File Cutter's Anvil

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11 ай бұрын

A specialty anvil for making hand files. The top layer is tin to protect the file teeth. *I will use this anvil in a future video for those asking. More in a bit.
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John Rigoni
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@erikcourtney1834 10 ай бұрын

Rigoni Ironworks and Torbjorn Ahman make the best looking tooling on KZfaq hands down. It’s a long stretch but a collab video would be epic.

@rigoniironworks 10 ай бұрын

Hells yeah, It's been seven years since I've been across the pond. Planning on a Europe trip next year, fingers crossed.

@br14nn14 10 ай бұрын

@@rigoniironworks 🤞😎

@truecockney438 10 ай бұрын

Love watching this man work I’d like to see him make a claw hammer if at all possible

@williamwilliams7706 10 ай бұрын

For a minute I thought this was going to be a silver ad. You are a real skilled do-it-yourselfer.

@littlehills739 10 ай бұрын

5:30 some taped holes so u can recast the tin with removable walls or dovetail setup that u could wire bail tie the walls on while u cast

@ianwilkins9010 10 ай бұрын

From my question you will know I’m not a blacksmith or iron worker, but what is it and how does it work. Love watching the craftsman at work and all his products.

@harrytgough9101 10 ай бұрын

It's an 'anvil' with a soft metal face i think it was tin but I have no idea, it is used to chisel the teeth on a handmade file, because once you have chiseled one side, you will need a very soft surface to put the freshly cut teeth of if you want to be able to cut teeth on the other side, without running the teeth on the first side, both must be done while the steel is in its soft (annealed) state and it would be very easy to ruin the teeth on the bottom. I'm honestly surprised this works and they didn't use wax or pitch like chasers and engravers

@marcuscicero9587 10 ай бұрын

ain't seen ya in a while. always good content. thanks

@sanotsuto7972 10 ай бұрын

Everything that you make always comes out flawless. Hats off to another good one!

@rigoniironworks 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks! But believe me, there is a mountain of failures for every project.

@luizferreira9978 10 ай бұрын

Top demais Saudações do Brasil

@powellmrp6335 10 ай бұрын

Much looking forward to the video of using this anvil. And making a file. You are certainly getting good use out of your press - a handsome addition to your shop. Great work, as always.

@SchysCraftCo. 10 ай бұрын

Very nice work. Hopefully you will get great use out of it soon. For many years to come sir. Can’t wait to see more videos and updates and projects soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Fab On. Weld On. Keep forge lit. Keep Making. God Bless.

@marcsenteney3160 10 ай бұрын

I have to say you got my curiosity rolling here! Looking forward to seeing what comes next!

@damascuseverything 10 ай бұрын

Crisp and clean. I haven't actually seen the whole video yet, but it always is!

@SamTownsBladesmith 10 ай бұрын

Awesome work mate, keen to see the rest of the tooling!

@Vikingwerk 10 ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing where this leads!

@adelheidsnel5171 10 ай бұрын

That is so cool to watch!!!

@romeovidalrodriguez7754 10 ай бұрын

está muy bueno Excelente: 🤜🤛👍👊💪👌

@OuroborosArmory 10 ай бұрын

Looks amazing. Curious how you use it? I have ideas but I don’t really know

@vicmiddleton236 10 ай бұрын

I guess I'm slow, I don't understand what it does... what is that softer metal that you melted and what does it do?

@ajoybanerjee2819 10 ай бұрын

Very puzzling,how is it used 😮

@alanpreston3111 10 ай бұрын

Another beauty.. but what is it please ?? 🤔😂

@dicksargent3582 10 ай бұрын

Can I just forge under my hammer or does it help to make power hammer face while forging ?☺

@butcherofblaviken1619 10 ай бұрын

But what is that thing good for?

@No-One-of-Consequence 10 ай бұрын

Okay, but how does it work?

@johndilsaver8409 10 ай бұрын

Very nice work. Are you going to do some file cutting, or was this for someone else?

@rigoniironworks 10 ай бұрын

Yes, I'm building all the tools, then making some hand files. Working on the chisels today.

@johndilsaver8409 10 ай бұрын

@@rigoniironworks I'll look forward to that.

@andizell2255 7 ай бұрын

@rigoniironworks Did you find something regarding the angles of the chisels? I've tried but found nothing about that in german sources as well as in english. There were some books about the topic but postage to Europe is very expensive 😅

@williamsforge6263 10 ай бұрын

I respect your style of forging. I do have a question. Why are you so reliant on using stops or special forms to draw out material? "On your power hammer." I've never seen you draw anything free hand with a hammer or power hammer. Love your work. Just wondering. Lol

@rigoniironworks 10 ай бұрын

No worries, freehand forging is fine for certain applications, and you would think it's faster, but it isn't. Having to forge down, then switch to calipers and carefully measure bar thickness over a long span is silly. I build tooling so I can forge full force on the power hammer to move it as fast as possible, knowing I won't be able to over forge and ruin the work. Another thing to consider is the rougher the forging, the more file/grinding you have to do afterwords.

@williamsforge6263 10 ай бұрын

@@rigoniironworks Speed and precision. Love it. Thank you

@gerry343 10 ай бұрын

What was the purpose of pressing the top surface 2:10 to 3:20 ?

@rigoniironworks 10 ай бұрын

The biggest chunk of steel I had was 2.5" square. Upsetting the top got it to around 3" square.

@gerry343 10 ай бұрын

@@rigoniironworks Thank you. Another fine video, we're able to see exactly what you're doing.

@JackPinesBlacksmithing 10 ай бұрын

What metal was added? It looked like silver but I have no idea why that would be useful for file cutting. Aluminum is another metal I could see maybe melting like that but, though not as soft as silver, also not hard.

@rigoniironworks 10 ай бұрын

Tin. My first test was with lead, but after enough people warned me of the health hazards, I switched to tin.

@JackPinesBlacksmithing 10 ай бұрын

Clearly I wasn’t quite awake yet. 😂 Otherwise, I’d not have replied in your thread, kind sir. Appreciate the pointer and reply. Will now skulk off to read.

@KUZBASSforever 10 ай бұрын

God, what an aesthete!

@threeriversforge1997 10 ай бұрын

Great design, and I can't wait to see it used. It's always fascinating, to me, to see the tools from the old pros back in the day who were making files for a living. How they cobbled things together, and added little tweaks to make it more functional, is just impossible to learn without the old souls there to explain the intricacies. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fKhla8uc08nenn0.html

@edgeblur 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the link. What a great man presenting. Knowledgeable, no fluff.

@salihcak55 10 ай бұрын

Kolay gelsin ne işe yarayacak bu

@kaseymathew1893 10 ай бұрын

How do you make an anvil? First, heat up the steel. Then, put it on your anv- . . . Hmm. It seems we have a minor logistical problem here.

@fearthereaper298 10 ай бұрын

There should be lead instead of tin. Tin is hard,lead is soft.

@benjaminzedrine 10 ай бұрын

Tsk tsk. I'll fitting tongs under the power hammer. Obviously you were well clear. But with the reins that wide open it's a big shock to all the muscles and tendons in the hands, forearms, and elbows. For all the tools in the shop you can't buy back your arms once they're worn out.