Necking

[nickk]

With my home made tool,with a stainless steel edge.

 

[Erie Fred]

Put a beeg air cylinder on it.....

 

[tom2207]

if ever a man needed a power hammer ,,, even a press would get you there

 

[bourbon]

Got to ask, What are they for?

 

[nickk]

if ever a man needed a power hammer ,,, even a press would get you there

Look to the left.

 

[tom2207]

Look to the left.

thought that was a forge peeping out ,,, ah ,, why not use it then lol

 

[nickk]

That tool would need shortening for the throw available,not worth the time for just 50 odd,plus it would need retaining to the bottom anvil somehow.
It was a very quick operation with the anvil set up and I was only indenting 3mm.

 

[h-dom]

Did you forge the tapers too @nickk

The guillotine tool gives great repeatable results, I use mine often, although as a butcher more now as I use the fly press for fullering most.

 

[nickk]

Did you forge the tapers too @nickk

The guillotine tool gives great repeatable results, I use mine often, although as a butcher more now as I use the fly press for fullering most.

No,at £1.10 each didn’t think it was economic,they’re very good,dc iron.

 

[h-dom]

No,at £1.10 each didn’t think it was economic,they’re very good,dc iron.

Totally agree
Shame things are so cheap that gradually the skill gets lost and becomes just a welding/fab job rather than smithing job, but how else do you compete to get in essence the same result.

 

[nickk]

Yes,however there’s been other forge work,which I’ll post here.