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The Iron Dwarf

will see if I can make more soon and will post a few more pix later, it takes quite a lot of time to shape it though

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can you add a stake to it, I can add whatever type you want but it will add to shipping costs

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shipping may cost a bit from here and is there anything you want adding to it Kenwrec Wulfe like some lugs welded on to fix it down, will PM you a price and shipping cost later.

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a long long time ago on a forum far far away someone asked Hal to make a tool for them, he replied to pm him with more details but they never replied, cant remember who it was and wont spend all night looking but today I got inspired by a bit of junk at work. I often make tools from suitable shaped ...

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some you can look around but not all and on almost every visit I can find something that is usefull.
junkyard wars was originally called scrapheap challenge and still is here but that is very 'set up'.

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if you are at either Torm or ILHF soon they may be on sale but wont be there for long

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rivet = cylindrical metal with a head on one end, cut to length as required

nail - cylindrical metal with a head on one end and a point on the other, cut off pointed end as required to make into a rivet.
simple

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maybe you could have offered to sell him some that were the right size for $2.50 each

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lots of steels dont have a lot of carbon
there are many alloy steels with other things in them and there are differences between case hardening and through hardening, for some things you need a hard outer case but a tougher core

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they look ok and the prices are good.

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drive shafts on FWD cars normally have large ball bearings in the joints, know a motor mechanic you can ask?

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1000 grade refers to the tolerance they are made to and is a low grade so may be slightly oval or vary in size but by such a small ammount you will not be able to measure it.
beware of buying balls from overseas, ball bearings are not allowed to be imported into the us

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here is a link to an ebid listing for them
http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/brake-clutch-rivets-brass-flat-head-3-16-by-1-2-50749078.htm

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I have a lot of these I am selling soon heads are about 5/16" diameter and 1/16 thick shanks are about 3/16 diameter, 1/2" long and just the tip is hollow I think they may be usefull for brigs. they are of a type that were used to fix the linings onto brake shoes and clutch plates on older...

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both arms are rounded, I think it is mostly a reflection on one of them.
a tinsmiths seamer would make sense
thank you guys

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making up some more junkyard tools after picking up a few of these hardened stainless steel rollers today. they are about 90mm long 3 5/8" about 60mm diameter at the ends 2 3/8" and about 40mm in the middle 1 1/2" anyone think they would make a nice little saddle stake? if it sounds p...

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here is a tool I have just cleaned up ready to take to an event to hopefully find it a new home, trouble is I dont know what it is or what it is called.
can anyone help?

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eating knives and forks,
seen on here somewhere also some candle holders with a spike that can be knocked into a upright timber or rotated to knock into a table,
nails,
rush light holder,

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a pair of pliers or cutters behind the burr should force it off

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I do it too ( to get cheap labour and encourage people to have a go who then need a forge and tools )

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here is the next event you can see me at ( and a few others too )
the international living history fair, known as ILHF normally
its 3 days
its indoors
and its full of traders after your money
http://www.paste.org.uk/index-ilhf.html

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for most things I use 6013 but a little bigger as I make tools and today that included 2 anvils. 1/4" is more the size I use unless I am doing some odd stuff like welding blocks of en 45 spring steel to meehanite in which case it is 7018 hydrogen controlled rods and LOTS of power. for bar grill...

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moar!

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a few better pix at last

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weight without missing handle is 27.1kg that is about 60 lbs the base is 122 by 152mm 4 3/4 by 6" bottom blade length is 137mm 5 3/8" width is 48mm just under 2" thickness is about 10mm 3/8" top blade is 162mm 6 3/8" long 30mm 1 1/8" wide and 10mm 3/8" thick fixed ...

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thought so, the 1 1/4" od is about the right size so next I will remove the bit of tube on there and get a longer bit.
it has been cleaned and oiled since the earlier pic

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Giles de Bois Guilbert wrote:Totally Jealous!!!

next you will be after the swager made by edwards of london that I am getting ready to sell

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will give you plenty of warning when the markets are on, do you have transport? at least distances here are less than you are used to there will be some events quite close to you eg tatton park just off the M6 south of manchester. here I have had major events within 8 miles of me several times a fri...

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will check the weight and will do what else I can, do they normally have anything in the castings to show maker or model, it has been repainted badly and a lot of the original paint has gone, originally it was grey. I dont know if the handle has been cut off, there is a pin of about 1" 25mm dia...

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it is not near me so I cant check tonite but here are a few things about it there are 2 set screws for the lower blade and one bolt on the clamp to hold it in place at a guess the lower blade is 135mm measured over the top curve in length and about 1 1/2" or 40mm wide. the top blade is over 6&q...

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Photo0088.jpg got this today, I know it is a throatless shear ( and im sorry the pic is so bad but I did not know it was this bad till I seen it on my computer, better pix tommorow ) cant see any makers markings on it at all the lower blade is about 5 3/8" long measured round the curve and yes...

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Hi there, yes Im here soon there will be 2 indoor events here at which you can meet a lot of suppliers. there is the international living history fair near the junction of the M1 and M6 in october and soon ofter there is the original reenactors market at coventry. locally you will have steel stockho...

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for me it is 10% grinding, 80% welding

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had a look at the ones I have and the only non plain ones are large copper bifuricated ones.
head about 3/8 and domed,
shank about 3/16,
length about 5/8
some letters forming a ring on them but I cant make it out for sure

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a friend had a multi-tool that included an axe

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I have a tin of assorted rivets, I seem to remember some decorative ones in there, will look tomorrow

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nice piece to make a saddle stake from maybe

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