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Title: Unknown cast iron part
Post by: lazyassforge on March 06, 2020, 08:42:56 AM

A friend had sent these pictures to me hoping for help identifying this part. It came with some blacksmith equipment through an auction in Ohio. There is no writing on the part. I thought a swage for horseshoes but it doesn’t seem heavy enough to me.

Thanks for any help, Bill Davis

Title: Re: Unknown cast iron part
Post by: mvwcnews on March 09, 2020, 03:25:57 PM

Perhaps a "bottom" for forming sheet metal? Used with a separate "top" swage of some kind?   You would not want a hammer to get too close to those shapes.

Title: Re: Unknown cast iron part
Post by: skipskip on March 10, 2020, 10:58:51 AM

I'm trying to picture what the finished product would look like, but I did poorly on that part of my SAT'S


Skip

Title: Re: Unknown cast iron part
Post by: lazyassforge on March 11, 2020, 07:49:35 PM

I have thought a lot about this piece. Probably much more time than I should donate to this question! I appreciate everyone who has wondered what it is! If I come up with any clues, I’ll post it here.

Thanks, Bill D.

Title: Re: Unknown cast iron part
Post by: Northwoods on March 11, 2020, 09:33:30 PM

Quote from: skipskip on March 10, 2020, 10:58:51 AM

I'm trying to picture what the finished product would look like, but I did poorly on that part of my SAT'S


Skip

It can't be a nut cracker, and so I am stumped.
Whaddya get when you put a sheet of soft metal between the mating halves and apply pressure of some sort?  A pencil holder? 

Title: Re: Unknown cast iron part
Post by: lazyassforge on March 12, 2020, 03:27:24 PM

Well, all I have are some pictures from a friend of mine. I had wished I had it and then I could press it into a piece of tin backed up with rubber to give me more ideas. If I get my hands on it you can bet I’ll do some experiments with it!!!

Thanks! B Davis

Title: Re: Unknown cast iron part
Post by: JoeCB on April 01, 2020, 08:44:55 PM

I think what MVWCNews said, there would be a top half of a swage.

Joe B