by admin | 9 Jul, 2023 | Rivet Dies, Tool making
Making tools: top and bottom dies for rivets, these are made from the broken tips of jack hammer bits, the steel is very high carbon and extremely hard to forge with, the spherical depression is created first, with a centre punch, enlarged with a rounded punch and...
by admin | 2 Jul, 2023 | Forge
The new forge is a success, smoke test was good so I went full blacksmith and beat out a drawknife, my first go and straight from my head without reference, it actually works too! From a scrap car coil...
