 Base
is a piece of W10x54 wide flange beam. Column is made from 1"
black pipe. Shelf is 1/4" plate steel. Rollbar is 1/2"
rod standling about 5" over shelf. Overall height to shelf
is 30". Lay hot billet on rollbar to support the weight while
applying flux. Twelve-ounce cheese shaker works good for this. Aluminum
cake pan catches excess flux. The 5/8" rod off left side in
the picture makes a nice rest for billet while knocking off scale
and flux with a butcher's block brush.
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Great knife-vise I learned about at
the American Bladesmith School. Will hold any length blade and allow
user to rotate to a preferred angle while working. I have included
some measurements from my vise as a starting point. Build according
to your own needs.
Knife Vise Construction Details
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stand is on casters to move freely about shop. Stand is about 32
inches high, 12 inches wide, and 24 inches long. Holds one row each
of hammers, hardie tools, and tongs. Tray at end is 12 inches by
6 inches by 2-1/2 inches deep, made from 16-gauge sheet. Handy for
holding name stamp, punches, pliers, and etc.
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This hammer was built following the ABANA plans by Ron Kinyon.
Cost of project was about $350 out of pocket. Several trips to local
scrapyard were required to collect various materials.
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Simple 4" by 6" Bandsaw
serves for horizontal and vertical cutting.
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Fifteen-ton hydraulic press was
built by Jeff Carlisle in Montana. Press is used mainly for making
Damascus bar stock. |
A 10" by 36" metal lathe
is very handy to have around.
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Got this idea from the old time shaving
horses. Bench seat is about 16" high, 12" wide, and 3'
long. Very portable can be used anywhere a workbench is needed.
Vise never shakes or creeps away as you work.
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forge is used for welding only. It is never cleaned as all steel
going in is covered with flux. I have another identical forge
flux free for regular work. Wheels are nice for moving equipment
as jobs require.
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Treadle hammer was built using
plans by Clay Spencer. It is my helper when I need an accurate heavy
blow on tooling. |
Third hand for torch is great for taking local heats
on small parts. Saves lighting and shutting off torch while leaving
both hands free to hold parts and tools. Built from scrap rebar
with channel iron base.
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