Make a Nail Header? - Tools, general discussion - I Forge Iron
2015年8月21日 · Add 1-1/2 times the diameter of the parent stock above the header and cut with the hot cut leaving just a bit to hold the nail to the parent stock. Heat the nail, insert it into the …
Nail header - Tools, general discussion - I Forge Iron
2014年6月3日 · Well, making a groove around a nail header for a wrap handle using a hot cut was harder than I thought. The side opposite the cut kept closing under the hammer. I managed …
Nail Header; how hard is too hard? - I Forge Iron
2014年10月23日 · Forged a nail header, from a crow bar. I make it orange/non magnetic and quenched in engine oil. It was so hard,I cant get a file to bite. Is that too hard? Will it crack in …
railroad spike nail header? - Problem Solving - I Forge Iron
2010年11月22日 · Connor, I did a search of the forum and didn't get a hit. But it seems as though someone in the last year or so posted some pics of a nail header that they made from a RR …
Nail header plans? - Tools, general discussion - I Forge Iron
2008年9月1日 · The picture was taken in almost total darkness, using a strobe and 1600 ASA film. I was amazed that the photographs came out so well. I have other shots of the nail …
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2009年6月9日 · This is my nail header. It is forged from an old piece of steel that was in a sewer. (I didn't steal it, it was replaced by a new one) The hole on the left is for hanging. There is a …
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2014年7月29日 · The headers are for using 1/4 inch square or 3/16 square. The left side header has both nail sizes in one header, and I find myself using this header the most. It is made from …
Nail Header Size - Tools, general discussion - I Forge Iron
2019年4月7日 · Make a nail (square taper) to the shaft size you want and then use it to make the header. The header has an hourglass hole so the top part grips the nail stock in order to let …
Newbie Question about forging nails. - Blacksmithing, General ...
2010年9月12日 · A tip for making your header: Use nail stock to make a 1 use drift to size the square hole. Just quench the nail stock in cold water or even cold salt water so it is as hard as …
hole size in nail header - Blacksmithing, General Discussion - I …
2009年9月22日 · I searched "nail making" and read a lot of threads but I did not find the answer to my question. I punched and drifted a sq. hole in my header . I started at the bottom and drove …