It followed me home

[ThomasPowers]

Bandsaw blade and strapping billet. I like to stack them up until they will turn out about square after welding.

The 1"+ wide stuff really requires a powerhammer to do it justice though.

Note that trying to weld BSB to BSB can be hard due to the Ni content so use a more aggressive flux or make sure there is a piece of banding between each BSB layer.

Thomas

[Gary]

For those living on the West coast, don't despair. I'm from Portland, Or. and in the last two years that I've been looking I've found 3 rivet/farmer's forges ( one at an estate sale marked 10.00 for "iron tub"). I've bought 2 anvils, 125 lb. farriers and a nice little 89 lb. Peter Wright for 125.00 each. I've had the most luck with post vises, I have 5 from 35 lbs.to 90+ lbs. and only had to pay for one. It cost 50.00 and when I got it home and cleaned it up found it was a Peter Wright. My first post vise was found under a neighbor lady's woodpile in her garage. I have to admit two of the vises and a large 3'x4.5' Champion Forge came from a family trip to Kansas. I also found a nice Buffalo Forge drill press. I have used Craigslist, the newspaper, local magazines with classified ad sections and word of mouth. I have found many smaller tools such as hammers at garage and estate sales. I watch e-bay but the prices are usually way too high, especially with shipping for anything heavy. The tools are out there! Good Luck!

[ApprenticeMan]

WOW, Nice deals, especially on the post vices.

[Valentin]

This is what i got 2day ....i big pile of refractory bricks + a lathe (CN 400) made in Romania Uzinele ARAD and a 10T mechanical press ... i will post pictures with it 2morow caz i ran out of battery.Total cost arround 1100 USD.

[Dale Peters]

I went to an auction today and this is what followed me home. Three gear reduction boxes for $7; a butcher(?), two fullers, a flatter and a hotcut for $10; a belt driven blower for $13; and a sprocket and chain for $1.
I plan to build a tumbler sometime and I thought the reduction boxes might come in handy. I might be able to use the sprocket and chain for that also.
The blacksmith tools have seen a lot of use but I figured two bucks a piece was a pretty good deal.
The blower seems to be in good shape, just needs cleaned up.

[irnsrgn]

LOL, Some things followed Woody home yesterday and no he couldn't get the Depew in his trunk.

[rthibeau]

I had to pay to get these to follow me, but they are nice.

[Tyler Murch]

Is those Wally blocks, rt? Good score.

[Mike Turner]

This followed me home not long ago, it was not free but it did come at unexpected time. It is a 1917 50# Little Giant it had a pal for the trip a 1 1/2 hp variable speed burking.

[ApprenticeMan]

WOW Mike GREAT SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1