Forging A Hold Fast
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Great job on the explanation Tim!
Have made a few from old claw bars, hexagonal in shape but work well if they are sized for the pritchel hole , almost useless if too small!
Very cool demonstration Tim, The mild steel would work for me just fine !!!!! Thank you !!!!!
Very good educational video Tim 🖒
I made my first hold fast a few days ago. I wish I would've watched this first. But it turned out alright.
Hi Tim
Mine ideal is the contact point is smooth...I haven't done it yet but the underneath contact point is slick.
I planning to take my cutoff grinder and ruff it up such as a hammer head .
Thanks Tim for more help
Than you mysteries explaned
I have seen them made before, the worst part was there was no explanation on how they worked. You have done a fine job on getting it right, thanks Tim.
You make it look so simple. Thank you, Reverend Tim.
Great explanation and presentation. Thank you!
Great shape... good job
Thanks Tim, I can now rework mine so that it will be more effective.
Great job. Good to see the respect that you had for your fellow blacksmiths
I use hold fasts for woodworking all the time, I have a woodworking bench with no vise, just holdfasts and battens. Cool video!
Love the way you share your knowledge.
Great tips, I just made a Hold Fast after watching this video and it works perfect. I made it out a length of coil spring 5/8" diam.Thanks for the great tips.
Nice fix to James's issue thanks Tim.
I had made one of mystery steel , I spark tested it and it
Had a great spark ! I believe it had high carbon content !
I watched you carefully and I could see what I had done wrong ! I will try and fix it tomorrow ! Thank you so much !
This Old Man is still learning !.
Have a Blessed Day !
Keep Hammering !
This is great, thanks!
Nice Alec Steele hammer . Love the hold fast btw
Simple and fast
Thank you for explaining the geometry of how these things work! I just forged one, and I did it by feel--based on what I've seen online. I think I need to look at it again now and do some fine tuning per your instruction. Thanks!
Glad it helped!
You really made that look easy.
Damn fella,I've seen these made and have wanted to make me one for a while but you explained not only the how but also the why...thank you so much,excellent subject,excellent video!
Thanks Tim, makes it look easy.
such a simple tool yet so effective. i have a bunch of these that i used on my wood bench dont know why i stopped using them. clamps can be a hassle
..Now i know the how's & why's it works, Thanks Exalted Master of Metal Mashing !! it took me 4-5 times before i got mine to work finally...!
I made mine out of coil spring. Without know what I'm doing a few months ago. Works great but a little diff than yours ie the curl on the foot. But I think everything else is about right with yours. I don't know how to treat it so I just normalized it a couple time. Thank you.
Ps still not sure about treating it.
Used 1045 for mine, just enough spring.
Thanks for sharing Tim.
Great video! A few questions if anyone can help me out:
1. Would this work with a hardy hole? Unfortunately do not have a Pritchel hole
2. If so would round stock still work? Or should it match the hardy hole?
3. And if not, do you have any work hold-down suggestions for a guy with a cast iron HF anvil and a piece of railroad track?
Thanks!
Use a piece of round that just fits in to your hardy hole. The 4 flat sides will work just as if it were a round hole...
Have fun and thanks for watching.
@@BIGDOGFORGE I’ll give it a go, thanks!
Just subbed brother
good video man
Thank you Tim. How would you heat treat it if it was made from car coil spring?
No heat treat coil spring is good the way it is.
@@BIGDOGFORGE Thanks Tim
As I to have 1.25 in band saw what is a good use for it....I was thinking parring knife or carving blades.
Great explanation. It seems like the pritchel in my Star anvil isn't completely straight, maybe a little curved. Its also about 1/2" diameter. Would the not perfectly straight hole affect the holding power? And is less than 1/2" even strong enough for a decent hold down? Sorry if these are dumb questions but I'm trying to decide if I should make one for the pritchel or the hardy. Thanks
I made one exactly like that about the same material and I couldn't get mine to work. I wonder if I just got the Triangular pattern like you were talking about off or just wasn't hitting it hard enough. I guess I might not have quenched it either would that have anything to do with it?
I tried making one for my hardy hole didn’t work at all, maybe try one for Pritchel hole
I have a lot of coil spring but wasn't planning on tempering it when I was done. If you suggest hardening and tempering it, what degree do you suggest tempering it at? Straw or blue coloring?
Does re bar work
Yes it works very well
Can u make a knife without power tools??
M Trivedi absolutely you can make knifs without power tools.I make knifs all the time. All you really need is heat, good hammer control and a file .That's for you Roy. Lol knife. Find you some railroad spikes those are perfect to practice on not going to make a great knife but easy to work
Thanks Tim. I have been using the hold fast in my woodworking bench for years and have thought about making one out of rebar (thought the rough pattern would be a better hold) but now I'm going to uncoil a spring in the spring....Yeah I got 7 inches of snow a couple days ago. It's like winter is never ending this year. Lol