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The Craftmans Shop => New from Old => Topic started by: Russell Nash on September 12, 2011, 07:48:17 PM
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Hi, this is my first post here.
I thought I'd throw up a picture of the Dishing Hammer I just made. It started as a 50¢ sledge hammer from a flea market. Clicking through will get you to the set with a few more pictures from rusty sledge to finished dishing hammer.
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6071/6123692521_b4bc66b3ce.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bierlyeurope/sets/72157627616330372/with/6123692521/)
Dishing Hammer (finished) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bierlyeurope/sets/72157627616330372/with/6123692521/)
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This is what it looked like before I started.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5591249559_8823212649.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bierlyeurope/5591249559/)
1500g (3.3 lb) sledge 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bierlyeurope/5591249559/) by bierlyeurope (http://www.flickr.com/people/bierlyeurope/)
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Hello Russell :wave: Welcome to madmodders.
You've certainly cleaned up that old sledge :thumbup: It's good to see old tools being given a new lease of life.
Tim
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Thanks Tim,
I had been looking for an old sledge, so I could try this. When the guy told me it was 50¢ I thought I heard him wrong. I made a show of finding the right change and then got moving. Less than two hours later it was hanging in my rust remover.
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Hard to believe that beautiful hammer was hiding in that lump of rusted iron.
Nice.
-Dick
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Russel.
Welcome to the Collective..... :borg:
That's beautiful now. Well done! :clap: :clap: :thumbup:
But! What's a dishing hammer do? :scratch:
David D
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Nice work. :thumbup:
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Hard to believe that beautiful hammer was hiding in that lump of rusted iron.
Nice.
-Dick
I'm pretty happy with it. The OCD part of me says I need to clean up the grinds on the corners. Then it will be really finished.
Russel.
Welcome to the Collective..... :borg:
That's beautiful now. Well done! :clap: :clap: :thumbup:
But! What's a dishing hammer do? :scratch:
David D
It's used to take a flat piece of metal and pound it into a dish shape. I shouldn't be using sarcasm like that in my first thread. I asked the same question when a metal-pounding friend asked me if I had one. After he described it, I knew I had to make/find one.
These are used for custom auto/motorcycle bodywork and for making metal armor among other things.
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Thanks Russel!
Looking at it..... It seems too heavy for auto/ cycle bodywork. I thought it might be used as the anvil. :scratch:
But. Mentioning armour, it makes sense! :thumbup:
David D
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They come in all sizes. You would choose the weight and the radius of the dome depending on the thickness of the metal and the size of the "dish" you want.
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Nice restore and reuse :bow:
I looked at the first picture and it says 1500 (grammes I suppose) which is quite heavy even for a blacksmiths hammer. As you mention, I guess that you are into armours and stuff. Do you drive the steel sheets from the back side agains a soft pad, or from the front side against a hard pad to create the desired dome?
BR
/Peter
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I have a log.
The log has a hollow in the top. You use different size hollows for different curves. Once I have my desired curve I put it over form and beat it from the other side with a planishing hammer. I've done a bit of this with smaller hammers. I just finished this one, and I'm busy packing my shop right now. It will be December or so before I'll get to try this one out.
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OK, so basically like silversmithing only using harder materials and heavier tools.
How often do you need to soften the steel?
BR
/Peter
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Haven't gotten into steel yet. That's why I made the hammer. :ddb:
I've beaten up some brass and copper. The last time I beat steel was forging back in middle school.