I needed this, I was about to spend a few hundred dollars on a guillotine, when saw this video again for the first time. I am older, so I forgot the first time I watched it. Well worth a second watch. I was thinking I could use mild steel with the working surfaces stick welded on. Ya, maybe, I will have to buy some tool steel. I hate the idea of that. Thanks for the chat....
No forging this time of year at 47 deg C today so enjoying catching up with your videos. I feel so at home with your style.Your use of quick clamps reminded me of a visitor to my shop commenting that I have enough clamps for wood and metal fab for three blokes to which I sturnly replied "You can never have enough when you work alone" and my neighbour has yelled at me for keeping "junk"....again I replied sturnly "You can never have enough if you know what to do with it". Several tools and workshop treasures have emerged from the MESS that's taken a lifetime of collecting. Best to you.
I think you could use a few more clamps. I also used your Milwaukee band saw design. Many other youtubers did the same. Really enjoy your videos Thank you
I saw one that had a 90 degree dies to make a 90 degree bend for tongs... very cool tool... would be nice if the top die would be spring loaded up to make it faster to insert the material and work it... probably would be too fiddlesome....
Funny to watch these videos from a year ago and see how far you’ve come, but at the same time what an encyclopaedia of knowledge on the topics. God forbid Johns videos ever leave us
My father in law gave me an old pipe vise the other day. It is welded to a plate on a 3 1/2 ft. Tripod. It resembles the same shape as the blacksmithing magician. The steel is in good shape and fairly thick. A little over 3/8 in. It has a threaded shaft that i plan to take out and grind down for smooth operation, and the bottom jig comes out as well.
My local scrapyard sold me a 3 foot length of 3” x 3/4” hardox, I used that to make my dies. I couldnt even drill it with a cobalt bit after annealing it. So I gave up on the rivet set I was trying to add to my die collection.
Checking the scrap yard is a great way to find material. Be nice if those x-ray guns that tell you material properties were more affordable. Then you know exactly what you are getting. Cody's Lab recently did a video showing his when he was looking at his Gold Bar Purity.
Woot, been looking forward to this for ages. Also your comments on die steels has reminded me I know where to get O1 in those sizes. 4340 (En24t in the UK) is the only stuff I can normally get hold of and that's almost always round bar. And it's still difficult. But O1 I can get square shipped. Thanks loads.
On the dies if your Guillotine Tool uses smaller die stock then definitely get some new 4140 or something similar but if it uses larger stock then just go the mild steel route and realize that you need to replace it more often. One of my Guillotine Tools uses 3/4” by 3” dies so tool steel that size is quite costly so I use mild steel on that one and when the top die starts getting short I save it for use as a bottom die and remake the top die and I can get a 4 foot bar of die stock in mild steel for less than what 1 foot of 4140 costs me for that size. I do however use tool steel for my smaller Guillotine Tools and occasionally leaf springs will be the right dimensions
This tool is on my list for sure, either fabricate, assemble from a kit, or what have you. I saw a fabricated design in "Backyard Blacksmith", but yours looks a bit stouter. Thanks!
John Elliot at Blacksmith Supply bought the Smithin Magician brand from Jerry Hoffman. They are still available at blacksmithsupply.com. Keep the videos coming.
Great video as usual John but how about making one has a C shaped frame that makes it possible to run your material across the die, like yours or parallel with the die that’s the one that I want to make
Yes I watched it right after I replied lol , it’s going to be a lot of work but I have about a 300 lb. forklift tine that all my information so far says it’s 4140 but that’s what I plan on making my dies out of, its a good thing that I have an endless supply of what most people call a zip disc lol
i'm thinking bedframe angle iron for the guides, that's some tough steel, don't try drilling it without the sharpest and best drill bits, even then, good luck with that.
If I may ask a question not directly related to the tool I’m one who pays attention to detail and noticed on your first weld when you turned of the camera I noticed you turned it off from your cell phone may I ask what kind of system you have I want to do vids my self and not sure what the best way to do it if you could help me by giving me some advise on how you do vids It would be very appreciated
I think I explained it for you in yesterdays Q&A ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LXH6aclJUl8.html also see an earlier video on my cameras. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NsrSijxRuuk.html
John, On the version for the flypress, how do you make the collars for the 1" shank to stop it bottoming out and jamming? I am having trouble finding suitable pipe to slice up .
I like shaft collars but have also used bolts the right size so the bolt head acts as the stop. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eWtFy936v4Q.html
Does case hardening hold up to hammer blows? I've made a number of tools for machining applications from mild steel and case hardened them with Kasenit/Cherry Red, the steel is a fraction of the price of tool/high tensile steel, however I'm not (yet) a blacksmith so don't know if it would help in this application.
Thank you. I've only used it for machining tooling, which is low impact but sometimes high wear. I don't have room for blacksmithing equipment in my current shop, but when I move is my #1 goal. Thanks for such a good channel as I'm learning a lot.
I made one (tube version) a while ago with mild steel dies with c45 steel welded on the end of the dies. But the striking end deforms enormously. Will post pics on the Fb page. If I makefiles again I'll try and find some tougher steel.
John, you do good stuff. You are a humble blacksmith and you have no reason to apologise for anything. I believe us newbies all get it. Cheers cobber for your wonderful teaching and great videos. You are a professional in your trade........👍
Good advices everywhere ! I just abused my guillotines tools this week. The dies are made of mild steel, with a piece of forged to shape spring steel at the end to make the tip of the die. The bottom mushrooms so badly I can see it getting fatter at every blow. I was thinking, would a tool steel shank on the top of the die help ? 2 inches of round stock tool steel weld straight on the die, as a striking end. What do you think ? Thank you very much for the videos !
Will try. Yep I agree, the solution is to build tool-steel tools ! I just ordered 1045. It's really, really hard to find tool steel in my country (Corsica, france). Online purchase is the only way, is it easier in the US ? Thank you again, you are a source of inspiration for many of us I believe.
