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The Iron Dwarf

maybe you should start an auction thread or change the title of this one Hal

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looks good Hal, wonder if my oval dishing donut would work the same, one day I will dig it out and get some pix ( maybe I already have some on photobucket )

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I have also been grinding today as well as hammering a lot of hot metal, have made a few new things. waiting to see the pix of yours though Hal ( my new stuff is of a lot less interest though as it is only a banner stake ( portable hole as some call them ) and a better version of a free standing spi...

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well I dont know much about armour and am only a beginner at forgework but I have been known to show a newbie a few things and then let them have a go, I am happy to do this as I am probably the main maker of solid fuel forges in England and those who like it will probably buy from me. sometimes I h...

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I have 3 pillar drills, one has power feed so as the drill turns it goes down automatically by a pre set amount and I have a choice of speeds from about 2000 rpm down to 40 rpm. my mill / drill goes even slower but is manual feed, all 3 have wet tables and either a bottle for coolant or a pump. the ...

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stick welding takes skill and the thinner the metal the more skill is needed to do a good job. mig is a lot easier on thin stuff gas and tig will require less clean up and may do a better job but will cost more and be slower than mig, if mig is done well it needs little clean up. YMMV depending on w...

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low speed and keep the drill bit cool.
make sure it is sharp or it will not cut.
HSS drills are ok, I had to do hundreds of 1/2" holes in 1/2" stainless used 3 drill bits in total and will now resharpen them for next time.

I use a soluble oil for a coolant

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Dave the Moneyer, quite well known here.

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I encourage buyers to collect in person if possible and try things out, some see me at an event and some at my workshop - often they come to buy one thing and end up with a lot more. I tell them to ask others about my stuff. I dont normally take money up front for custom tools and if the customer do...

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it is the frame that is mortared in and the leaded glass is fixed to the surface of this as shown in the very rough sketch above

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no probs, we often have them hanging around for a while waiting to be refitted. the big lot we made last year with the oak frames did not have the second iron frame but instead had gudgeon and pintle hinges into the oak and the iron frame fixed to the leaded glass fitted into a recess in the oak. hi...

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a steel framed opener. leaded glass fixed to opener with copper wire then putty to seal round edge. opener hinged onto steel frame that either goes in stone or onto oak the steel is about 1 1/4" wide both on the frame and the opener at a guess and most that go into stone dont open so just the s...

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check for where the fixing wires were, they will be mostly round the edges but some would have been on cross bars I suspect. you should be able to work out where the metal frame was this way. the lead round the edge would not be much wider than that in the rest of it, the edge is a single channel th...

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deermen are gone the way of the dodo, maybe you saw a llamaman, they are quite common specially in wales where most things start with a double L

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if you dont have a schroom maybe you can get a ball instead
http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/ball-stake- ... 964933.htm
I am the wrong side of the pond to ship to you but others there sell them ( check out Halberds )

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dont know about armourers but if I make something and you buy it and can then improve on it I am happy about that

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here is something very rough in the attached sketch
mustard colour is stone
black is metal
grey is leaded glass wired onto metal throug small holes and copper wire soldered in place
red / brown is lime mortar to hold metal in place.

hope that helps a little

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will get some pix of a frame tomorrow at work

may do a quick sketch in a while if I get time tonite

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ones we do have a steel frame made of flat strip which is fixed into a rebate with lime mortar, the leaded glass is fixed to this frame with copper wire soldered on through holes in the steel.
we have several windows to make this week

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it could be a rich mans as well, after all where can you get a adjustable deadblow soft faced sledgehammer.
in a range of sizes and weights, any of which you can make 50% heavier when you want as well as changing the faces

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strip off the bark and around the top fit a metal band to prevent splitting

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had an idea recently about making a heavy duty deadblow mallet from a iron pipe fitting, an unequal T with 1 1/2" thread in the two straight parts and 3/4" on the branch. fit a plugged up threaded pipe for the 3/4" handle and as well as using locktite or similar add the pin through th...

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here is a little dish I made today, started out 6" diameter and is now 5 3/4" diameter and just over 1" deep. is made from 6mm steel ( just under 1/4" ) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/hodgesaargh/Image031.jpg here are some loops I often bend from 1" square steel, int...

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TTIUWP

this thread is useless without pictures ( when it happens of course )

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I have a 30 ton press powered by a 3hp motor driving the hydraulic pump and can easily dish up to 5/16 steel ( 8mm ) I use the press for many things, some by the 1000. I bend 1" ( 25mm ) square steel into a loop with an internal radius of about 7/8" ( 22mm ) and have done them 1000 at a se...

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Maeryk wrote:Lousy science.. this was obviously a DEER MAN killed due to the intolerance and superstition of the local populace.

(Actually.. wicked cool!)

yup they are extinct now, were hunted to extinction a long time ago.
have not heard of one seen nearby for many years so that proves it

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on a buy it now paid by paypal the fees are close to 15% in total. I also sell on ebid and pay 2% though I can do it for free there. and on ebay you still have fees to pay if unsold unlike on ebid where listing is free. sold 3 items on ebid this weekend and nothing on ebay. at an event I sold a forg...

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when I have posted 6" diameter solid steel balls I have marked them fragile as they are known here to kick such things around and anyone kicking one of my parcels would have a rather fragile foot

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the only way I have found to remove powder coating is to heat the metal to red hot and let it burn off

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it is a good hard and durable finish but very difficult to remove or to touch up any damage and it will get damaged if used

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looks like a section of oval pipe maybe 8" by 4". how about on the end of it put a oval made of solid round or a smaller size of pipe to make a nice bid radius on the end then use it as an oval dishing donut ( I have an oval dishing donut that is made from 2" thick drop forged steel a...

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wheel weights here are made from an alloy that is harder than lead, except the stick on ones for alloys, dont know what it would behave like but maybe someone should try it

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that looks great

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maybe they will and will be reminded when they see them for sale, and if not you cannot be expected to hold such items forever. if a customer does not reply to messages concerning a custom item after a couple of months I start taking it to events with my other stock. if they had some problem I will ...

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I have made many things that were never paid for I am sure that if you started an auction they would sell here and unlike ebay it is free. I have made many custom tools in the past and the customer has changed their minds or not liked my first attempt, it does not bother me because I just add the u...

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