gas tank and planishing hammer

[Double D]

Chadrat,
Good job on both of your projects, I'm also a member on metalmeet. Your version is good looking and i might add would fit a whole lot better in my shop. Your tank is great is that your first? Looks like your well on your way to shaper success.

Double D

[ChadRat]

It seems that a lot of people are interested in my planishing hammer. My friend put the lower dies on ebay

Check it out!

planishing hammer dies

tell him Chad sent ya!

[customwelds]

Chad, I sent you an email through the forum, let me know if you get it. I'm not sure how it works, so, just in case it doesn't give you my [email protected] email, use that to make sure i get your response, thanks!

[ChadRat]

Softtail,
It was a very complicated process of getting the reciever tube to match my lower anvils. I took my lower dies and gun to Metal Supermarket. I tried out different sizes of tubing to find something that fit like I wanted it to. I bought a foot of what I needed.

customwelds,
Get a hold of me offline and maybe we can work something out.

[customwelds]

Looks SWEET Chad. That's one smooth lookin tank, i like the fatness of it. I live in Mustang and just acquired my Square Wave 175 Tig machine yesterday. Can't wait til I get out of vo-tech today so I can come home and burn some metal. My welding teacher is in Peidmont, you may know him.

[davejurek]

I'm also interested in the planishing hammer.

Why not just post how you built it with accompanying pics?

Thanks.

Dave

[softtail86]

Jim,

No Problem. Do you think there is room in the "magic garage" for an E-wheel???!!!! (BUT OF COURSE!!)


ChadRat,

Thanks for the info. I looked at your gallery on the metal site about your planisher and have one more question about the lower anvils. How did you make the receiver for the lower anvil to accept the cnc anvil. A close-up of both the upper and lower anvils will help me decide how I will do mine. I'm kind of looking whats out there before I commit to a specific design.


Thanks in Advance!

Seth

[ChadRat]

Softtail,
Yes the trigger is always on and I use a foot control to regulate the air.

I bought the lower anvils (dies) from a local guy who makes english wheel and planishing hammer parts. He makes them on a cnc lathe.

I hope to build an english wheel soon myself.

[Fla Jim]

Seth.
Thanks for the info on the little english wheel. It looks like just what is was looking for.

[softtail86]

Dave,

The little E-Wheel was on https://www.roddingroundtable.com/te.../12ewheel.html


Two sites I look at www.metalmeet.com and www.metalshapers.org


I really like metalmeet, it has an incredible amt of info. I have not posted on that site yet, but you will learn a lot about metalforming. They are all as helpful as this site is


Seth

[davesisk]

Originally posted by softtail86
I already made a small E-wheel like the one on the rodding Roundtable site. I used rear wheel bearings and go-kart bearings.

Seth

Seth:

Where's this site? Also, where's a good site to find a good basic explanation of how to use an English wheel? (And a shaping hammer, for that matter.) Is metalmeet.com the best source? Is there another that comes to mind?

Thx!
Dave

[softtail86]

Yes Dave I am. I went to the mcmaster.com website and did a search for steel forged wheels.

It listed Cast iron, forged steel, and ductile iron (like a fortified cast). I think I'm going to try the 6 x 2 1/2 forged steel wheel (about $70 ). This is really cheap compared to 300-500 dollars for an upper wheel from some of the wheel manufacturers!!

I may buy the lower assembly and a few 2 x 3 lower anvils, but it will have to wait until next month (christmas killed me!!). I would like to keep the E-wheel under $400. I would really like to use one frame (24inch max throat) for the E-wheel and planisher.

I already made a small E-wheel like the one on the rodding Roundtable site. I used rear wheel bearings and go-kart bearings.

Seth

[davesisk]

Chad Rat: Nice work!

Softtail86: I noticed on the metameet.com site that folks there seem to be building english wheels with steel or cast iron casters. What a great idea. Are you thinking along the same lines?

[softtail86]

Hi Chadrat,

I will be building a planishing hammer and an e-wheel over the next few months (still aquiring parts for this). I'm also thinking of combining the planisher and e-wheel, but I am still in the thinking phase.

Questions:

On your hammer, is the trigger always in the "on" position and then regulated by an air-foot-control of some kind?

For the lower anvils (Did you make these or buy?). How ,if you made them?

Thanks,

Seth

PS: the tank looks great!

[ChadRat]

Jim,
I use a 4 x air rivet gun. Clamping system: the gun slides thru the tube. In the front I drilled a hole in the tube and welded a nut over the hole. The strap attaches on the top, goes over the gun and a bolt goes thru the strap in the front and thru the tube. This helps to keep the gun lined up. I also put some scrap metal in as a shim to keep it from moving side ways. The air control is easy. I zipped tied the trigger and use a foot control valve from HF. I bought the bottom dies from a local guy who sells english wheels and planishing hammers on ebay. He makes them on a cnc lathe. If you are interested in some bottom dies contact me off line and I will get you in contact with him. The top die is an aircraft rivet head. I did not do any machining to build this.

Whats behind the big yellow thing? You don't want to know. Just a bunch of general clutter. I didn't think my frame was showing up well in the pics with all the junk in the background.

What is the big yellow thing? It is an aluminum roof from a stock car. My neighbor was gonna throw it out. So I told him I could find a use for it.