⚒ Blacksmithing - wrought iron and steel discussions

Power shear question

Hello all- Now, I know a *real* blacksmith would never use one, but luckily, I don't have too many pretentions in that...

13 comments posted 19yrs

posted by prometheus

13 comments posted 19yrs posted by prometheus

Has anyone seen a press like this.

I have just bought a horizontal press picture in http://myweb.absa.co.za/gjnelson/images/dscf2512.jpgcan anyone tell me...

17 comments posted 19yrs

posted by gjn111

17 comments posted 19yrs posted by gjn111

Treadle hammers

Hello All I am planning on building a treadle hammer. I have go the clay Spencer plans and have had a good look at them...

17 comments posted 19yrs

posted by gjn111

17 comments posted 19yrs posted by gjn111

Power hammer - a little one this time

Hey! I have posted another vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj97QIo-VHY I just can't stop. Check it out. I guess I s...

11 comments posted 19yrs

posted by andhi

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by andhi

Well, now I've done it.

Emptied out the shed today to make it into a dedicated blacksmithing shop. I was in the garage, which is actually bigge...

10 comments posted 19yrs

posted by prometheus

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by prometheus

Question from a non blacksmith

I wish I was a blacksmith but its not in the cards right now. However, I have a need for some hand held hooks to move s...

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posted by bobbie

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by bobbie

more post vise

"Most" post vises are wrought iron .But iron of any type prefers heat when bending,makes the molecular structure feel so...

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posted by toolgypsy

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by toolgypsy

S7 question

Hello all, I have been racking my brain for about a week and a half, trying to think of the alternate designation for S...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by prometheus

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by prometheus

More post vise?

I'm getting ready to build a frame to mount my post vise to. My post vise has a bent leg. Not bad, and I could live wit...

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posted by footboarder

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by footboarder

Post leg vice

Hello New to the group. I have been lurking for a week or two. I am teaching myself a bit of blacksmithing as a hobby....

19 comments posted 19yrs

posted by gjn111

19 comments posted 19yrs posted by gjn111

Where to find Eye Drifts for Axes

I went to a forge welding class and got the bug to make a new axe for knocking over trees. I'm looking for some leads t...

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posted by karchiba

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by karchiba

FA Smiths Work Blacksmith Craft manual 1899

Smiths Work by Paul Hasluck,1899 boards a little discoloured,otherwise VGC 160 pages. Superb old Blacksmiths manual ,ex...

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posted by alisevans

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by alisevans

On flaws

Hello all, This is from the woodturning group, but I feel it's appropriate to blacksmiting as well. >Hi Kevin, >One pec...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by prometheus

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by prometheus

Anyone know how to track down information on old tools?

Hello all, I know this isn't strictly blacksmithing, but the metalworking group seems pretty dead. My dad gave me an ol...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by prometheus

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by prometheus

Anyang power hammers

Hi, Has anyone in the group personal experiance of the Anyang Power Hammers, and if so which model and comments would be...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by andrew

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew