Shop tour.

Thanks for posting pics of all your tools, its always cool to see what knifemakers use and how much money and effort really goes into what they do.
 
Man, thats something to be proud of! Really nicely put together.
 
haven't seen an air hammer with no shock absorption material under the anvil in....ever. lol. I'm guessing its not so high powered?

i used to work at a foundry next to some blacksmiths (Loken Forge). They had a pneumatic hammer from an old lead factory. They had to cut a square out of the concrete under the anvil. Dig down 4 feet, and fill it with compacted sand. The hammer would squeeze 4" square stock down to 1" in a couple of blows.

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burnera said:
haven't seen an air hammer with no shock absorption material under the anvil in....ever. lol. I'm guessing its not so high powered?

i used to work at a foundry next to some blacksmiths (Loken Forge). They had a pneumatic hammer from an old lead factory. They had to cut a square out of the concrete under the anvil. Dig down 4 feet, and fill it with compacted sand. The hammer would squeeze 4" square stock down to 1" in a couple of blows.

edit: bigger than i remember
tools03.jpg
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Actually, it does have a layer of horse stall mat under it, so it's not sitting directly on the concrete. I wanted to make a nice deep foundation for the hammer, but it didn't happen. If the pad it's sitting on ever breaks, it won't be too much trouble to remove it and do it right.

This morning I did a little bit of forging for the first time in the new building, and the power hammer started walking across the floor. :eek: I'm going to have to anchor it to the floor soon...

Wow, I wish I had a hammer like that. :eek:



Jim Rehrer said:
Wow that looks great!
How are you going to heat your shop in the winter?
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Before winter comes, I intend to close in and insulate the end of the building where all my finishing tools are. For heat, I think a friend is giving me a potbellied stove. I hope it's efficient. In our house we heat with a Vermont Castings woodstove, which is very efficient, if all the gaskets are in good shape....




thombrogan said:
Making an outdoors entertainment knife for me! :cool:
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Hopefully it will be ready before then. No promises though. :)
 
woooowwww
nice! i wish i had one... *laughs*
if i were to do a thread like this.. it will be only one picture! *laughs*
i love the set-up and the ingenious tools!

where are you located? cause they auctuion off milling machines ever now and then here at NASA.. the good kind.. but they are huge and heavy, and i dont have a place to put one. i saw a Bridgeport milling machine got for $250 with attatchments! and was powerless to do anythign about it

thanks!
~chris
~chris
 
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