Mystery Box

[Dan Pierson]

Looking good! You said that you're going to bring it to Ashokan, right

 

[Dan Seaver]

NICE! I demand a video!

 

[TekSec]

Don't let him fool you, it's just a painted piece of cardboard.

 

[J.Marsillo]

Sweet :thumbup: Hey....I know where you live

 

[Sam Salvati]

Here's proof No way would I work this 1 1/4" down by hand!


Made a hardy cutter from some 1 1/4" 1045. The specs are true blue, this hammer will forge right through 1 1/4", no fishlips/cold shuts at all. Also played with fullering some 20mm pipe I had. Also drew out some 1/2 inch 1045 into a long distal tapered sword blank, sort of an experiment......

The edge of the hardy in this image, forged down on the hammer to about 1/8th of an inch, AMAZING control!

Dammit, it's hot out.

JOE! Figure out a day to come down with some billets that need drawing out! You know where I live

 

[TekSec]

Now that is sweet! Makes me want to get one myself!

 

[strahd71]

so how big of stock do you think it could really handle? alot od stuff comes in 2'' rounds is that too big for this hammer?

thanks

jake

 

[Sam Salvati]

Jake, it would handle it. However, it would not forge straight through the entire bar so you would get fishlips, to solve this you could do two things, cut cookie slices off or you could cut the bar in half and get 1 inch thick half rounds and forge from there. This hammer would handle either of those options very well. You are looking at around .89 pounds per 1 inch slice of 2 inch round so think about how much blade you could get out of a 1 inch slice.

 

[strahd71]

very cool Sam! i hope can afford something someday!

congrats buddy

jake