Genius! There are so many shapes already in things. I don't think I'd ever have looked close enough to see, but bearing races made for an excellent double-fuller, and was already ready for use, with some very doable modification. Thanks a million and more!
Great idea. Many bearing races are made of 52100 high carbon steel . They are usually placed in a gas processor furnace in a propane atmosphere at about 1700 deg to absorb ever more carbon on the skin or wear surface.I gotta try this.Thanks
Wow, that was eye opening. I'm an aspiring smith and I've really enjoyed learning about this craft. I have a railroad anvil right now, just need a forge and I'll be ready... slowly but surely. Thanks for this video!
Another project that I need to make. Between you, John, and my wife adding to my to do list, this retirement thing is getting busy. Thanks for your videos, I appreciate all of them.
I like the shape it develops on that square bar. Reminds me of a very old (1920's) hand rail I painted for a customer in a high end house. It had an iron rail with shapes such as this on the balusters, very classy looking.
Ah, your videos continue to help so much! I made a couple of spring fullers and used 1095 for the spring. My son was using one of them one day and it broke up near where it is hammered. He was worried about telling me that he broke the tool - because we don't break tools often. I told him that I thought it was work hardening and was bound to happen. I didn't think of using mild steel for the spring.
Ball bearings and bearing races are commonly made from 3 basic different materials; high carbon stainless, ceramic or most common chrome steel. Chrome steel is one of a class of non stainless steels such as AISI 52100, En31, SUJ2, 100Cr6, 100C6, DIN 5401 which are used for applications such as bearings, tools, drill bits, etc. Bearings and races make for some really good knife blade material. It's really really dense and hard once tempered. Takes a razor edge and keeps it.
Love ur videos sir . I been wanting to get into blacksmithing for a while just don't have the money to do . it but at least I can still learn something about it.
@@BlackBearForge I saved up a big bucket of coal ,,, I got a railroad plate and 2 spikes and another piece of steel . but someone threw away my bucket of coal .
Great stuff John! That's a beautiful detail. Funny, in almost every video you put a project in the post vise and start bending it or hitting it until the project starts sliding out. Then you really bear down on the vise handle to stop the slipping. And I'm yelling "DUDE YA KNOW YOU GOTTA REEF ON THAT HANDLE! QUIT WEENY-ARMIN' THE DARN THING! LOL
Saweeeet. That stuff should be plenty hard yet durable. I was thinking about making something similar for the smithing magician what for doing collaring effects I guess you would call it. Got stock left and offer still stands John 👍😎.
Black Bear, the best thing about your work is that you are not using knives and swords. You throw out things that can be useful and sometimes beautiful. More like that. OK, a knife can be useful, but it needs a hundred other useful things as well.
Swell idea for the races. It would be great if you could show the bend you would use for the handle if there was going to be a hardy shank welded on for use at the anvil...
What size pipe is that on your bending jig? And I still haven't received my Black Bear Forge sticker yet for being a patron! May God Bless you and your family Greatly
I have enjoyed watching your videos for awhile now although I have never done any blacksmithing... I am a carpenter and mechanic myself.. But I love to work with my hands and watch other do the same.. I was wondering about stainless steel can you work with that medium and does it retain its qualities when you do? Just curious... thanks for sharing as you do... carry on and we will see you next time..
@@BlackBearForge Thanks it just kind of popped into my mind.. I know nothing of the different kinds of steel but use stainless a bit for outdoor work around the house.
for straiting the ball berings you used a raw hide mallot and a wooden stump. is there a reason you use raw hide instead of a wood mallot and if raw hide deforms the peace less would it be better if you used a raw hide block instead of a stump
For those of us who do not own a power hammer, it should be possible to build the same unit and weld a Hardy shank on it so you could use it by yourself at the anvil?
Yep. The only thing I'd add is a guide rail that keeps the top and bottom dies tracking on the same plane since the hand hammer can unintentionally drive the top die left or right a little bit.
Genius! There are so many shapes already in things. I don't think I'd ever have looked close enough to see, but bearing races made for an excellent double-fuller, and was already ready for use, with some very doable modification. Thanks a million and more!
I feel like I'm watching a TV show now. Makes me smile to see how fast you're doing all the advanced camera work. Keep killin it John
That's a great use for those john! Got a couple of those laying around that I was going to throw out but not now :-)
I wish I could take credit for the idea. But I saw these many years ago at some blacksmithing event.
Great video! Bearing races are usually 52100 steel
Enjoyed watching you make your own tools. Enjoyed your teaching how to make the tools even more. Thanks for sharing with us.
What a great simple idea. Thanks John
Great idea. Many bearing races are made of 52100 high carbon steel . They are usually placed in a gas processor furnace in a propane atmosphere at about 1700 deg to absorb ever more carbon on the skin or wear surface.I gotta try this.Thanks
The best part of blacksmithing is if it's done right no metal goes to waste. Recycling
No forge welds the scraps into a bar
Except for all the losses from scale. That could be smelted back into iron in a Bloom furnace. But that’s difficult and impractical
that's a great simple tool that gives a cool look to the work! Thanks!
Nice work I'll give it a go. From Australia
Wow, that was eye opening. I'm an aspiring smith and I've really enjoyed learning about this craft. I have a railroad anvil right now, just need a forge and I'll be ready... slowly but surely.
Thanks for this video!
Brilliant, simply brilliant John! ---I just knew those old bearings would come in handy someday
Another project that I need to make. Between you, John, and my wife adding to my to do list, this retirement thing is getting busy. Thanks for your videos, I appreciate all of them.
I really like that, it makes a nice looking handle for fire place tools.
The extra effort you are putting into the filming and editing is really paying off!!
Thanks
Great idea thank you John. Will make one of those for the new hammer. Cheers J
I like the new angles you are playing with. They are looking good.
Thank you
@@BlackBearForge Thank you for being awesome and taking us on your journey of growth and learning!!
I’ve got some huge bearing races I’ve been saving... thanks for the idea!! Keep up the good work man I love your videos!!!
I like the shape it develops on that square bar. Reminds me of a very old (1920's) hand rail I painted for a customer in a high end house. It had an iron rail with shapes such as this on the balusters, very classy looking.
Thanks John I really enjoyed this video, good job sir and a great tutorial.
Keep up the great work.
wow those are cool, wasn't quite sure what you were making, but finally when I saw the ball.....duh 😊 Thanks so much for the time to teach us.
And here I was ready to commiserate with the dead bearing race spring... Great idea, thanks.
Thanks John, great tutorial!
Ah, your videos continue to help so much! I made a couple of spring fullers and used 1095 for the spring. My son was using one of them one day and it broke up near where it is hammered. He was worried about telling me that he broke the tool - because we don't break tools often. I told him that I thought it was work hardening and was bound to happen. I didn't think of using mild steel for the spring.
Thank you for the great instruction! I hope to get out into my shop this weekend :)
Great idea John. Thank you sir
My kind of video John! Great idea and right to the point - can't wait to make one.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Glad you liked it.
Ball bearings and bearing races are commonly made from 3 basic different materials; high carbon stainless, ceramic or most common chrome steel. Chrome steel is one of a class of non stainless steels such as AISI 52100, En31, SUJ2, 100Cr6, 100C6, DIN 5401 which are used for applications such as bearings, tools, drill bits, etc. Bearings and races make for some really good knife blade material. It's really really dense and hard once tempered. Takes a razor edge and keeps it.
I just got some old bearings yesterday! Perfect idea of what to do with them. 👍
Love ur videos sir . I been wanting to get into blacksmithing for a while just don't have the money to do . it but at least I can still learn something about it.
Keep up you interest and perhaps check out local demos and workshops. Then one day hopefully you can set up your own shop
@@BlackBearForge I saved up a big bucket of coal ,,, I got a railroad plate and 2 spikes and another piece of steel . but someone threw away my bucket of coal .
Nice video, you are getting to be a real professional videographer and editor. Thanks for putting this together. Much appreciated...
Great job John! They're usually 52100.
Great idea, John! Thanks!!!
Very nifty, thank you for the inspiration!
Havent had time 4 2 weeks 2 watch anything. Its nice 2 habe ur work 2 come back 2
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing
Very cool thing!! I loved watching your videos since I found you about 2 weeks ago!
Great stuff John! That's a beautiful detail.
Funny, in almost every video you put a project in the post vise and start bending it or hitting it until the project starts sliding out. Then you really bear down on the vise handle to stop the slipping. And I'm yelling "DUDE YA KNOW YOU GOTTA REEF ON THAT HANDLE! QUIT WEENY-ARMIN' THE DARN THING! LOL
A good vise doesn’t require that much force. I guess I just haven’t admitted that mine is old and worn out. Probably due to over tightening.
@@BlackBearForge Well if it was a brand new vise...it just wouldn't have the same soul as one that's a century old. :)
I really like the one that you left with the radius. I see another project soon for Mr. Spencer's hammer. :)
Excited to know how to make these.. its the little details!
Awesome idea john that is a ideal pattern for my hand rail ' as always thank you sir
Nice detail
Awesome vid john, I was working on some last night for my new power hammer.
Saweeeet. That stuff should be plenty hard yet durable. I was thinking about making something similar for the smithing magician what for doing collaring effects I guess you would call it. Got stock left and offer still stands John 👍😎.
I’ll get back to your email soon
Making some for making the finials on my French style chisels...
Awesome work! I’m going to try to make my self some of these!
Hay, this is so clever! Great idea! I'm surely gonna do one for me! Thank you very much! Greetings from Brazil!
Great idea!
A great idea thanks John
I’ll never make this I don’t even have a forge but....nice work
nice one, hadn't thought of those for dies
What a great short video John. Why throw away worn out bearings when they can be re-purposed like that. Thanks mate ⚒
Great idea! Thank you and God Bless you sir!
Black Bear, the best thing about your work is that you are not using knives and swords. You throw out things that can be useful and sometimes beautiful. More like that. OK, a knife can be useful, but it needs a hundred other useful things as well.
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls
Very Inovative and effective
Great job and video, I would love to be your apprentice you have such great skills. But I'm a little to old and worn out. Thanks for sharing
Great idea. Thx.
Very amazing video thank you
Great idea and as usual great content,Thank You for sharing!
Man that’s awesome I have them.
Swell idea for the races. It would be great if you could show the bend you would use for the handle if there was going to be a hardy shank welded on for use at the anvil...
You're a freakin genius awesome sir
What size pipe is that on your bending jig? And I still haven't received my Black Bear Forge sticker yet for being a patron! May God Bless you and your family Greatly
Awesome!
Good idea
Thanks
Q gran maestro lástima q está lejos pero igual aprendemos de lo q enseña.
Handy tip
That's cool. Could you show how to adapt that handle design to have them held in the hardy hole. Not everyone gets to enjoy a power hammer. Lol.😋
Nice tips
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Уважение тебе мастер!!!!
Probably 52100 (high carbon, high chromium)
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That's what I was thinking too.
Condolences
I have enjoyed watching your videos for awhile now although I have never done any blacksmithing... I am a carpenter and mechanic myself.. But I love to work with my hands and watch other do the same.. I was wondering about stainless steel can you work with that medium and does it retain its qualities when you do? Just curious... thanks for sharing as you do... carry on and we will see you next time..
I don’t work in stainless but it can be done. It needs special cleaning to make it stainless again.
@@BlackBearForge Thanks it just kind of popped into my mind.. I know nothing of the different kinds of steel but use stainless a bit for outdoor work around the house.
show 👏
Ever forged anything with a steelie or anything? I know you dig the grateful dead
Chow 👍👏
Omg... so simple. Why didnt i think of that? duh... thank you. Now I know..
Mr John, what size pipe did you use to form the "spring" on the 1/4" stock, and does it really matter that much?
Its about 4”. But it isn’t critical.
@@BlackBearForge thank you Sir
for straiting the ball berings you used a raw hide mallot and a wooden stump. is there a reason you use raw hide instead of a wood mallot and if raw hide deforms the peace less would it be better if you used a raw hide block instead of a stump
Rawhide hammer just last longer than wood. Otherwise either is fine.
Was that a AD if so good for you!
No. Just knew people would be curious how some of the scenes with motion were done.
For those of us who do not own a power hammer, it should be possible to build the same unit and weld a Hardy shank on it so you could use it by yourself at the anvil?
Yep. The only thing I'd add is a guide rail that keeps the top and bottom dies tracking on the same plane since the hand hammer can unintentionally drive the top die left or right a little bit.
Thank you, that's a great tip.
Hey john can you show us that red face mask you have been using lately It looks pretty cool and where did you find it. Thx bud.....Paul
I will try to do that. But there is a link in the video description.
Ok thx
52100 is the race steel , i think.
That's more than US$1000 worth of Edelkrone motion hardware attached to that tripod...
True. The good stuff doesn’t come cheap
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Wanted to see the spring die. It did not.
Ususally bearing races are made of D2 steel
RIP who died
Jk i know what dies means
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