Wonderful timing - My bundle of Ken's Quick Tongs arrived today + a pair of his Quick Railroad Spike Tongs too. Should be fun to make them. . I like the idea of your rivet die - Will have to make one of those. Thanks for posting.
I would dome the header so you can hammer right down to the edge of the head without hitting the header. and I'd saw it off at the length of rivet you want, and avoid all the fuss with the pilot hole and undersize punch.
IDEA!!!! Put a counterbore in the die the size of the rivet head. Then when you form the head all you'll have to do is smack it with the big side of the hammer and you'll have a completed part without having to hit it so many times!!
regarding punching out the finished rivets go to a black powder or muzzler loader supply catalog and look at a tool called a short starter or a bullet starter I am thinking that if you had a couple more inches of that hex stock use that to replace the wooden ball just the weight of dropping that in the rivet hole would knock it out get Back to Me if you more help
just read through the comments and didn't see anyone mention that you need a bigger hammer. let the weight of the hammer do the work rather than your arm.
just watched your video just wanted to say, the respect you showed ken well done. we need more of that in this world.
Jeffrey, Sir, I miss your videos popping up in my feed. Keep hammering ⚒️⚒️ 😀 be well!!
Wonderful timing - My bundle of Ken's Quick Tongs arrived today + a pair of his Quick Railroad Spike Tongs too. Should be fun to make them. . I like the idea of your rivet die - Will have to make one of those. Thanks for posting.
Nice video! Those tongs look pretty good, nice work on those too.
Nice Jeffery - thanks for sharing!!
I would like to see some forge welding, when you find the time
I would dome the header so you can hammer right down to the edge of the head without hitting the header. and I'd saw it off at the length of rivet you want, and avoid all the fuss with the pilot hole and undersize punch.
Thank you. I like nice and simple ideas.
Very good video , I will make a couple of them, just happen to have some hex. Stock
IDEA!!!! Put a counterbore in the die the size of the rivet head. Then when you form the head all you'll have to do is smack it with the big side of the hammer and you'll have a completed part without having to hit it so many times!!
I like it... I'm going to make a second die for a larger size rivet so I'll give it a go then. Thanks for the suggestion
hello from iraq with you great
You never showed us the finished river out of the can what it looks like before you smash it on the Tool. God-bless have a great night
regarding punching out the finished rivets go to a black powder or muzzler loader supply catalog and look at a tool called a short starter or a bullet starter
I am thinking that if you had a couple more inches of that hex stock use that to replace the wooden ball just the weight of dropping that in the rivet hole would knock it out
get Back to Me if you more help
.. and it looks kinda cool .god bless america
just read through the comments and didn't see anyone mention that you need a bigger hammer. let the weight of the hammer do the work rather than your arm.
What anvil did you make the rivets on?
+tellket I use a London pattern anvil for most of my work.
At some point how to smith the rest of the tong.
Amen for not taking food off other’s table