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| S. Heslop:
Was looking up swaging, more for something to watch really, and found a video of a guy getting some use out of cold chisels. t=4m56s |
| Bluechip:
When I first started work the electrical fitters had rotating vices, something like this: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Columbian+Multi-Purpose+Vise&view=detailv2&&&id=88E2B88B420CF2527C96B80ABBE7F9BA935E8392&selectedIndex=1&ccid=s2kLOPVt&simid=608054480797764682&thid=JN.TuUXdmhOWsGz0X9RV7iYKQ&ajaxhist=0 I thought they were Paramo make, but I can't find a piccy so maybe not ... someone will know. There is one in Machine Mart but I don't have much confidence in some of their stuff ... :( but maybe they are OK ??? Reviews seem to be happy enough. https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cmv140-multi-purpose-cast-iron-vice |
| vtsteam:
I have one of those. They rotate in the fore'n'aft axis unless you tighten the jaws . I don't like that so much. It would be better if there was a lock for any particular angle, but as soon as you slack the jaws it can shift. And if you don't tighten enough it also rotates while working on something. I don't use the rotate feature much, other than to swing it 180 and bring the pipe jaws up. However, these aren't too good either because they are located in the center of the vise and are loose pieces. So only suitable for a long piece of pipe. You can't saw a short length. I'm glad I have the vise because it is large and heavy, but the rotating features aren't the selling point for me. |
| Bluechip:
I think I did a poor choice of pic. The ones I occasionally used could be locked with a handle on the side, somewhat like a tailstock. So, if there was a piece in the jaws it stayed put. Nor do I remember pipe grips ... :scratch: IIRC one end was the general jaws and the other had grooves like some machine vices. It may be that they were produced by or for the works. At that time Derby had foundries and engineering outfits all over the place, it wouldn't be a big deal to have bespoke kit like that made... I do remember being shown that making an angled cut was easier if the job was tilted to make the cut vertical. Anyway, it was not my principal area so I didn't spend much time in there.. :zap: which was probably a relief to those who did .... Dave |
| S. Heslop:
Forging. Was alot of work shaping this, since it's the classic case of if you move one thing the rest moves too. Lots of back and forth trying to find a satisfactory medium and get it close enough. I went around the garage looking for something to make an anvil stand from. At one point I was considering welding a small temporary extension to the bottom of my metal melting furnace, but I found these... car holder-uppers that haven't been used in 20 years. Not since a younger me managed to accidentally drain the oil from the hydraulic jack. It worked very well. Got the thing close enough. The tang end is twisted but most of that will be easy to correct when I cut the tang. I spent alot of time working the transition from curved to flat, trying to get it straight, to the point that the metal bulged out. I think really I probably should've just made the whole thing curved to make life easier, but you don't get alot of time to think when playing with hot metal! Edit: I forgot all about attaching the pictures. I should get back in the habit. |
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