set and got it cheap, so I will pass that on to someone as a bargain for them and wee bit of profit for me. Friday markets are good, most people are at work. I never have figured out why they have it then. Sorry, posting at the same time I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 5 minutes ago, Scott NC said: I already have a collet set and got it cheap Ya gotta collet like ya see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 They don't call me SkinFlint Scott for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Nice scores in the rusty hunting grounds there Scott! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Got an old W. A. Whitney #2 punch from a guy on FB Marketplace. It has been his late father’s, but unfortunately, he hadn’t gotten the punches and bolsters from the storage shed before selling his dad’s house. Ah, well. Still a good deal for $20. On a side note, he showed me a very cool thing. His grandfather had been a coal miner, and the guy still had his miner’s dust mask — still in its box and brand spanking new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Got a couple of volumes of design inspiration at a used bookstore outside Philadelphia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I have the Celtic one and have used it for calligraphy and illumination for years. Good resource. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad J. Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Roper Whitney is still around and they may still make the punches and dies for that if you reach out. Not sure where they are located anymore, they were my first employers after I got out the Marines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Roper Whitney and W. A. Whitney are two different companies, and RW doesn’t make any tooling that fits the WAW. However, tooling for mine is still available, as discussed in THIS THREAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Got home from my trip to find that a 3/32” punch and die set has arrived from eBay. (Now I just need to figure out how to remove the broken 3/8” die that's stuck in there now.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I would start by soaking it in Kroil or a 50/50 mix of Dexron II ATF & Acetone, to cut any rust keeping it from turning. I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s. Semper Paratus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Warming it up the outside of the threaded section with a soft torch flame to just too warm to touch really helps penetrants and the thermal cycling helps break rust "welds." Then it's "Easy Out" time. Fortunately you can work that from both sides which really helps. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 That’s the plan. Unfortunately, I can only access it from the back, but I just picked up a screw extractor from the hardware store that should help grab it solidly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I was thinking the punch and lever mech was easier to remove. A left handed EZ Out pushes Rt handed screws. IN the day I twisted wrenches for part f my a living I had sets of left and right EZ outs and a set of left handed drill bits. All for extracting broken screws well, studs mostly. A long lazy soak in Kroil or 50/50 should be plenty but I have trouble not applying heat when I can. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 The problem with smaller diameter easy outs is the tendency to snap off just like taps and I'm infamous for doing that, especially when working on old muzzleloader's I'm restoring. Usually Debi comes to the rescue with her ability to stay calm and not do any more harm. I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s. Semper Paratus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 The dies are too hard to chase the hold larger? Oh yeah EZ outs aren't easy to get to work I, I figured you knew. I have better luck with the square bump it in version but it's easy to turn an EZ out into something hard to drill out blocking the hole too. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Well, I was able to break the rust and back the die part of the way out before it jammed again. I need to get a bigger extractor and try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Can't work it back and forth without being able to get to the other side. I hate it when that can't happen. <sigh> On the other hand the threads moving means penetrants will work much better, heck 3in1 oil would work a treat. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Anyway to weld a nut on it? Then there is also red heat on the punch body. Myself, I wouldn't worry about heat treated parts as it is the die that is doing the work and that is scrap now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 For those who missed the update on “What did you do in the shop today?”, I ended up making an oversized screw extractor and twisting the die out with a pipe wrench: In other news, a visit to a vintage tool shop in southern New Hampshire yielded a quartet of old hammers: two sinking and two chasing. I paid a bit of “antique premium”, but not excessive. We actually went across the road to their house and up to the spare bedroom on the second floor to dig three of these out of a dresser drawer, and then closed the deal over the kitchen table. Nice folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Addendum: the smaller of the sinking hammers has been repaired with an interesting approach to securing a loose head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Those are pretty sweet John!!!! I got a sinking hammer it’s new though and German made but I forgot the brand I got it for doing sleigh bells but never used it for that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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