I just made almost exactly the same tool. I like how you have your hardy on it definitely going to add that to mine. I knocked it off the anvil twice. Thanks for sharing 👍.
Hi mate I'm new to your channel and I a'm impressed with your design , I have watched a dozen video's on making this tool and yours wins hands down . The simplicity and quality is first class . Cheers . :)
Aw man, thanks a lot! Really appreciate the feedback, it works great too, I'm gonna try to put together another video showing different dies etc and will actually use it to make somethin, stay tuned! Happy forging!
Great job. My only suggestion would be to have the tail that fits in the hardy hole extend up the back of the guillotine two or three inches; welded all the way for a stronger join. There's going to be a lot of stress put on it when in use.
@@glennmartin6492 yeah, more like wait till it breaks, leave it till the last minute when you really need the tool to complete a project deadline, then fix it haha that’s more my style 😆
Very nice job. It turned out very well there. Hopefully you get great use out of it my friend. Can't wait to see more videos. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. Weld on. Fab on. Keep making. God bless.
Hey thanks for checking out the vid! Yeah the open side has some real advantages if you have an odd shaped piece you want to put in there. The back plate is 1/4”, the dies are just cold rolled 1 x 2
These ones are just mild steel (1018 cold rolled) they do get deformed over time but you can just regrind them, would be nice to get some tool steel eventually
Hey Jeff thanks for the feedback, so the whole thing is about 8 inches wide 9 inches tall, and the die blocks are 1“ x 2“. That said after using it in the workshop over the past year or so I think I would probably try and make it a little bit more compact, I’d probably go with three-quarter inch by one and a half inch stock for the die blocks
Thanks for sharing. I wonder if it would have been slightly better to allow the lower die to pass through the base and rest directly on the anvil surface. Not sure, but just a thought. Also, a friendly side note, and maybe for next time, is that the music really doesn't add anything to the video. I scrambled to cancel 'mute' each time I saw that you were talking. Thanks again!
Thanks for the feedback Steve, I would definitely be keen to try some variations on the tool, as well as on the video style, appreciate the suggestions! Cheers!
