Fly Presses For Forging! Ruff & Ready 1 Take No Fakes! PT6
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Me again and I have a load more disjointed content for you about all sorts of crap. It's not well made, well filmed or edited properly and some of it isn't even related but its honest and a bit of fun.If it goes well Ill pass it of as viewable content!! In this video I will be covering fly press tooling and the ways I uses it in my forge. I hope to get some tooling made to help me make some hammers. I also striped a bandsaw for it hot bits and made a trailer hitch for a tractor.
I hope you enjoy.
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Daniel, You ARE an excellent blacksmith! Your videos, are very good teaching. I'm an old style blacksmith, from the 1950's and 1960's. I have never had hydraulic presses, nor welding processes, with rods. My welding, is with the forge, and working, the steel together, into the shapes and sizes, that I need. I am currently, 71 years old, and, still working, as a blacksmith, as well as, leathercraftcrafting, and woodcrafting. I have my forge, outside, at the back of my home. I am also, a teacher, of the old ways, with, an occasional student. I do not charge, for my teaching. I just want blacksmithing, to carry on, into, the future.
Thank you very much.
I hope I get to 71 and I'm still forging.
Loving the series "Ruff & Ready", especially the longer versions. And yes, make more videos on the use of the Fly press. Your channel is a favorite among Blacksmiths in New Orleans. Cheers!
Please keep up the good work. I love watching you make stuff.
I bought a 4 ton fly press about six months ago and don't know how I managed all these years without one. They are a savage tool and worth every penny. I have to make more more tooling yet and the scrap bin at work is a great source for parts. 👍
Hey, good job.you are quite the skilled craftsmen Blacksmith.Purchased an old old fly press made in England sometime back it is still sitting on the floor with a special pedestal outside the shop to be welded and fabricated and such, but very very busy with other things. After your video, it is inspiring me to get my rear in gear so to speak. Thanks for the inspiration also that's a nice anvil. I have A Holthaus 220 pound one looks very similar, Itsvery old. Lots of imperfections in the manufacturing, but it's a great anvil. Keep up the good work, Look forward to other videos of yours, have a beautiful day.. Jim
Love your content, Dan. The rough and ready series is like a real day in the shop. The chaos and screw ups that happen to everyone. Keep hammering, brother.
Pleased I could share lol
I was just looking for fly presses in my area in the US. Nothing! They look so fun to use! Love the ruff and ready videos.
You are so right! I am in the extreme Pacific Northwest and it seems like a desert for smithing equipment. I am a little jealous of the east coasters, or folks down south. It just looks like they have more items available. Good for them really.
Sorry to hear that you guys find it hard to get tools.
@@danielmoss2089 Honestly, If I were inclined, I should make new "old" smithing tools. People are hungry to learn and do actual work, in this electronic heavy world. To give them good tools...well. It is a niche thing is what I suppose manufacturers would say. Not sure if I am ready to take on iron casting and machining as well as a little smithing for a personal growth challenge.
There were some fly presses available for 1500 bucks, plus freight on ebay. You just cannot nip down to the junkyard and find an old fixer here.
Daniel Moss yea we just have to keep an out out and jump as soon as we find something available!
There's an auto shop near my house that has a fly press outside their building. I've been trying to buy it from the owner for 12 years
😁I'm glad you got it figured out with the dies for the fly press, so now I can tell you great job Dan!!!
Keep up the great work sir 👍💪
I would absolutely adore a fly press in my workshop, but they're QUITE rare on my little island! Nice video!
Ive heard hens teeth are easier to find. Lololol
Hey Alex howdy 🙏💜🧙♂️
Mind blown Dan! I can appreciate the new information you throw my way, but it is way beyond my level! I love to watch stuff like this, but I will never, ever match this level of knowledge. Keep rocking sir! I'll just keep making bottle openers and chucking out the odd small sculpture and watching your vids with great enjoyment.
Great work Dan love theses
Great video! I would love to add more equipment to my amateur forge setup, I just added a leg vise that I restored and today I finished the stand. I would love to get a proper anvil and a press, but everything has gone so pricy!
Love the real smithing/rough n ready videos. I want to see how I can get better. For me making mistakes is the best way to learn. Happy to see how you do it... but it must be nice not to make that many mistakes.
Dude a little less coffee Dan! The Hammer eye chisel and drift work great!! thank you so much1
I'd really love to own one of these!!! Pretty hard to find in French Guyana... Thanks for another great video Dan!!! Whatever changes you make to your channel, please please, more ruff & ready videos for me!! :)
Very cool Dan! Thanks and God Bless you sir!
Enjoying these videos, thanks for sharing Dan
Thanks I love this format
Love this video. I managed to get hold of a Norton 6 and a bit of custom tooling just for hobby bladesmithing. Even without the weights on it it'll draw out a damascus billet in not much time at all.
Love the video
As always a pleasure to watch lots of good content. And interesting to see the working process of your project.
I enjoy n learn loads from your videos.
Well come mister
Many of the smiths I watch on RUclips have said much the same thing as in they all of a sudden feel as if what they are putting out is not good enough and they need to improve and change. Unfortunately most of them stop posting altogether shortly thereafter. I absolutely love the content and style. The projects are fun and interesting plus Food in Fire!
Dan, Thanks for talking about a fly press. My shop is smaller and I do not have 3 phase power for "real" equipment. Some of my options might be able to be met with this type of machine. Everyone wants flashy CNC, but I love the old tools and old ways. I am in the US, so not sure if this would even be available to me but shall start looking. R&R, looking good Dan!
I trust Dan,great everything.
The fly press is an amazing gizmo
If you could do a video on flypresses and how to make basic tooling that would be great and I'm certain there would be lots of others that would be interested:)
Hi Dan. I love anything you produce on your fly press.
I bought a fly press 2 years ago. It has a broken threaded shaft 2" from the top. The break resides just below the nut. I successfully removed the threaded shaft that was inside the top nut You have inspired me to get off my ass to grind a bevel on the broken off threaded shaft and TIG weld this back on today!!
I'm a very interest to see videos on existing tooling and future tooling you make for your fly press.
Stay healthy! Your channel should have 100k subscribers!!
As a lifelong smith who recently lost much use of his dominant hand, I am trying to do more with my fly press. More videos about this would be appreciated...
Thanks for the video -- well done!
Sure do wish these things were more popular in the marketplace! Soooo expensive, even used. Supply and demand I guess, but these are SO much faster and more useful than regular hydraulic presses and even tredle hammers, etc., you'd think they would be plentiful in the USA marketplace (and thus hopefully reasonably priced). Yeah, I'm whining.😉
Liking these styles of videos, think the reality of things like this often gets forgotten and the frustration of spending afternoons getting seemingly nowhere is very real! Reassuring to know it can happen to us all! I don't know if you'd feel comfortable sharing this sort of info but a look at the behind the scenes of how you run your online shop would be very interesting! Things like setting up for production work, how things are packaged and posted, and all the aspects that make it possible to make a living from this kind of work. Another cool video, cheers!
Always enjoy your videos and lessons . Thank you Dan.
Keep on doing the great videos.
Impressive stuff Dan!
Awesome video as always Dan 👍
Great vid mate, exciting times by sound of it and I will keep an eye on the etsy
Daniel, yes please! More flypress content! I am hoping to acquire one soon and would love to see more about how you use yours.
Dan I have thourally enjoyed all of the Rough and Ready vidoe's. There great and make me think of ways I can improve some of the things I do. Keep em coming.
Awesome Job Daniel! I love seeing the Trail & Error & Success process.. Yes , more Fly Press Video. Thank You!
I love the Rough and Ready videos. Also the fly press is a great topic not a lot of people spend time highlighting them. Good ideas on the Fab work as well
Failure is the precursor to success. I enjoyed watching you design the tooling. Like the R&R format.
Yes. More fly press stuff please Dan. I've got one but haven't used it a lot yet
enjoyed the video, for reference 850 ish watts is one hp. My belt grinder is 2.2kw and I regularly bog it down when hogging stuff. Its also tensioned by the motor if you want to have a look at it. You have also inspired me to sort some tooling for our fly press. Krack on. ps,I did reply about the tong blanks on insta.
Very cool dan I need to get a fly press one day
Dude! You gotta take care of your back! That thing is the major support system for the most important machine in the shop...the creative engine! Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance!
I enjoy your videos.I love my 5 ton flypress. Always good to see how someone else approaches the making of tooling. Getting some ideas!
really enjoyed it mate cheers
I accidentally got 2 on auction a while ago. I've yet to make much tooling for them but it's one of those things where I know they're going to be super helpful the more I get to know them.
That sounds like an interesting accident? Once there going there amazing
@@danielmoss2089 I wanted to make sure I got at least one, so I bid on both. and now I'm stuck with the two of them. I intend on having tooling made to help with hammer and axe forging, but as far as I can tell they're best at bending and shaping, and not necessarily as strong at punching and drifting.
Hey Daniel! I just discovered you this morning here on RUclips, and I have to say, your creative tool use anf ingenuity is something to aspire to. I am trying to get into blacksmithing and eventually armor smithing so I can make custom armor to decorate my home but that would be functional on a medieval battlefield. I think a fly press would be great for that sort of work especially, since it involves a lot of lower-heat press-swage work with custom swages for each piece. Your video here has awakened a bunch of ideas I didn't know I had floating around in me, so I wanted to say thank you very much for making these videos.
I have liked and subscribed, and you can bet I clicked that bell. :-) Happy forging, mate! Stay true to you and stay safe out there in the shop and in the pandemic.
Things are crazy in the world. Thanks for what you do.
Dan, welding without proper eye protection (14:23) is not a wise move old son. But I really do like these as you go type vids you are putting out. Keep it up.
Yeah, welding is scary stuff for me, got flashed several times training and was seeing colours for a week or 2.
Anthony Foxcroft don't be such a big girl! If you weld for a living doing that sort of stuff to tack things is standard practice. Why is the world full of pussies?!
Morning Gary , I do think calling someone a pussy for pointing out a bit of PPE is a bit harsh. I’ve had a few close calls with simple lapses which afterwards thought could of been a lot worse. Do agree though PPE should be the last resort . When I was an apprentice we used to have clear safety glasses which prevented arc eye when in the welders shop tacking up pipe work.
@@garyhuston if you want to be a dipstick bud, carry on. We all have one set of eyes, best look after them. And I don't know what shonky shop you work at bud, but I've been welding for 35 odd years and it is not standard practice in my factory.
@@tokolosh11 I work for myself, so my shop my rules and I've been doing it like that for the last 42 years!
Again a great video Dan, percervirance always pays off. Lots of us have to do things once, twice and sometimes 3 times
I have recently done an axe forging course with a blacksmith in Exeter and we used the flypress to punch the eye through 2" blanks. I dread to think how long it would have taken a beginner to punch the eye with a hand hammer...
Thanks for the video's for our education and entertainment. I would like to see more about fly press.
Loving the series Dan! Can I suggest you try a page, from Uncle Bucks Forge. Crank up your shipping charges, with the note, that any overages, can be refunded? It could help cover you and the buyer, to not get shafted by issues. Be well Sir 😀👍❤️⚒️🍺
Great videos and content keep it up.
Missed the cooking show! But still a great video!
These are exactly what they are. Ruff and Ready 1 and done etc. 😁👍😉
Really love the rough and ready vids dan. Love that fly press
I love your videos.🍻
You rock Dan, don't tell you. I have been on the hunt for a for a fly press, none around here.🤔 How is my belt buckle? 😘Luv ya Bro. Hit the thumbs up 👍
Dan if I might make an suggestion drill an hole through the flatters put a bar through so you can clamp them together
I think it would be a worthwhile project to either fix up the table of the fly press or to make a new one. Also, perhaps you could buy some presses and clean/fix them up and sell them over here for a nice profit. There is definitely a void in the market here.
Great video mate keep them coming .The RUFF & Ready videos are good to wouch theres no bull shit
it is what it is .cheers.
isn't the motor 3 phase not 3 horsepower? Also, yes to more fly press vids!
I appreciate REALl more than PRODUCED.... Going "Hollywood" appeals to a large audience of people with the attention span of a 4 year old... I've been watching you since you first started... good on you for keeping it real
In the past, there were fly presses available from a distributor in Tacoma Wa
Dan could you do an video on how to do an twist for tongs without an vice please?
Loving the ruff n ready. Fly presses here in NZ are a bit hard to come by. Maybe I could ship from the UK haha.😁$$$
Hi Dan, Enjoyed the video on the fly press operation. Nice looking tractor hitch, looks factory to me. Good job.
Great content as ever, it seems your fly press is aligned with the edge of the bottom casting - any i've used are more central, this may be what's adding to the flex under pressure.
The price of Fly presses, you could usually get them for scrap price, but more people can see the versatility they offer hence the rise in cost.
ATB
Dave
I love these videos, keep making them.
Thank you for the great video on my birthday!
Apologies as I’ve not watched for ages, got too busy driving my own channel. Much prefer your rough n ready single take no fake approach-
Am a huge fan of fly press so fill your boots with tools for it and show n tell. Great to hear your busy, hope the issues you face fall away and you get on with enjoying your craft. All the best
Mat
Love the fly press work! They are pretty rare on RUclips so if you could please dp more when you can that'd be great 👍 great job. I'm in South Africa trying to hunt one down but they are expensive and quite rare
Hi. Also from South Africa.
@@barryhall9940 nice, I'm in Cape Town, you?
Also South African here. Otman tools have new Fly Presses, some other places have nice second hand ones as well.
Yeah I'm in Plattekloof :) search for forges on marketplace and you will find me
12:39 it’s ok Dan, I’m from the US and my imperial is awful to! Lol
Man you're doing great Daniel just keep it up✌
I just bought a fly press on the weekend. Needs a bit of restoration but should be great once I get it done. Has no top handle or weights and the screw is a bit seized.
Another enjoyable episode as usual Dan, keep it up mate. And I really like your attitude towards evolving your business model and updating it as the changing business environment requires. In fact I really like that you even have a business model and that you work to it - many small business owners wouldn’t know what a business plan is, let alone stick to it and keep evolving it as necessary once they’ve established it. Well done mate, I love your work and really hope things are coming good over there for you!!!
I'm considering a fly press because I don't have power where I'm setting up, so thanks for the ideas.
I'm envious of your fly press and almost skipped the vid for it. I value my nose and face, though. 😜
Brilliant video with the tooling you made for the fly press. I've got back problems and I'm wondering if a small fly press would be the way to go as an alternative to doing to much hammering. I'll have to have a go with the one at my local blacksmiths and see what I think. Hope your back settles down after what ever you did at the end of the video 👍
Wish I was closer to y'all I got a bunch of Motors I've been saving off of old jobs three phase 240 volt multi-tap variable speed and DC👍✌
Yes, FIF has driven prices up here in the U. S., but oddly enough I almost never see a fly press used on that show. Seems like most folks opt for power over precision.
21:10 the humble fly press.. it is only 3 times the size of mine.. wish mine was a bit bigger like that one
Nice video, looks like you need to tighten the guides in the fly press.
Yeah I know what you mean. But I did the slides up and it was super hard to get it to move. I think it was due to the location of the slide to the guides. If you have advice I would love some feed back. The slide was at the vereend of its stroke.
@@danielmoss2089 probably needs them removing and a good clean it may have some gauling on the inside faces or fifty years of old grease and crud in the guides. Keep up the good work.
More like a Shire horse slow but reliable 😊
I don't even know how to find them in Mexico City, highly considering in making one though.
1 Take No Fakes!
I love real world.
Also somewhat expensive in Australia unfortunately. Rare to see a 6T press for less than $1,600.
Hi Dan. I'd love to get a fly press in the not too distant future and was wondering what would be a suitable tonnage press to go for? What size is the one you have there? Can't see the markings on it and didn't notice you mention in the video. My concrete floor wouldn't handle a power hammer and not my place to go digging and pouring giant slabs :p
Another thing actually... How heavy is your press? 100Kg? 200? I'm a bit concerned about the logistics of actually getting the thing into my workshop and up onto a stand/table. The door to my place is regular door sized, so no FLT. Also the ground is rough as hell outside the shop door, so I don't think an engine hoist would have much luck at getting it from a vehicle to the door either.
Hi Dan do you have a contact for fly presses also got my material for the lockdown series 5 weeks after you posted
Whats the tonnage on your press ?
how many tonnes pressure is your flypress?
Why is the press table so short? Doesn't even come past the ram, that doesn't seem like it was built right.
some of these presses are specifically built for special purposes in industrial manufacture that ended up getting retired and have odd dimensions and capabilities.
It's basically starting a tenon, why you going the hard way? 🤔🤔🤔