This is what we come here for. Peening lessons, doming blocks and a measuring tip. All in one episode. Thank you, John. You are a wealth of information. Pretty entertaining, too. 😀
0:14 If you are as old as I am, I remember watching The Mickey Mouse Club on TV (50s). One of the phrases that stuck in my head is "Today is Tuesday, you know what that means, we're going to have a Special Guest!" The days when Annette Funicello was one of the Members!
Another great learning video Scout. As Low Buck Garage says, If you’re not having fun on a project you’re doing it wrong. That tape measure, wow, I can’t remember the last time I saw an imperial tape measure😂😂. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
I've have tell you Scoutcrafter, I wish I'd known three decades ago; about that 'find the center' trick you showed at the end of the video. All I've ever done with square, or rectangular pieces of steel, and wood is I've gone corner to corner both ways, then scribed a line in to roughly find the center point, and said "it's close enough". There's numerous things like this you've shown on this channel, where I'm left wondering why I bothered to take shop class in school. I'm now realizing just how little they explained to us in there.
"We" may not have made any tool in the shop today, but "we" sure did make a lot of people happy by going in the shop today. Thanks for sharing yet another awesome video!
I love the halving tip. When I get a bunch of weird measurements I must divide, I will often revert to a (gasp) metric tape measure. The same tip could be applied to any division (1/3, 1/5 etc.) too. For laying out clapboards on uneven walls, I've seen people make story-sticks which will space the clapboard layout in a similar fashion.
Nice idea with the hammer. You could go into business selling these things, there would have to be a market out there for something like that. Loved the doming kit, that was brilliant.
What a neat outcome for the hammer. That centering tip is a life saver I never even knew about it thanks for passing that along. I learn something new every video 🙂
I figured this out 30 years ago while doing mechanical drawing, when I tried to explain this to my fellow workers they thought I was nuts! Also works for dividing up a distance into multiples.
John, nice video. Great hammer design and it’s usage. You are the Felix the Cat of the tool refurb world. You are forever reaching into your bag of tricks and pulling out something amazing and interesting. Your sheet metal punch and die sets and various doming blocks and punches were a great example. I have a similar set so have to chuckle at that fact. I like your simple striking block. I’ll need to make one for myself. Nice peening demonstration. Great Mosh. Best Regards, John
I used to think you should teach Votech. Now I firmly believe you should be the Dean of a Votech school. I thought that doming block was one of a set of big decorative dice. Love the mosh. Thank you.
Being the Dean would be a waste of ScoutCrafter’s talent. Instead of teaching the uses of various tools he would be stuck dealing with discipline problems, irate parents, and the NY city and state educational bureaucracies.
Very cool!! Those domed washers would be perfect when replacing drawknife handles! A lot of them have those domed washers on the butts of the handles. I haven’t ever tried to replicate them because I didn’t know how I would. Thank you so much for showing that!!!!
The angling of the tape measure is a great trick, and even better when you are trying to divide a board up into something other than halves where you can't use diagonals. I have used my doming block for a few years now and not once did I think about using it with the Dake - got to go find a candidate for amputation now 😄
Young man, you bested me on the hammer face you cut off, I am stealing that idea and I am not going to be ashamed of it either. Thanks for the tips on the doming blocks and punches, I have a set and once and awhile I struggle a bit trying to use them, your tips are going to help me a lot sir. Thanks for the video, much appreciated.
A trick to success forming metal on the bench is to use material that was formulated to be readily bent and shaped. Metal gallon cans that are used for acetone, thinners, mineral oil, etc. work a treat for this work and can be readily soldered. Appliance shrouds as found on things like washers and dryers work great for larger jobs and can usually be had for free at the dump.
Again I say. If you’re learning something new from John you must know everything. Lol. I just get so excited when I learn something new from this channel!
Love the measuring. I bought a doming set a few years ago for making fishing lures. We always have great plans but sometimes they get pushed back because of honey dews. I said shortly after I found your channel that you should have a tv program. I’m convinced there’s not much you can’t do. Thank You
Great video 👍 I like that hammer,Now I will have to make one. I also like the pounding block made from scrap wood. This is a no brainer, I also need to make this for my workshop. What a fantastic 💡 idea! Great information today on peening . I learned a lot. Loved seeing the Dake in action. That center finding trick does really come in handy. I see you like those Royal Dansk cookies 🍪, I think they are really good, I probably could eat a half a tin😂😂. Well again great video and can’t wait to see your video on Friday. Have a great evening. 😀👍👍
Never heard of a doming block. I'm going to have to look into that. I recently purchased a 3 in 1 metal worker tool just to learn something new in my shop. It shears, bends and rolls thin sheet metal. A doming block and peening set may go along with this pretty good. Thanks a lot John, now you're videos are costing me more money 😉🤪😲 Loved the show today. Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan
Hi Scout 👋....Happy New Year! I liked your little mini anvil in the block of wood. Just a thought - if you mounted the 2×4 perpendicular to the square blocks grain, it would be much less likely to split. Thanks again for all you do. Have a happy day 😊
Thanks for the video. I have to get one of the doming cubes. Very handy. I loved you showing the asking price of the tin car. Wow, collectors drive the prices up. Dave.
Amazing - absolute voodoo with that measuring trick. I am continually amazed by how much I learn watching you! Thank you for passing on these tips and tricks!
I think I just figured out what I don’t like about that half hammer. Grind the top cheeks off of it. Flat top sorta. Thx for the info John! And now I want a doming block and punch set. Gee thanks. 😂
Great video, I have a couple very old 24 oz.+ ballpeins that need to be hung, but I've been reluctant because of the relatively large heads & tiny eyes. Looks like a great modification to mitigate that & put an old tool back to use. The tape trick is useful and quick. Just to expound a bit, if you're trying to divide a board into say 3 or 4, (or more) equal selections...pull the tape to a (any) measurement that is easily divisible by the number of pieces you need. For example: If your board is 14-5/8" wide and you want 4 equal sections, pull the tape diagonally to 16" and mark every 4 inches (@ 4"-8"-12"). Another way is to double or halve simple fractions (doesn't translate to compound numbers) is as simple as doubling or halving just the denominator. The trick is you double to halve & halve to double. Example: What's one half of 9/32"? (32 x 2) - 9/64" When halving you double the denominator. Example: What's double 5/16"? (16/2) -5/8" When doubling you halve the denominator.
That was some cool stuff! I do a lot of measuring in inches and tend to use scales graduated in tenths to make the math easier. Laying out multiple faster holes evenly is easy with those.
The "finding center" tip can also be used if you need to mark off a board in equal sections. For example, using your 8 13/16" board .. if you needed 5 equal strips, swing the ruler til you're at 10", then mark the 2" 4" 6", 8" positions and you'll have equal size sections.
I have never done any peening before, but I at least now feel I can do it with ease. I knew about the centering method but had forgotten, and I never knew about the metal forming idea procedure. Thanks for sharing. I feel this is something I can use.
Such a cool toy car, couldn't stop thinking about it. The price cured me quickly though. I struggle to pay that for a real working one 😂 Good tips in the video, thank you! Now let's hope I remember a few..
I gotta try making a modified hammer. Maybe that could be the next group challenge? We did a short handled hammer, now we should make custom modified hammer heads! Maybe someone will come up with a different, but ingenious style of hammer? What do ya think?
i waited for part 2 before i said anything interesting design a dog head hammer i swear i never heard or ever seen one only on your channel do i get a full education on tools thanks love the vise nice and clean looks almost new👍P.S. word of the day peen
Off subject from the current video, check out the Megapro Tools Original Multi-bit screwdrivers. Made in the USA. I’ve had one for several years. Great screwdrivers.
I made a steel bowl with a ball peen hammer in Junior High Metal Shop then I survived my life without a ball peen........Somebody gave my a ball peen head that I just set aside and then ScoutCrafter had a Mallet Challenge and as long as I was making a Wooden Mallet I decided to make a handle for the ball peen head. Made the handle put it in the head and have never used it..............Moral of the Story seems to be you can go thru life just fine without ever having a ball peen hammer.
This is what we come here for. Peening lessons, doming blocks and a measuring tip. All in one episode. Thank you, John. You are a wealth of information. Pretty entertaining, too. 😀
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When I was working we use to say that everyday you should learn something and today I learned quite a lot. Thanks for sharing this information.
0:14 If you are as old as I am, I remember watching The Mickey Mouse Club on TV (50s). One of the phrases that stuck in my head is "Today is Tuesday, you know what that means, we're going to have a Special Guest!" The days when Annette Funicello was one of the Members!
Annette and her beautiful eyes! She was a sweetheart. 😃👍
DUDEZILLA!!!! Make that 'striking plate' for a vise an official SCOUTCRAFTER CHALLEGE for all of your viewers all over the WORLD!!!
Another great learning video Scout. As Low Buck Garage says, If you’re not having fun on a project you’re doing it wrong. That tape measure, wow, I can’t remember the last time I saw an imperial tape measure😂😂. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
I've have tell you Scoutcrafter, I wish I'd known three decades ago; about that 'find the center' trick you showed at the end of the video. All I've ever done with square, or rectangular pieces of steel, and wood is I've gone corner to corner both ways, then scribed a line in to roughly find the center point, and said "it's close enough". There's numerous things like this you've shown on this channel, where I'm left wondering why I bothered to take shop class in school. I'm now realizing just how little they explained to us in there.
"We" may not have made any tool in the shop today, but "we" sure did make a lot of people happy by going in the shop today. Thanks for sharing yet another awesome video!
I love the halving tip. When I get a bunch of weird measurements I must divide, I will often revert to a (gasp) metric tape measure. The same tip could be applied to any division (1/3, 1/5 etc.) too. For laying out clapboards on uneven walls, I've seen people make story-sticks which will space the clapboard layout in a similar fashion.
Nice idea with the hammer. You could go into business selling these things, there would have to be a market out there for something like that. Loved the doming kit, that was brilliant.
What a neat outcome for the hammer. That centering tip is a life saver I never even knew about it thanks for passing that along. I learn something new every video 🙂
Doming cube. Learn something everyday. Even if you're 55yrs old. Thank you.
I think that’s when we appreciate knowledge the most! Post 50. 😃👍
I figured this out 30 years ago while doing mechanical drawing, when I tried to explain this to my fellow workers they thought I was nuts! Also works for dividing up a distance into multiples.
I've never seen a doming set and now I must have one. Coolest thing I've seen in a while. Thanks
Fun tools you have there that you don’t show often. Finding the center of the board is a fantastic tip. I will use it. Thank you!
Oh my god my jaw is still hanging open with that center trick I wish I knew this a while ago but thanks so much it will be very useful now too 👍 👍 👍
John, nice video. Great hammer design and it’s usage. You are the Felix the Cat of the tool refurb world. You are forever reaching into your bag of tricks and pulling out something amazing and interesting. Your sheet metal punch and die sets and various doming blocks and punches were a great example. I have a similar set so have to chuckle at that fact. I like your simple striking block. I’ll need to make one for myself. Nice peening demonstration. Great Mosh.
Best Regards,
John
I used to think you should teach Votech. Now I firmly believe you should be the Dean of a Votech school. I thought that doming block was one of a set of big decorative dice. Love the mosh. Thank you.
Being the Dean would be a waste of ScoutCrafter’s talent. Instead of teaching the uses of various tools he would be stuck dealing with discipline problems, irate parents, and the NY city and state educational bureaucracies.
That was a good tip on finding the center of a board 👍🏻. I understand why you made the hammer the way you did. Thank you for sharing John
Very cool!! Those domed washers would be perfect when replacing drawknife handles! A lot of them have those domed washers on the butts of the handles. I haven’t ever tried to replicate them because I didn’t know how I would. Thank you so much for showing that!!!!
Great episode! Love the Atomic Jet👍
The angling of the tape measure is a great trick, and even better when you are trying to divide a board up into something other than halves where you can't use diagonals. I have used my doming block for a few years now and not once did I think about using it with the Dake - got to go find a candidate for amputation now 😄
Young man, you bested me on the hammer face you cut off, I am stealing that idea and I am not going to be ashamed of it either. Thanks for the tips on the doming blocks and punches, I have a set and once and awhile I struggle a bit trying to use them, your tips are going to help me a lot sir. Thanks for the video, much appreciated.
A trick to success forming metal on the bench is to use material that was formulated to be readily bent and shaped. Metal gallon cans that are used for acetone, thinners, mineral oil, etc. work a treat for this work and can be readily soldered. Appliance shrouds as found on things like washers and dryers work great for larger jobs and can usually be had for free at the dump.
Wow,, fantastic tip for finding the centre's,,
boy that domed washer looked great when it came out of the Dake,, 👍
In Minnesota there's a drinking game up north. Last man to drive a finishing nail with a ball peen, buys the round.
A ball peen has always been my most used hammer, for some reason. I think I have them from 2oz. all the way to 2lb. Nice tip on the centering.
Again I say. If you’re learning something new from John you must know everything. Lol. I just get so excited when I learn something new from this channel!
It's not just for centering although that might be most common use,That same trick could be also used for equal divisions with any other numbers.
Nice haircut as always sir... I can see Waldo again...he cant hide from me...
15:36 new ScoutCrafter merch slogan: “Tools Are Fun”
Love the measuring. I bought a doming set a few years ago for making fishing lures. We always have great plans but sometimes they get pushed back because of honey dews. I said shortly after I found your channel that you should have a tv program. I’m convinced there’s not much you can’t do. Thank You
Jess making Lures is so much fun! 😃👍
Great video 👍 I like that hammer,Now I will have to make one. I also like the pounding block made from scrap wood. This is a no brainer, I also need to make this for my workshop. What a fantastic 💡 idea! Great information today on peening . I learned a lot. Loved seeing the Dake in action. That center finding trick does really come in handy. I see you like those Royal Dansk cookies 🍪, I think they are really good, I probably could eat a half a tin😂😂. Well again great video and can’t wait to see your video on Friday. Have a great evening. 😀👍👍
Never heard of a doming block. I'm going to have to look into that.
I recently purchased a
3 in 1 metal worker tool just to learn something new in my shop.
It shears, bends and rolls thin sheet metal.
A doming block and peening set may go along with this pretty good.
Thanks a lot John, now you're videos are costing me more money 😉🤪😲
Loved the show today.
Have a Jesus filled day everyone
Greg in Michigan
Good stuff Bud!! Always love the goofy lil' tips!!☻
Surely everyone loves a mosh, that hammer worked beautifully in the Dake, what an excellent domed washer !
Hi Scout 👋....Happy New Year! I liked your little mini anvil in the block of wood. Just a thought - if you mounted the 2×4 perpendicular to the square blocks grain, it would be much less likely to split. Thanks again for all you do. Have a happy day 😊
Thanks for the video. I have to get one of the doming cubes. Very handy. I loved you showing the asking price of the tin car. Wow, collectors drive the prices up.
Dave.
Dave- Some of those Tin Litho cars are crazy expensive! 🫣👍
"The Snoop"...tanks for sharing Home Sweet Home
The way of Peening and Halving is very interesting. Great lesson today.
Very versatile tool now! I too enjoy the mosh videos, them and the poor mans flea market! Thanks! 6500 WOW we in the wrong hobby Mr. John..smh 🙂
Great video John you’re setting the bar pretty high for 2023 with your videos, lol
You never disappoint Scoutcrafter. I was just about to google that car and see what it goes for.
Amazing - absolute voodoo with that measuring trick. I am continually amazed by how much I learn watching you! Thank you for passing on these tips and tricks!
The large doming block is really a big neat looking thing to have for a paper weight when not in use
What a great mosh! I love those doming blocks.
Nice to see the modified hammer in action. Great mosh!
Another great video. Today I learned something again. You have so much knowledge. Way to go. 👍👍❤.have a great day.
Didn't know that about centering. Amazing!
Love the old toy car at the end
You’re a wealth of knowledge! You would have made a great wood shop/machine shop teacher👍
Great mosh. I want a doming block even if I don’t need one. Very cool. Nice math trick, too. 🇺🇸
They are like art! A must have!
I enjoyed the peening education. I had it all wrong so I really needed this.
I can see myself in the shop measuring odd bits of wood to test out your tip! Thanks
The doming blocks are cool! I learned about finding center many years age from This Old House. It is a great tip. Thanks
I think I just figured out what I don’t like about that half hammer. Grind the top cheeks off of it. Flat top sorta. Thx for the info John!
And now I want a doming block and punch set. Gee thanks. 😂
Great tip…wow who would have thought 👍👍👍
What a great episode! Very cool!
Happy New Year, John!
Great video, I have a couple very old 24 oz.+ ballpeins that need to be hung, but I've been reluctant because of the relatively large heads & tiny eyes. Looks like a great modification to mitigate that & put an old tool back to use.
The tape trick is useful and quick.
Just to expound a bit, if you're trying to divide a board into say 3 or 4, (or more) equal selections...pull the tape to a (any) measurement that is easily divisible by the number of pieces you need.
For example:
If your board is 14-5/8" wide and you want 4 equal sections, pull the tape diagonally to 16" and mark every 4 inches (@ 4"-8"-12").
Another way is to double or halve simple fractions (doesn't translate to compound numbers) is as simple as doubling or halving just the denominator.
The trick is you double to halve & halve to double.
Example:
What's one half of 9/32"? (32 x 2)
- 9/64"
When halving you double the denominator.
Example:
What's double 5/16"? (16/2)
-5/8"
When doubling you halve the denominator.
Great video scout very informative some great stuff love the hammer dog hammers are my favourite
God bless take care 🙏🇺🇸👍🦅🇳🇿🗽🔨🪖
Fascinating stuff with doming and the Dake!!! You could teach at a technical college and would be awesome at it!
No! Wait... That centering thing has broken my brain!! Some kind of math witchcraft?!?!
Yep.. I want one... Could be a shop project.. lol and I did learn the measuring trick from my Granddaddy.. Great video man.
Hard to know what day it is? Dude, that’s called “being retired”. 😂
That was some cool stuff! I do a lot of measuring in inches and tend to use scales graduated in tenths to make the math easier. Laying out multiple faster holes evenly is easy with those.
Hey scout, Really cool doming/cut out tools.. I can see so many uses for them.. another tool for my list 🤗 cheers Rob
I completely agree, tools are fun! Great video appreciated the lesson. Have a great day..
Bam! Doming blocks! Another revelation, thank you Scoutcrafter
The "finding center" tip can also be used if you need to mark off a board in equal sections. For example, using your 8 13/16" board
.. if you needed 5 equal strips, swing the ruler til you're at 10", then mark the 2" 4" 6", 8" positions and you'll have equal size sections.
Great lesson today! 👍👍
Now I need doming blocks!
I do have a center finding measuring tape and love it!
Definitely a great mosh episode! Lots of good stuff especially those doming blocks with the Dake. I knew you'd find a purpose for that cutoff piece. 🙂
Hello Scoutcrafter fabian here from california. You have a GREAT solution for everything. I love this video!!!!
I have never done any peening before, but I at least now feel I can do it with ease. I knew about the centering method but had forgotten, and I never knew about the metal forming idea procedure. Thanks for sharing. I feel this is something I can use.
tools are fun...words of wisdom, thank you Scoutcrafter
Such a cool toy car, couldn't stop thinking about it. The price cured me quickly though. I struggle to pay that for a real working one 😂 Good tips in the video, thank you! Now let's hope I remember a few..
Alex- You and I were born too late. If we could borrow a Time Machine think of how much great stuff we could buy! 😃👍
I've never seen that hole punch block before, Thanks 🛠👍😊
Great mosh! I need a tip for keeping track of my tape measure....the darn thing is always missing. Cheers
I gotta try making a modified hammer. Maybe that could be the next group challenge? We did a short handled hammer, now we should make custom modified hammer heads! Maybe someone will come up with a different, but ingenious style of hammer? What do ya think?
Great job, again. Awesome centering tip, thanks for sharing it.
Great centering tip! TY!
Thanks for mentioning me buddy
Cliff- You are the master of working with those doming blocks! 😃👍
i waited for part 2 before i said anything interesting design a dog head hammer i swear i never heard or ever seen one only on your channel do i get a full education on tools thanks love the vise nice and clean looks almost new👍P.S. word of the day peen
thanks for the vids, love this stuff.
Excellent tips. Never knew these techniques!
Off subject from the current video, check out the Megapro Tools Original Multi-bit screwdrivers. Made in the USA. I’ve had one for several years. Great screwdrivers.
Another Great video. I have never seen the doming tool, so that was very interesting.
"Tools are fun" the next t-shirt.
Slick and informative episode. Did you see Ron Covell building the copper tank for Blondihack? Great stuff.
I just watched it! Wow! Ron does nice work! 😃👍
Gee thanks John, now I feel this urgent need to buy a set of doming blocks - lol
GOOD ONE, KEEP SAFE IN '23...
I have a set of the doming dies but Ive only used them a couple times. It was cheap enough its nice to have on hand.
I'm going to make that peening mini bench!!!!
Excellent
Great video
I made a steel bowl with a ball peen hammer in Junior High Metal Shop then I survived my life without a ball peen........Somebody gave my a ball peen head that I just set aside and then ScoutCrafter had a Mallet Challenge and as long as I was making a Wooden Mallet I decided to make a handle for the ball peen head. Made the handle put it in the head and have never used it..............Moral of the Story seems to be you can go thru life just fine without ever having a ball peen hammer.
Great video!🙂
Enjoying another kick ass video in beautiful SW Michigan! BTW is there a spot for subscribers to show off Scoutcrafter inspired projects?
We used to have challenges but now that the channel has grown we have so many entries! 🫣
Gotcha 👍👍🔩🔩boom
You are exactly right John tools are fun
You know, if you polished up that piece you cut off that hammer it sure would look special when you use it with your wooden impact block. 🤠
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