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    Hello from Keswick, Ontario

    Hello and welcome to the forum from Calgary! Cheers, Chad
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    Vise option

    I have a cheap Busy Bee 6" vise and can't say that I am impressed with the quality. So far I have had to change the thrust bearings and there is a 0.0015" bow in the fixed jaw since new. Also, the vise tends to lift up when securing parts. I would classify the Busy Bee vises under the "Better...
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    Milling Machine $1500 Courtice

    yes, I have a SM1120
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    Milling Machine $1500 Courtice

    Wow! that is the spitting image of my mill.
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    Swage blocks.

    Could you forge a piece of 3/8" x 2" flat bar into an arc and then grind a bevel on the bottom of it and then weld the arc to the piece of 1/2" plate that you have. This would yield a form that would resemble the cross section of a skillet.
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    Swage blocks.

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    Swage blocks.

    Might not be too bad if you were able rough out the shape with a grinder and then level a jig or guide on the stump and use a router to produce a uniform cavity.
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    Swage blocks.

    Can you grind a concave shape in a large stump?
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    Swage blocks.

    You may want to have a look at the swage blocks that Front Step Forge is offering.
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    Hello from Alberta

    Welcome to the forum from Calgary! Cheers, Chad
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