The Armour Archive

The Iron Dwarf

nice hammer Hal, glad it works well

The Iron Dwarf

You have another user now Eric, that could add another $50k

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they look like the sort of rivets used an classic cars for brake and clutch linings, I have a lot of these but in solid brass with a hollow end, I also have some steel ones that are just over 1" long. if they are exactly the right length then maybe you can start to open them with a center punch to m...

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looks like it will work fine but you will find out more by using it. I was thinking for lead shot filled rather than lead filled I would drill and tap a hole and add the shot after the welding was done, also this means tests can be done with different amounts of shot in it or even the user could cus...

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there are lots of things you can do, I prefer one a bit more powerful and with a motor driving the pump but I dish, flatten, bend, press 20mm square solid in to 25mm box section, punch, straighten.

have not yet tried dishing into a soft former like a block of rubber or lead but keep meaning too

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have three 17" stainless ones about 1.5" deep, should really try to sell them one day, they are a bit heavy to take to events to try to sell though,

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I use gas bottle bottoms and sell them as well, 11.5" to 4" diameter and each one is slightly different. I could make some on my press out of thick plate but I have loads of bottles to get rid of first. had a serious go at dishing the other day after making a hammer and wanting to try it out. a gas ...

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reply from argon today $119 each for punches 3/4" square with a character height of 1/2"

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where I go there is one guy better than the other, if the wrong one is around I just hide stuff for me next visit. sometimes I hide stuff if I only have a little to buy as it works out cheaper to get more. I know the place better than anyone and the workers as well as the owner asks me if they need ...

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I think I will make a selection of hammers to sell at the next event I go to, my metal handled one above has a total weight of about 4lbs, what range of weights should I aim for?

it would have been a bit lighter if it was single sided, will try that next I think

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I sometimes have shapes to form on my press and I start by drawing what I think on card, then add extra on as when you dish or shape stuff it can pull in the edges, next I draw a 1" grid on it just using a steel rule. I also scribe the grid on the metal and draw round the pattern, when you have fini...

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for a newbie you are doing very well and your next helm will be better and easier to do.

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1.7kg about 4lbs

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Did not put a grip on it as I had not got one, that is the next thing to get. yes I put up the wax stick pictures by mistake, had 2 directories open with a list of filenames but no thumbnails and chose wrong. as I had increased the radius of the ball after it was welded on to the tube when I bent th...

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I will paint it and add a grip and then sell this hammer at the next event, it has been cleaned up a bit since the pix were taken.

edited to add the right pix

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the hammer weighs 1.7kg, thats about 4lbs and here you see the hammer a gas bottle bottom dishing form and 2 dished pieces

aargh, added wrong pix

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did some dishing today first I made a hammer then I dished some 1.5mm steel ( 16g ) then I dished some 2mm steel ( 14g ) then I got some pix hammer was made by welding a 50mm ball ( 2" ) onto a short section of tube 26mm ( just over 1" OD ), tube was about 5" long and I put them in my lathe and used...

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I thought about using a threaded T piece with 1" pipe screwed in for the handle and plugged up and 1 1/2" for the 2 faces with some lead shot inside and threaded nylon for the face pieces.
think the shot would be better than a ball but test it and see if I am right or wrong

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others could forge a batch of eyes for you, maybe in exchange for a tool.
others could also source materials for you ( a bit expensive from this side of the pond though )

there are people here who can help and people who need tools

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just sent an email to argon, will let you know what reply I get

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mine is a simple design which I can supply as a cad file and 2 punches $500
ok it was large but I have to make up for my lack of size

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when a source dries up for one item often a source for something different opens up. dont give up Hal. just think outside the box no mushroom weights? then find a use for an old rat tail spanner no red hammers then make hammer heads ( I made the eye section easily with the oval double flare so the r...

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have 1 definite and 2 more penciled in for this so 4 more places left

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microstamp finally got back to me a few days ago, 2 large stamps $250 each, think I will try elsewhere inc argon

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a friend here makes english wheels ( justin lee baker ), he has some monster cast iron machines. stainless he says is actually easier to wheel than mild. have got a dent out of 16g with no effort and completely invisible on my first attempt in 2 mins big ones are prob good for planishing and some sh...

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have a load of these up to 4", reducers, bends and others that I keep meaning to use, got them at the local scrap yard for maybe $2 or less a piece.
never seen the end caps here though.
I do have a 3" 90' bend on a stake

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googling the name brings up loads of stuff but no number yet

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192.com has an entry for those not in the phone book but you have to pay for it and think you need to register with them. it will show address and other details, will try a few other sites here is one http://www.ukphonebook.com/?cd=register&from=telephone_directory will try to find one where I dont ...

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send me a link and I will try

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it is normal here for directory services not to give out a number for an address, you give them the name and all or some of the address, this is in case someone wants to phone first to check a place is empty to break in. it will depend on which name the phone is in: his name his business name or som...

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went very well, we had 7 people taking part plus a friend on mine to help with a bit of instruction.
everyone wants to do it again so the next one will be on the first saturday in feb probably

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I believe it is 16 gauge for helms not 12 gauge

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not a good idea as you want the hard surface and it could be thin.
I would build up where required with hard facing rods if you can and then tidy that up with a grinder being careful to only go back to the original surface without removing any of it

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host your pix somewhere like photobucket.com and then when posting here paste in the line of code from under the picture that starts with IMG into the box where you type. you can do a few pix in one post if you want, alternativly host your pix online and in the full editor bit for posting select IMG...

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044 should be the international dialing code but I think you have to leave of the first digit of the UK code ( normally a 0 )

at least a letter will get there and costs little, I will try a few more things here if you dont get a reply soon.

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