Here ya go Gobbler

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:53 pm

Yeeee haaaaaaa
Made this yesterday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dr59iB0osg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6pZQUGvM7E

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:24 pm

That is just COOL !!!

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:10 pm

Agreed. Very cool. A genuine trip hammer with a spring assist. Very handy for tooling and maybe die work as well. Is there a foot operated idler to snug the belt and start the drive?
Gobbler

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:11 pm

It's got a nice rhythm too!...

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:43 pm

That is real neat Pitchy

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:49 pm

Holy cats, Pitch, I love your power hammer. Have you backed off on the steam temporarily, or did the pond fleet just get too big?
I see you managed to capture one of the hostiles' Appaloosas ... Nez Perce?

Birdman · Post by **Birdman** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:21 pm

Good job Pitchy, yur a treat!

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:45 pm

is that a piece of shafting? where did you find that?

I am looking for an anvil but not finding anything affordable. someone said you can weld a piece of tool steel onto a chicom anvil, still looking at that.

Like the trip hammer. Saw a pict of an old water powered one, really massive, kind of thing you could flatten anvils on....

Good looking tool and nice forge setup. I like your whirlygig blower too. Nice

Grizz

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:06 pm

Very nice pitchy. Thanks for sharing

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:19 pm

Now THAT is a nifty machine!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:52 am

Thanks guys.

Gobbler, no clutch just plug it in and unplug it at the moment.

Grizz, a guy gave me that chunk of shaft years ago and it finaly found a use.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:00 am

Very, VERY cool.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:17 pm

Dang

I'll bet there is nothing you can't build....

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:44 pm

Very slick

makes me want to pound some steel unfortunately no place for a forge right now.
A power hammer like that sure makes quick work. It would take me multiple heats to get to square like that by hand.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:23 am

Thanks gents.

I`m thinking about moving all the blacksmith stuff out in the yard somewhere and putting a roof over it as there getting to be very little room in the car port for the car.

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:26 am

I thought you katana were supposed to work harder than that.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 1:27 pm

Moved the whole setup outside to make room in the car port for the car

May build a roof over it later.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:47 pm

very very fine. wouldn't it be nice to have a water wheel turning an overhead shaft? Or a donkey engine. Looks like it would fit right in.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:10 pm

Grizz wrote:very very fine. wouldn't it be nice to have a water wheel turning an overhead shaft? Or a donkey engine. Looks like it would fit right in.

A water wheel, the best full time never failing power source imo.
Would love to live on a creek big enough for one.
A old double flywheel engine would be nice for now but i don`t have one at the time.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:01 pm

Pitchy you leave me speechless. You are just plain awesome!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:20 pm

Thanks good buddy and i mean that.

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:47 am

I've seen many a forge set up with no more than a shed roof to keep big rain off and provide shade. Shade being the most important thing you need. If you intend to leave everything outside like that a simple coat of oil on everything is all that is required. That shade tree there will make a fine spot for the anvil.
Gobbler

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:13 am

We`re thinking about a simple lean2 type building, we`ll saw out some boards 1/2 inch thick and over lap them and treat them.

Dusty Texian · Post by **Dusty Texian** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:20 am

Dang Pitchy,them gears in your head never quit. It's folk like you that built this country. Mighty Good Job.........Dusty

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:22 am

Thanks Dusty, it is fun to use and takes a lot of the work out of it.

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:36 am

so when are you going to make a takumi-kata?

(sorry, cropped out photo)

Dusty Texian · Post by **Dusty Texian** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:37 am

Bet it does, Is that a roller your using for the hammer . Look's like a roller off a big ole bearing?......Dusty

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:59 am

Bulldog that ain`t really my style, bowie or something like that but i`m not a good knife maker anyway.

Dusty it`s a post mall head, i`m hopeing it stays put as it grinds sparks like it`s cast iron

It might end up in my lap

3leggedturtle · Post by **3leggedturtle** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:02 am

bulldog1935 wrote:so when are you going to make a takumi-kata?

(sorry, cropped out photo)

I like that. How did you put the lines on the blade?

Pitchy; Your a trip, I miss watching you demonstrate your latest project. I don't know why something so simple can make me chuckle so much.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 6:44 pm

Sawed out some oak beams for the corner posts for the roof over the forge.
Saw doesn`t care for oak much and had to fiddle fanny burp around with the second log trying to get it situated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0C-MsaFc7Y

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Sat Jun 15, 2013 5:16 am

3leggedturtle wrote:
bulldog1935 wrote:so when are you going to make a takumi-kata?

(sorry, cropped out photo)

I like that. How did you put the lines on the blade?

Pitchy; Your a trip, I miss watching you demonstrate your latest project. I don't know why something so simple can make me chuckle so much.

Unless I'm mistaken, the lines are from the layers of metal that are forge welded together to make demascus steel. This is how I make mine.
Gobbler

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Sat Jun 15, 2013 9:35 am

Kanatsune made it - it's damascus bloom iron hand-forged into steel.
I have one of his nickel/VG10 damascus sankotu in my kitchen, as well.

My favorite Japanese knife is this kiridashi made by Kikua Matsuda

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:30 am

Getting there with the roof.

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:32 am

Very good. I'm looking forward to seeing it in person. What roof material have you chosen? Metal? What direction does the front face?
Here's a link to an event we had here at the Gobbler Forge last month.

http://www.paaba.net/Gallery3.htm
Gobbler

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:46 am

Cool vid pard, i`m going to put pine boards on the roof and over lap them then treat with some Thompsons.
The front is facing you in the picture.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:31 pm

Got the roof done

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:31 pm

Those are Real Man Skills you have. I wouldn't even know to make a support and bearings to hold that wheel...

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:24 am

AJMD429 wrote:Those are Real Man Skills you have. I wouldn't even know to make a support and bearings to hold that wheel...

Thanks bro, nothin fancy just usable.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:13 am

looking really very good

needs a "shingle" and ice cooler before serious forging starts, eh?

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:48 am

An old joke is that the sign is for the deaf folks. The smell of the forge, mmmmmmm, and the ring of the hammer on the anvil lets everyone know where the Blacksmith Shop is.
Gobbler

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:13 am

Looking good Pitchy