Recent content by 52 Ford

Nope... sort of a niche item. I think it's neat, but I don't have any emotional/sentimental attachment to Studebaker, and think it'd be better left to someone who does. Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

I thought it was a pretty fun project. I was still trying to get used to Fusion 360 and that helped a lot. Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

Check out Gliden07's thread on his press build. IIRC, his press frame is from similar angle iron stock. Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

Ouch! Don't do that. Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

They're epoxied into the head, I think. Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

It's common practice to braze carbide onto steel shanks for lathe tooling. This Old Tony has a good video about brazed carbide. One this to consider is that the steel is going to expand when heated and then shrink back in around the carbide. Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

Braze it? Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

Thats the style I prefer for working with wire. Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

Like titanium nitride coatings on twist drills and milling cutters. Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

KantTwist clamps are extremely common with machinists. You can get them in all sorts of different sizes and a lot of different companies make them (obviously some better than others). You can also get them with different jaw materials. Plus, it wouldn't be a big project to make replacement soft...

It's in the mid teens here right now (just east of Richmond, VA). We had a pretty heavy rain come through here a few days ago. The night before it rained, it was in the 20s, then it was 50's out that day. The condensation on all my tools out by the forge was insane! I had dried the anvil off...

That's probably the first thing I noticed when I joined this forum. Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

I have one like that out in the shop. I need to clean it up and put a new handle on it. Actually, I think I left it in the Evaporust a few months ago. Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

I use a lot of mystery metal. HOWEVER, I don't sell knives made of mystery metal. Since I can't really know how it'll perform. I use it for shop tooling, mostly. For that, a spark test, then a test heat treat are good enough for me. Maybe one day I'll pick up an XRF gun... Sent from my...

Realistically, if you want a newer machine and don't have a fortune to spend, you're looking at a Chinese or Taiwanese machine (the latter being preferred). If I were you, I wouldn't let country of origin play into your decision too much. Honestly, you can get some really high quality stuff...