[TheForge] Vise squad

[gblacksmith]

Straightening or forge welding a spring?  Difficult?  What a bunch of 
slug-a-beds! :)   Grant
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Childers" <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>
To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 12:14 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Vise squad


> Because a ball looks good and it's ergonomic. I'll give Jeff a pass if he
> welds a collar on, but he still has to forge it into some semblance of a
> ball. I wouldn't use a coil spring either because it's too much trouble to
> get it straight and smooth. By now Jeff has a large portion of the 
> junkyard
> so he'll find something. Get on him, he enjoys the attention... Ron C
>
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Vise squad
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>  I have seen some handles that just had a collar welded around the
> handle. There really isn't any reason it has to be a ball. Coil spring
> would not be my choice for the project. Especially if forge welding was
> part of the plan. Jeff said the original looked like mild steel. It
> would probably still be a good handle if Jeff would have heated it
> before trying to straighten it. Not getting on your ass Jeff I have
> broke my share of stuff. Maybe more than my share. )
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>
> On May 5, 2005, at 10:39 AM, Ron Childers wrote:
>
>> Jeff,
>>
>>  I know u have the skill to forge the balls on the ends of the handle,
>> so
>> quit messing around and do it. I want to see the shaft folded back on
>> itself, welded and forged into a perfectly round ball on each end.
>> Nothing
>> less will do. No excuses. If u need some coil spring for the project,
>> holler. Better it broke when it did rather than hitting urself in the
>> mouth
>> when tightening it on a piece of work...
>>
>> Ron C
>>
>>
>>
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