Water dipperPokerSliceSieveSlack tubBrine tankOil tank (drum with a lid)Coke/charcoal storage container and shovelAngle grinderBench grinder/linisherBannister brush
MINOR EQUIPMENT
Hand hammers- Cross pein- Straight pein- Ball pein
Sledge hammers Tongs Flatters and set hammers Hot chisels/cold chisels Swages – top and bottom, spring, anvil swage block Fullers – top and bottom, spring Hardies Hot punches F-iron (scroll wrench), bending fork (vice horns) Twisting tools Wire brush
HAND TOOLS
Paper and kindling
Matches
Fuel – coke, coal or charcoal
Steel
Flux (borax or silica sand)
Water
CONSUMABLES
Gloves
Safety glasses
Earplugs
Appropriate clothing/leather apron
Steel capped safety boots
Drinking water
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Drawing downUpsettingBendingTwistingWeldingCuttingStraighteningPunchingFlatteningSwagingFullering
FORGING OPERATIONS
WrappingHeat-treatmentGrindingLinishingSpreadingShearingDrillingRivettingScrolling, scroll endsBasket weave
OTHER OPERATIONS
CANT HOOK WOOL BALE HOOK BAG HOOK PROJECT OF YOUR OWN CHOICE BOOT REMOVER MAKE A CROWBAR SHARPEN A CROWBAR SHARPEN A PICK LAYER A PICK SPLITTING WEDGE HAMMER COLD CHISEL CENTRE PUNCH BALE HOOK EYE-BOLT JIMMY BAR
PROJECT NINE
Some of the points to consider when obtaining a forge include;
Home-made or boughtHand operated or poweredBellows or blowerPortable or fixedSizePrice
THE FORGE
Some of the points to consider when obtaining an anvil include;
Do you need an anvil at all?Home-made or boughtCast iron or wrought iron (steel)SizePrice
THE ANVIL
Some of the points to consider when obtaining a vice include;
Home-made or boughtCast iron or wrought iron (steel)Leg vice or machinists vice (straight or
offset)SizePrice
THE VICE
Some of the points to consider when obtaining a power hammer include;
Do I need a power hammer?Home-made or boughtPneumatic, Hydraulic, MechanicalModern or antiqueTooling to suit machine and applicationsSizePrice
POWER HAMMER
Some of the points to consider when obtaining a swage block include;
Do I need a swage block?Can I get a swage block from
anywhere, or do I have to make it?SizePrice
SWAGE BLOCK
Some of the points to consider when obtaining a cone mandrel include;
Do I need a cone mandrel?Can I get a cone mandrel from
anywhere, or do I have to make it?SizePrice
CONE MANDREL
The water dipper is often an open jam tin with a handle and a series of small holes punched into the bottom so as to let a slow, steady stream of water flow out.
The purpose of the dipper is to control the fire by allowing precise cooling of the perimeter of the fire to prevent it from spreading.
“KEEP YOUR FIRE SMALL AND TIGHT”
WATER DIPPER
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