WOW!!! The spread that you were able to work out the jaw and bolster of the tongs was AMAZING! And the finial was absolutely amazing. You've got a keeper there boss.

The capabilities of that hammer are endless. Thx again for sharing.... paul

@grantoyamaha

5 жыл бұрын

Iron Eagle Forge it’s John .

The Say-Mak sure made short work of the tong blank! I agree with you that the hooks looks great with that point. Thanks for sharing!

What an incredible hammer, the potential seems endless. I mean, stopping short of drop forging a crank shaft kind of endless. But within one man possibilities....endless. 😊

Well I think that new hammer you have will sure save your arm and wrist in the long run. Keep up the great video's. Take Care

That hammer was a great investment..

I’ve got 2 sets of dues other than the standard flat dies. One for aggressive drawing out and one for Japanese style blades. This video is extremely helpful in helping understand how to start unlocking the potential of each set. The machine SP60 is really great and I enjoy mine. I’ve been meaning to ask Helmut what size stock this can handle. I’ve used 2x2 inch and it works quite well.

I am very jealous of your power hammer sir! One day I will have one! And thank you for sharing your time with it and what you can do with it! The possibilities are endless.

I am still wrestling with the hows, whos and whats of designing the die system for my treadle hammer. I had no idea how involved this can get. Thanks for posting this edition John.

That's pretty slick 👍👍👍👍

nice one thanks for sharing blessings to you and your family 😊 👍

I look forward to seeing you discover more and more things that can be done with the Say-Mak in the next few years. I highly doubt that you have even scratched the surface yet.

How good is that!⚡👍🖖

Thanks John! I am trying to figure out how this notch is any different than just doing the same thing on a square flat die. The only thing I can come up with, is that the notch allows you to get the work closer to the center of the dies. That would seem to be an advantage. Keep in mind that I am not the sharpest hot cut hardy in the shop, and many things escape me. Jerry

@BlackBearForge

5 жыл бұрын

The notch is just like using half faced blows with a hand hammer at the anvil. The notch is only in the bottom die, so when the full size top die strikes the work it offsets it at the notch.

I had thought about making combo diets like that for my power hammer. What suggestions would you have for doing so,....material, etc.

@BlackBearForge

5 жыл бұрын

These are sold by Say-Mak and are not dies I made myself. I think they are 4140

Really good John, love that hammer and die. Your camera keeps going out of focus, don't know if you know or not. Does it in a few video's now.

@BlackBearForge

5 жыл бұрын

I know it when I edit, but not when it filming, so once it happens its to late to fix. I'm experimenting with more manual focus to see if it helps, but it also won't adapt if I move to much. All part of using a backup camera while the main one is in for repairs.

@lenblacksmith8559

5 жыл бұрын

@@BlackBearForge Ok so long as you know about it.

@danielcrawford7315

5 жыл бұрын

@@BlackBearForge well I guess I'm lame. I was so interested in what was going on and what you were teaching us that I never noticed. Even 2nd time around I got lost in the content...so i had to watch it the 3rd time to notice. That's a really nice machine and those dies are pretty multitaskable. Blessed days sirSir, Crawford out

Watching you at the Say Mak hammer, why are anvils so large? The die portion is so small compared to the anvil.

@BlackBearForge

5 жыл бұрын

The greater the mass of the anvil the more solid the overall hammer and the more efficient the hammer is. Up to a point the same is true for a 2 pound hand hammer on a 100 pound anvil.

@jimhumphrey

5 жыл бұрын

@@BlackBearForge So what is the weight of the anvil on the Say-Mak? I'm guessing close to 1K.

Didn't you say those dies were a]made backward do to some miss comm between you and the retailer ?

@BlackBearForge

5 жыл бұрын

Yes and no. What they did was make them as pairs of tops and bottoms with the notch but you only need the bottom dies notched. So this is actually a top dies flipped over, which requires the dies keys to come in from the other side.

And what about block brushes and other types of metal brushes or substitutes.

@BlackBearForge

5 жыл бұрын

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@luukderksen8810

5 жыл бұрын

Black Bear Forge Thanks John. I have seen it but i forgot about it. Much appreciated.

Where you get that pimpin hat? Welding hat?

@BlackBearForge

5 жыл бұрын

Ebay

@rafer2002

5 жыл бұрын

@@BlackBearForge lol, of course. Mine started out red, had it so long it's a dirty pink. Still love it. Thanks MILKM@N(oYo) p.s. going check them out. Dug your work

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