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I'd call MSC and ask them what the deal is with their SPI test blocks. They list out at 38.21 but they say there is a range of hardness. Or ask if they sell replacement sets for their "import" hardness tester.

Die filers are awesome tools. I have been wanting to buy martin model's kit for a while, along with their small shaper. There are a lot of tools in the mold and die industry that can transition well to knife making.

Looking good Bossdog! I have really been enjoying this thread and it inspires me to try my hand at making a folding knife design I have been kicking around in my head for a while. FWIW, I run AutoCAD and BobCAD, and do a fair deal of subplate work. It helps me to have my fixture plate 3d modeled...

Nice looking machine!

I have a handful of files I use for rough work, and a handful of files I use for finer work. For the rough work I tend to use Nicholson files. For fine work I use Grobet (riffler and needle files), Pferd's, or a few good Nicholsons I have. The Pferd Corinox files are expensive but will cut a...

I would be interested to know what it is if he gets back to you. I am always on the hunt for more power hammer info.

Bradley made a 15 lb. Strap Hammer, and some of the import self containeds are 9kg (20 lbs)

If I had to have one, I would have a mill. You can do everything a mill can and with a mag chuck and a power feed your 90 percent of a surface grinder. If you can find a combo type machine like a 860 Wells Index your even closer. In my area you can even find older machines with CNC controls for...

Around here a bridgeport can be found pretty easily. $500-5000 depending on the tooling package and what's on it. Some have older Anilam CNC packages. We had a Crusader II Bridgeport in our shop that we bought new and did a lot of work over the years with it. Lathes are pretty plentiful just...

Can you post pictures and give a full rundown of what's been done to it? Is it a new or old style? I rebuild power hammers on the side, and can say that the rebuilt little giant market is tough. In the last year I have seen "rebuilt" little giant 50's sell from 4 to 7,500 USD. These rebuilds...

Not that I know of. There were thousands made that way that work well. FWIW, I have never heard of the adjusting bolt breaking. The guard on the front is what most folks do for insurance, and even with that, I have heard plenty of stories of LG springs breaking but I have yet to find someone...

The crosshead on the first picture is about the right ("down") position for normal operation, so in that position you should be able to get the 3/4-1 inch gap. The dies also look to be H8 dies. The second pic shows the ram hanging a little low. Check out this photo of Don Hansons 100lb hammers...

Lol, I had just posted some info in your other thread. To me, for that model LG, the cross head is in the right way. I would want to see the positioning of the toggle links. With the ram in the lowest position can you take a full front picture? The crosshead shouldn't need to be up all the...

Hey Springer, I don't know if you have solved this yet, but the wonder tool for taking these keys out is a welder and a hollow porta-power cylinder. You need a rod that's threaded on one end, a nut, a spacer, and maybe some small cribbing. You weld the non threaded end onto the key at the driven...

Nice Ed! That press cycle time is impressive knowing how big the cylinder is.

Hey Ed, Sounds like your having a heck of a time. I thought I would give you a few more places to check out. First is Buffalo Hydraulic (https://buffalohydraulic.com/), we purchased a 8x18 custom cylinder a few years back from them and they were reasonable; might be worth a second quote...

I did the several 100# tank thing for a while, but recently I broke down and bought my own 420#/120 gallon tank. I wanted to avoid this propane nightmare like it seems a lot of you have had, and called around and found a good outfit that sells tanks locally. I needed 2 for my new house anyway...

Clay Spencer sells tire hammer plans. You can reach him at: clay at otelco.net

That sucks C Craft. Ransomware schemes seem to be so prevalent on the net these days. I have had that "Oh Man!" moment where you jerk the network cable out of the wall a few times in my life. I would definitely run some virus scans on your PC anyway to see if anything got left behind. For...

Yea a couple inches, usually up to just under the burner area. The plate the forge sits on is set up on hard fire brick on top of a steel plate topped table to reduce any heat transfer or fire hazard.