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Posted by Steve Smith on May 4, 2006, 6:34 pm
Please log in for more thread options Maybe six years ago I picked up a flyer for these guys
Green-Mengel Blacksmithing Tools
Eric Green (610)562-3026
Steven Mengel (610)562-8561
smengel@nni.com
I don't know if they're still in business, but they had cones.
Steve
Brad wrote:
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>>>I am thinking of a blacksmith cone mandrel...waist to chest
>>>high...hundreds of pounds of iron.
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>>>Is there anything out there that can take the place of this tool? Maybe
>>>I need to start some serious junk diving.
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>>>TMT
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>>You can sometimes find long pipe reducers that go from 8" pipe down to
>>4" pipe.
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>>I have a cone mandrel and have no intention of selling it at this time.
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>>You could build one by welding sections of heavy pipe into slight cones
>>and stack them.
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>>Lots of welding and grinding.
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>>You can buy smaller new ones.
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>This foundry casts these cones.
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>http://www.hernironworks.com/blacksmith.html
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> high...hundreds of pounds of iron.
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> Is there anything out there that can take the place of this tool? Maybe
> I need to start some serious junk diving.
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> TMT