[TheForge] Anybody out there YAK

[robert hensarling]

Thanks Roger, that's exactly what all he showed me also, and yes, he changed 
them for me being left-handed.  Well, I didn't miss much then.  I used to 
own the "planishing" dies when I had my Blu.  I put them on once and played 
with them a bit, but without any instruction I didn't really know how to use 
them.  With my Clark hammer I also got the flat dies (on machine), the 
fullering dies, and the combination dies (same as on the Blu, but the Clarks 
are larger).  This summer I plan to use the flat dies and set up some spring 
swages my making a Clinton Ralph die attachment.  Ed Caffrey only keeps 
combo dies on his Clark, for making knives.  Lots to learn and play with! 
Thanks for the reply.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger R Degner" <rog781 at means.net>
To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 4:46 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Anybody out there YAK


> He used mine and another to make 3 striking hammers and a couple of hand
> hammers.
> They were busy at the shop with other things.  I got some tips on
> various things but mostly not power hammer related.  I was allowed to
> play as much as I wanted but it was getting lat after a very hot day so
> I didn't do much.  His hammer manufacturing looks different than most
> demonstrations I have watched.
>
> Hammer related
> Kiss blocks through holes in dies either top or bottom
> High temp lubricant for the eye punches
> Had very close look at hammer eye handle hole cutters and punches.
> Tips on keeping the steel square not out of parallel
>
> I did buy a set of radical fullering dies similar to what Uri has for
> the Big Blue.  He and John said they are fragile as there is very little
> die to die contact if no hot steel is between.  No whacking the dies or
> starting hammer with dies together without something in between such as
> a 2 X 2.  I plan not to put these in the hammer until I have watched Uri
> or someone else demo with similar dies.
> He showed how to align the dies X or Y with two steel plates and a C
> clamp.  Also showed how dies could be offset to give a 1/2 on 1/2 off
> blow
> Showed leaving bottom die offset just a little to give a better square
> shoulder on a tenon.
>
> Showed the lines on ram that give warning if dies are ground too short
> and warned never to give a blow without dies in as this would destroy
> parts.
>
> Must have been more but the brain isn't working at the moment.
>
>
>
> I will probably go back for a power hammer class next year.  ABANA
> conference will take a lot of vacation
>
> Tom changed my hammer to left handed. 4 bolts on the bottom and 6 or 8
> on the top then the bottom dies became top and top bottom.  Needed to
> remark the die keys.
>
> Roger R Degner
>
>
>
> -
>
> I haven't played with mine yet Roger.  By the time we finished
> installing it
> , the time was
> 4 AM  and we were tired.  Tom slept 2 hours and headed back to his home
> base.  Did he show you any maneuvers with it,  or any tricks?
>
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