junkyard tools, mini dish stake / hardy tool

[The Iron Dwarf]

using the outer casing from a huge bearing I made a small stake mounted mini dishing tool today

internal radius 4 1/8" aprox
width just over 3" and nearly 4" long
depth across the 3" is about 1/4"
it is hard and polished.

anyone want to comment
( yes I could radius the corners but it is a lot more work and being squarer may have uses and I mainly think of this for small stuff that fits inside it)

it is on a 20mm ( 3/4" ) shank but I can add a stop collar and a sleeve to it it in a hardy hole of 3/4" or 1" and maybe bigger if asked.

I have larger sections like this I can use

[Halberds]

That is a useful tool.
I have made myself some from various cut pipe segments.
The hard bearing surface is a nice plus.

How did you cut your bearing housing? A plasma torch?

Hal.

[The Iron Dwarf]

thank you Hal
I used a cutting disc on a grinder to cut up the casing, the plasma would do it but it would still need the same amount of work with the grinder to clean it up afterwards.
I have enough plasma cutting to do soon anyway with nearly half a ton of cast iron that is about 1 1/2" thick to cut up for a fireback.

will take this tool to the next event I do and see if it sells, if so will make more

[Thomas Powers]

Looking at that curve I'd bet that you have enough left over for several more...

Have you thought of selling them in a matched set: Curve up and curve down---dish and plannish?

[The Iron Dwarf]

the outside of this is only curved one way to fit into the housing and the inner part was like Hals roman ridge tool, rollers are all barrel shaped.
yes I have more of this but will wait to see how it goes.

anyone else got any junkyard tools to show off?

[The Iron Dwarf]

just put this on Ebid to see if it sells, 3/4" or 1" hardy versions avaliable as well at a small extra cost
http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/mini-dishing-stake-blacksmith-silversmith-armour-43876585.htm