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RickSidebottom
10-01-2007, 10:58 PM
I was asked by a lady in NY state to make one of these steel bowls far an anniversary.
The railing was done aa a display piece at the new shop.
The stocking holder was the brain child of my wife, and I have to make another for a friend of hers.
Hotfoot
10-01-2007, 11:44 PM
Is that bowl hammered over a shot bag, or spun, then hammered?:) Nice work! I like the railing, too!
RickSidebottom
10-02-2007, 12:03 AM
Is that bowl hammered over a shot bag, or spun, then hammered?:) Nice work! I like the railing, too!
Would you believe worked cold (11 ga.) in less than 2 hours? I used a fly press. Makes easier work than hammering.
Thanks for the compliments
JimYo
10-02-2007, 10:27 AM
Nice Bowl Rick... I am going to have to learn to do that
Jim
Hotfoot
10-02-2007, 11:11 AM
Is a "Fly Press" like aplnishing hammer - forming by hits, or does it press each little spot for -"press -release -press-release-etc."?:confused:
RickSidebottom
10-02-2007, 05:25 PM
Is a "Fly Press" like aplnishing hammer - forming by hits, or does it press each little spot for -"press -release -press-release-etc."?:confused:
It is a type of screw press that uses a flywheel to help build inertia. Lots of finesse and can have LOTS of power depending on size. They have lots of uses depending on the tooling. I made a jig the other day to cold bend 5/16" CR in to a hair pin shape. I don't even have to give it bump, just do it.
Lots and lots of hits. It will give your arm a workout, but you won't break a sweat from swingin' a hammer next to a hot forge.
RickSidebottom
10-02-2007, 05:27 PM
Nice Bowl Rick... I am going to have to learn to do that
Jim
Thanks Jim, it is pretty easy. If I can pull it off, you could knock it out of the park.
Hotfoot
10-02-2007, 06:43 PM
OK Rick, tell just a bit more. Is the flywheel spun, then it "gabs" and locks down, or do you have to tighten it down every time??? How is it different than a vertical vise with a small anvil?:confused:
RickSidebottom
10-03-2007, 12:10 AM
It is pretty easy. You grab the handle and pull it until it stops, push it back and do it again, and again, and again........
The large threads allow for a lot of ram movement with a little bit of effort. Tooling can be as simple as a ball bearing on a piece of stock and a short piece of schedule 40. Anything and everything can be a tool.
They are not real cheap, but they are real handy. You can light touch or mash like h3ll.
It can be quite peaceful, as there is no motor or anything to disturb the neighbors. Just the quiet thump of metal moving with each hit.