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Hello Members,

I have these on the shelf at this time.
No waiting... ready for immediate delivery.



Tool holder for 1" shanks _____________$45.00
Large Y-Stake ______________________$70.00
Small Y-Stake ______________________$60.00
2-3/4" Ball on a Stick ________________$40.00
Fluting Stake ______________________$45.00
Long Reach Rivet Hammer ____________$45.00
Medium Dishing Doughnut_____________$75.00
Refaced Raising hammer _____________$35.00
Refaced Planishing Hammer ___________$20.00
2 Pound Cross Peen Dishing Hammer ___$35.00

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Thank you for looking.

Hal

What is the weight on the raising hammer?

Tom

Hi Tom,

The raising hammer weighs 1 pound 8 ounces.
The planishing hammer weighs 1 pound 1.2 ounces.



Hal

What is the inner diameter of the dishing doughnut?

2.5" inside diameter on the medium doughnut.
I use that size for my spangen panels and helm halves.
It should work for spaulders, knees and elbows as well.

Thanks for looking.

Hal

I have a hammer just like that raising hammer, and I find the angled face very useful for hammering on the inside of things like bazubands and vambraces against the anvil face for "reverse planishing".

Hey, Hal, I use home-made stake holders almost just like yours, but they're over-sized and have very beefy, T-handled "set screws" in 2 sides. I can use them to securely hold stakes with square (or even round or octagon, I suppose) shanks from 1" to 1-1/2". There's no wobbling or rocking, which makes working so much easier. It does take a little longer to swap stakes, though, which is why I have several holders. I've re-fitted all my stakes so that they will fit the holders.

It's pretty self-explanatory, but if you're interested in more info or pics, shoot me an email.

I used shims when I sized this to the 1" shank.
I do not find the slight wobble about .015 objectionable.

However, thanks for the set screw tip.
My upright is made from 3/8" stock, plenty of room to drill and tap.
Or just drill and weld a big nut on the side for the set bolt.

Hal

hal, i'm gonna save up for a fluteing stake

mine have slightly more wobble but I have found that some cloth tape placed either in the hole so it goes down one side of the stake with plenty left on top to hold when inserting the stake or held so it goes down one side of the stake , accros the bottom and up the other side works quite well if you need a snug fit and are using a stake that may be a bit undersize.

Do you have a bit of a closer pic on that fluting stake?

I have this:

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/h ... ngTool.jpg

The fluting head is 1.5" wide by 1" thick, and cut at 30°.

The working edge is slightly curved with all sharp corners rounded.

Hal