Blacksmithing - Forging a power hammer flatter
2016 ж. 15 Мау.
344 328 Рет қаралды
In this video I show how to forge a power hammer flatter using my half round swage forged in a previous video.
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Nice to see someone who enjoys this craft. Your workmanship is of the highest quality, well done.👍👍👍
Skill,workmanship, and pride in your product!! Always enjoy watching you work
Thanks!
Wonderfully therapeutic watching you work. In contrast to some smithing videos, no idle, distracting chatter. Just the sounds of fan and fire, hammer and steel. Very well done. You have me seriously contemplating trying my own hand.
Thank you! Great!
I watch these when I need to relax, and dream about one day I will have a hobby of being a blacksmith.
Ha ha... just make it happen!
As soon as I get out of the city ;)
No muss no fuss, the casual way you make quality stuff shows your mastery.
Thanks! :)
And no rock music behind , tnx god for that :)
There's something very calming about this.
I completely agree. I actually come to watch his videos to calm down lol
Same
Absolutely for us guys blacksmithing would be a good retirement Hobby. For longevity we need to keep our mind active and this would be a good way to do it.
@@patlowney2834 Hopefully you get your forge built! I’m in the process and will be working on iron as soon as I recover from rotator cuff surgery. But this gives me time to plan and collect things I’ll need.
Thank you for answering very kind of you,love that large auto hammer a great time saver and probably helps with quality.
The mechanical saw in the start has a nice beat as cutting the steel!
I do not stop to be amazed by the variety of tools you have! ) Thanks for sharing!
The beat of the saw was pretty cool...
Once again,another gorgeous tool...your work is amazing,such talent. Thanks for sharing
A Starrett blade! Excellent! I always liked the powered hacksaw. Just seems like such a cool machine.!
I used the techniques from your video (& Neils’) to forge my first flatter-fuller for my power hammer. I am very happy with it and I’m sure it will be in use long after I am gone. Thanks!
Great to hear!
What kind of steel did you use?
You have the best toys! I love watching you work, There must be a lot of math involved in cutting that blank so you can get the right length out of the piece. Thanks again!
Not allot at all, just calculate volume! But I added some extra which I had to cut off later on making the handle.
definitely calms me down to wish I could have one of those bad boys. I've been wanting to get into making my own tools
:) Great.
Nice video, Torbjörn. As you can tell how good that you have an air hammer. because only with anvil and a simple hammer, it would have some lasted longer.
I am always impressed with the quality of your work. keep up the good work. btw, I love the workshop. nicely laid out.
Beautiful!
Ahhh I love these videos! I'd love to get into metalworking/smithing. Fascinating hobby!
Un gran oficio el del herrero es una lastima que ya no se vea un saludo cordial y un trabajo excelente espero mas videos como este .
I can't get enough of your videos. Very inspiring. Thanks for all the detailed videos.
Great. Glad you like them.
You rock, never thought I would see precise control with that massive power hammer. Thanks as always for the videos.
Thanks! Yes it has very good control, but you have to be careful, or you'll end up with something... flat...
Incredible workmanship!
The Torbjörn Åhman and Primitive Tecnology videos are the most realaxing on the whole youtube.
:) Thank you!
Nice video. I love the power hammer work. What amazes though is how clean that workshop is!
Thanks!
Quality work screams at every step. Great work and vid.
great work, thanks for share!
I love that saw.
in your Humble oppinion? ^^
I guess you could say that. I've heard countless jokes like that in my lifetime. Not complaining though.
the last time i saw a saw like that was on school
fantastic job, No false moves, Thanks.
Thanks!
Hi Tor I've looked over your videos and everyone screams perfection, i know you say your not a master blacksmith, but, you do crank out some fantastic quality work. Keep the Videos coming, I look forward to watching everyone. Any chance you have a video kicking around of you making those duck bill hammers? Cheers from Canada
really find these interesting. one day I'll have my own workshop for forging. keep it up! 😃
Great!
Кузнечное дело всегда ценилось спокон веков.Протяжка метала ЭТО ВЕЩЬ. Молодчага
Acompanho seus vídeos aqui do Brasil, acho muito interessante.
As always, PERFECT! Thanks for sharing. :)
Beautiful work as always. And that power hack saw is really cool.
Thanks. He he, it's an old relic and does it's job, but can't be compared to modern band saws.
Excellent!
Nice work!
Really enjoying your video's. really well shot and excellent forging too.
Thanks!!
you do excellent work
te felicito por tu conocimiento y te agradezco por compartirlo gracias amigo
Thanks!
Great forging, nice video !
Enhorabuena , excelente trabajo. Estoy tratando de aprender forja. Un admirador incondicional.
Great to hear and good luck!
Un trabajo Genial
Incredible work both with the forging of the tool and also the video itself ~Peace~
Thanks Zed.
This is not greenhouse building, please, get back on topic. (sorry sorry! I just had to do it XD) Awesome as always ^^
He he!
Congrats friend!
Great video, as usual!
Dude you do some beautiful work
Thanks!!
THE BEST FORGING VERY NICE
Great Video, as usual! Could you please make a video of forging a swedisch pattern/style hammer?
Thanks! Maybe, I will consider that.
muito legal,principalmente a parte do tênis kkk
Superfin video igen Torbjörn. Allt är rätt för mina ögon och öron. Jag önskar att det fanns luktfilm också när jag ser detta.
Ha ha, tack!
Nice project as usual. Your smithy is getting better and better equipped and it is very nice to see your collection of tools. So, this brings me to the question, have you sorted the upset setup or you still use the ladder and anvil?
Thanks! He he, no I'm looking for a floor block/anvil of some kind but haven't found one yet.
I am about to try this. Which steel do you recommend. I have some old car axel, h13 and 0-1? Thanks Frank
I think I would go for the car axle. Definitely not the O1, it's too brittle for this type of tool. H13 would probably work but I would save it for stuff where it makes a difference, like punches,chisels or drifts.
Top 👏
And here I was going to ask how it's used...Got it! LOL Was thinking it was for bonking moles in the green house. ~¿@ Thanks Much, it's a beauty and a great video! ~PJ
Ha ha, thanks. Hopefully you will see it in real action in future videos!
Looking forward to it!!
Tack för utmärkt video! Också trevligt Kohlswa städ :)
Tack!
최고의 기술을 지녔다
Another great video! It's relaxing to watch almost. Have you ever tried making a sword or a knife? I'd love to see it.
Thanks. No not really. A simple knife is easy to forge, and as with swords it's 90% grinding, more or less. If you disregard pattern welded blades... then it can be a very complicated forging process.
Yeah, I understand. Anyway it's not my place to tell you what to make. I was just curious. Your work is still great!
I would play a some pickle ball with a tool like that, it is a good design. What kind of flatter works best by hand?
:) I have an old video on a hand held flatter as well! Check it out
+Torbjörn Åhman I have a question. I notice that when you draw out the metal, you use the power hammer's short width. I was wondering what the pros and cons would be between using the short or long side of the hammer rectangle for lengthening the metal?
For drawing out, narrow dies are preferred. The actual drawing out is done at the edges of the die. In the center the hammer pushes the material in all directions. Ideal drawing dies are slightly rounded ones which gives a direction to the force.
good job.boss.
How has this channel only got
My guess is that it's because we never really get to know Torbjörn all that much. I think many channels grow and gain subscribers because the viewers are interested in and like the person making the videos. Torbjörn's videos are all about the projects and the smithing. We don't learn a whole lot about Torbjörn himself. That being said, the quality of Torbjörn's videos and craftsmanship is so great that it has allowed us 40,000 subscribers to come along. At least that's how I see it.
Thanks Darin!
Beautiful! But why the arc-welding? Cant a forge weld do?
Thanks. The reason for welding the handle is to avoid a lose end that can lead to pinching when using the tool. You could probably forge weld the end with a short overlap but it's purely a functional thing so why make it over-complicated. Then there is the fact that certain tool steels don't like to be forge welded at all...
Nice to see a blacksmith that isn't afraid of an arc welder.
Love your work that large anvil is a buity does it weigh close to 1000 pounds.
Thanks. No, just 400 lbs
Torbjorn, What metal did you use to make this flatter I'd you don't mind me asking?. looked like 1-3/4" diameter x approximately 3-1/4" long. just curious what grade of steel it was. Thanks!
It's an odd high strength construction steel... Seems to work fine, but I would recommend a medium carbon steel like 1045,4140,4340. It's 40mm in diameter.
Ok, thanks . I have lots of 1045 around here.
Parabéns
exquisite
Nicely done, was straw yellow even before u put it in the oven. Tempering at 240 C I ask myself, aint that a bit high? TY for sharing and all ur video editing :) Air golf performance is EPIC!
This needs to be tough... it's not an edge tool... 300C would probably be perfect, but I tested a special alloy that time if I remember right.
@@torbjornahman Tack så mycket!
man, am I learning a lot! but did you use tool steel or low carbon steel? I've been a welder so long I'm have a tough time grasping Metallurgy.
probably high carbon, cause of the heat treatment he did ( does not work for low carbon steen )
For this kind of tool a tough medium carbon steel is preferable, like AISI 1045,4140,4340
Molto interessante i lavori artigianali.
Is that oven in your kitchen or do you have it in another part of your shop? If in the kitchen of your home, what does your wife say about using the oven for your forge work?
:) It's the kitchen oven, and she doesn't mind. What could happen?
Hi, how do you measure the length of iron will be? I mean, you had a 4 cm steel & you made the handle. Does it have a formula?
If you want to be precise you can calculate the volume of the desired part and from that calculate what length you need of a certain starting stock.
Great video! why were you using a respirator?
Just basic dust protection. Machines, grinders and hammers all kick up allot of dust. Wen working alone it doesn't bother me much.
Also metal too like shaving get in the air and can get in the lungs just thought I would share
if the black stuff that comes off as you're hammering is just impurities then will eventually will stuff stop flaking off? I can you work something until it's almost completely free of impurities?
It's not impurities, it's iron oxide that forms around a hot piece of steel. We call it scale and is a very thin layer. When you knock off a piece of scale, a new layer is formed almost instantly in contact with the surrounding air.
doesn´t the flat surface bend during the hardening process? i´m a mold maker and we always pre fabricate our parts before hardening it and afterwards we´re doing the hard fabrication (HSC-Milling and grinding). i hope you understand what i mean, i don´t know all the technical terms, i am german ;D but nice video, i like the quality of you work
This is no precision job so any small deformation is not a problem. You can grind it flat after the heat treat.
Hey Torbjörn, I've wanted to start doing blacksmithing myself, and I'm just wondering how I should get started and what all I would need to get started. I've wanted to do it completely old fashioned like just a forge, anvil, and some hammers. Is there any way you can help me out?
As you say, you need a forge, anvil and a hammer... A basic forge is just a hole in the ground with a heavy pipe letting forced air in. A simple fan like a hair dryer or old vacuum cleaner can work to start with. A forge like this can work very well if you tune the air flow right!! Look for a used anvil on craigslist and other similar sites. A piece of railway track can be used for anvil but the real thing makes a difference. Hammers can be found on garage sales and flee markets. Try and contact other smiths in your area, there could be a local group that can help you out with equipment and information!
+Torbjörn Åhman Alright so I've saved up a good amount of money to get started soon. So is there any specific anvil I should really be looking for, like what would you say a good anvil should be made of and have on it?
8bit Cat The important thing is rebound (test with a ball bearing, should bounce up to nearly the same height you dropped from). It's nice to have a fairly flat face and a horn. Chipped edges are not that bad. You can grind them round. New anvils are very expensive, and I don't recommend buying a new one just starting out.
+Torbjörn Åhman Well I don't know of a place I can buy them around where I live, so it's a big possibility that I might have to buy one from the Internet. Is there any other way I will be able to tell if it's a good quality anvil?
8bit Cat Not really... but there are more reliable brands I assume.
How does this work with the power hammer. Do you strike the round face?
Exactly, the flat part can conform to a angled or slanted surface on your work piece and the upper die on the hammer can hit the round part regardless of the angle.
Torbjorn, what size swage did you use? Gracias!
You should look at may video - Forging a half round swage. The radius is 15mm (30mm round forged down to form the swage).
Torbjörn Åhman Yes I have seen that video. I will go with 30mm. What is your opinion of mild steel for a swage? Works but not for long? Gracias!
I think it will hold up pretty good. Try and keep your work piece hot, that will put less stress on the swage.
Nice, what steel did you use for the flatter?
I used a piece of odd high strength construction steel, but I would advice on some medium carbon steel like 1045 or 4140
@@torbjornahman Thanks for the reply. I do have a bit of 4140 available to use.
Du verstehst Dein Handwerk!
Danke!
Torbjörn Åhman danke!
Make a video of your finishes some time, you are using both oil and wax? And excellent forging, as always.
Thanks! I'll keep that in mind!
I use linseed oil for the most part. I also use a mixture of beeswax/linseed oil/turpentine (applied cold).
Any advice on applying the oil? Which temperature should the iron be? Any in which cases do you choose the other combination (oil-wax-turpentine)? Thanks for the quick replies!
If you want the raw steel look, you can use wax or oil, but linseed oil takes a while to cure, at least a day or two. The wax is rubbed on and you're more or less done. If you want a black finish you heat the metal to around 300C I think. The oil should smoke and turn black but not burn off. Ironwork for outdoor use really needs something else than wax or oil if you want the surface to remain intact, then you have to use paint.
Wow Tobbe, well done. Piteä
Tackar.
Please make VDO about how to forged hot chisel. Thank
I will consider that! A simple hand chisel or a handled one?
+Torbjörn Åhman Just simple hand chisel I think.Or both if you can :)
Why did you heat treatment at 240c at last?
I usually make sure I get a good temper in the oven. In this case I have already tempered the handle/tool transition in the forge but the actual tool needs a consistent temper as well.
Tur att jag kolla ända till slutet för jag visste inte riktigt vad den användes till :)
Interesting use there at the end. 😆 LOL 😆
:)
was it mild steel you dont say ?
No, if I remember right it was 1045. Any medium carbon steel will work fine.
Good video, as usual. But it kind of reminds me of these diy cnc or lathe videos. Step 1: get a lathe Step 2: make a diy lathe with said lathe
Thanks... yes a tool to make a tool to make another tool :)
+Torbjörn Åhman it all had to start somewhere, but whitch was first, the chicken or the egg? I just cant remember.
Phoenix He he, neither I would say... evolution, progression in small steps.
Nice video cool! Like
Home Run!
That you use your wife's oven so much must mean that she truly understands your love of smithing
Ha ha... why does everyone think it's her oven? :)
Torbjorn! thats not how you use a flatter! Looks like you have to start again...back to the drawing board.Nice work as usual and nice touch at the end lol.
Thanks! ;)
Well its not a flatter, its a swedish golf club ;) Already the vikings played golf like this, for sure ...
pra q q serve iso ?
trabalhoa desse pra faze uma raquete .
she's a beauty!
That is one flat bastard!
era para mostrar el metodo y la tecnica? xq el utencillo no se para q cirve _!
I hope to show how this one is used in a future video!
I have only been a subscriber for a short while, so hello! I was wondering is blacksmithing a family tradition that you carry on with or is it something you were interested in and learned it? Your videos and projects are amazing!
Hello! Nope just something I got interested in. I love anything creative really. Check my web-site for a short "about story".
pls make a Viking sword full tutorial :)
Ha ha, will never happen ... I think.
Why not..at least you have tools and beautiful workshop :) I think you should push yourself ;) maybe make a seax knife and then sword haha anyway greetings from Croatia
I have no knowledge about swords. It would take me years of research to make a video like that any justice. A "sword-shaped object" would probably be relatively easy to make though.
I understand you but I love watching you so I asked for it :p