Dave Leppo Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 YouTube - Forge Welding - 1904 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Jim Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Look around for the one where they work on an anchor. Shot at the same time period. Really amazing stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bower Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 There's another one shot at the same time, in which a dozen or so guys maneuver (using a crane) and forge a truly HUGE chunk of steel under what must be at least a 50 ton hammer. Absolutely no safety gear in evidence, and I can only imagine the radiant heat coming off that steel. It's very impressive, but also very scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bower Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) Ah, here it is: Steam hammer, Westinghouse works Might not be 50 tons, but it's somewhere between 20 and 50. Huge, in any event. Edited December 11, 2008 by Matt Bower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petersenj20 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Look how well the left and right guys hammer at precisely the same time. Imagine most work sites today. "You're telling me I have to work how many hours today, aaannnndd I have to be perfect at what I do?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Browne Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 What are the long handled flat ended objects they kept putting on top in the first half of the film? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TASMITH Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 The "flat" bars, as they appear to be, are not really flat. The first one used is actually a round bar. The next ones are either "V" shaped or 1/4 round bars, I can't tell for sure in the video, and are referred to as "necking down" tools. They are used to create a shoulder, either sharp or rounded, to create a transition between a larger section of the forging and a smaller section without a taper in the forging.At the steelplant were I took my apprenticeship we used to use them all the time. One job we used to do was make "LARGE" square headed bolts for mill stands. They would have a six inch square head and a three or four inch round section that was threaded. We used the "necking down tools (1/4 round) to form the square shoulder on the bolt head before drawing out the round section to size. In the case of a bolt the tools were used on all four sides of the billet. We also used them when forging large clevises to leave a larger section of billet to form the eye of the clevis with a smaller section of round in between the eyes. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDobbs Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 It is almost like a dance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triw Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 that is amasing how they did that! I also was watching how the strikers where working in rythm in the back ground. Thanks for the education Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Browne Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Thanks Terry, sort of like fullers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TASMITH Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 That is basically what they are Rob.... just a little BIGGER:o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Browne Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Dunno about that. Mine look pretty big on my farriers anvil and a bit of half inch :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironrosefarms Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I just wonder how hot the ole feet got when they got up on that ring? That was definitely back when men were men! James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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