Thread: Blacksmith made holdfasts

Will post one to WW tomorrow.

Just poking around on the 'web' and saw these.

Buy Small Holdfast at Woodcraft

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_hi...Ck%3Ahold+fast

Toby

You may have already looked at this, but if not...

How to Make a Holdfast

You could use a torch instead.

Toby

Originally Posted by TobyC

You may have already looked at this, but if not...

How to Make a Holdfast

You could use a torch instead.

Toby

These are pretty much the same as the ones I made years ago and just what I was advocating could be made locally on a DIY level.

I question the height of the first bend on these holdfasts though; they would intrude too far into the work space. They only need to be tall enough to whack with a mallet for releasing them.

I do like the tight bend which would actually facilitate a lower profile while still providing a substantial vertical area for whacking when releasing the clamp.

I posted a hold fast to WW today. It is one of the ones that was made in Wandin.

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Originally Posted by Pagie

I posted a hold fast to WW today. It is one of the ones that was made in Wandin.

1000 posts!

Go Pagie! It's a big moment isn't it?

Hey Woodwould,
I agree with you 100%, I thought maybe showing instead of just telling might create some interest. I always prefer to do things myself, and this is sort of a do it yourself forum, but I guess buying them is easier. If I lived in Australia I might even offer to do them, but I don't.

Toby

Hi all
My wife is in NY USA for a 40th celebration with some girlfriends for a week. Guess what I had delivered to her room - a pair of Gramercy Holdfasts. Woohoo!!!!
She has unpacked them and shown her girlfriends ("What are they"," my god they are so heavy" "I know, he is such a dag") is horrified by the weight, but I knew she had taken three bags with her for shopping..........
Just put them in somewhere and bring them home for me!

Now planning how to drill all my dog holes in the bowling alley benchtop that is nailed together...
Pedro

Interestingly, I sent an email to 2 local blacksmiths with the holdfast PDF attached...no replies. So much for local businesses needing work huh? It's far easier to buy things on the Internet!

Originally Posted by TobyC

Hey Woodwould,
I agree with you 100%, I thought maybe showing instead of just telling might create some interest. I always prefer to do things myself, and this is sort of a do it yourself forum, but I guess buying them is easier. If I lived in Australia I might even offer to do them, but I don't.

Toby

Cudos Toby

This falls a good distance outside of what I would consider a DIY project ... maybe if DIY stood for 'done in years' ...

Actually not much harder than making a shepherds hook, just heavier bar.

Toby

Did you try that holdfast yet WoodWould?

Hi,
As i said in my plane post i don't normally hang round here....did anyone post this in the metalworking section of the forum?
My forge is not set up yet from moving but i would be more than interested to forge some hold fasts for you if you are still interested.

Sorry for the delay. With the poor weather, I didn't get out to the shed until this afternoon. Unfortunately I can't try the holdfast as it won't fit in the 3/4" holes in my bench!

The holdfast is very rusty and I took measurements off it ranging from Ø19.4mm to Ø19.8mm. I don't believe the rust is responsible for it being too large, I think it was actually Ø20mm to begin with.

I'll ask Herself to drop it in the mail to you early in the week.