It followed me home

[Thomas Dean]

Mike, aka FrogPondForge's dad, I meant no offense to your son. (or you) It's just that if someone does a search on this subject of welding a shaft of this type they will think that you can weld any time with MIG on said material. That was my main concern and reason for posting.

You and your son are 2 lucky people, both enjoying the same hobbies. ENJOY and treasure the time, it goes fast! alas, too fast... Our 2 sons and I trained in TaeKwonDo together, the oldest and I tested for our 1st Degree Black Belts together. He got interested in track but I stayed in several more yrs til I got my 2nd Degree. Wouldn't trade that time with the boys for anything. The oldest has his own business now in N.M. and the younger works for him learning the trade. He, too, plans to start his own business but after he and his wife move back to Texas, which we hope is not in the too distant future.

BTW, ya thought about registering under your own name/handle? (and yes, I am easly confused sometimes....)

[Mlmartin15]

i defiantly agree with Frosty and Glenn, while its fun to get a little mig welder and play on the weekends, when your using tools that move and swing large parts you have to really know what your doing. i work at a job shop repairing other peoples broken mistakes. some of them have killed people because of sloppy welding.(safety bars around a large open floor mixer) the bars were not put in place right and the welds broke too.
sign up at your local tech school, great places to learn the basics

[Ratel10mm]

No photos I'm afraid, but 2 recent finds - first was a 1.5kW 3ph. motor that my boss gave me. So that's the power for my to-be-built-one-day grinder sorted, I just need an inverter.
The other was a Mitutoyu 200mm dial caliper given to me by one of the guys where I was working recently.
They're moving & a TON of stuff is going in the skip. Mostly no use for blacksmiths, but they know of my interest.

[brucegodlesky]

I felt like the postal service yesterday. Neither rain nor snow kept these goodies from following me home.
166# Fisher
Canady Otto blower w/stand and a lot of original paint

[Don A]

Great score, Bruce.

I've got a similar blower and I like it a lot.

Don

[brucegodlesky]

I think this 'un turns easier that any of the Champion 400s I have. It may have found a home, Don.

[larrynjr]

Originally Posted by Frosty

I'm not trying to put you down or discourage you from the project Larry. I just don't have so many friends I can stand by and see one put him/erself at risk without at least saying something.
Frosty

No Worries Frosty, I don't feel discourages or put down. I appreciate having people that are interested in my safety!

I didn't realize that it would be this much of a project. For short term I'll see if I can get one of the guys in the bus garage to use their stick welder to do that part of the project.

Long term I will continue to try to find any of the local community college classes or vocation schools that even offer welding. It's been a few years since I looked but back when I was first starting to blacksmith I tried to locate a welding class, even asked the Oxarc welding supply people about classes and no one could help.

The Ag teacher here had a notice up last year for a 2 week long course in the summer offered by another school district. Maybe he can hook me up.

Thanks to all for your guidance and suggestions.

[larrynjr]

excellent score's Bruce. I'm still looking for my first anvil from "scrounging" to find it's way home with me.

[brucegodlesky]

They are out there Larry. It's just a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
Plus having th eword out ther eyou are looking for that kinda stuff.

Anyone know how to read Fuishers? On one end are 4 ones. 1111
Doesa that indicate
qne hundred
one fifty
one ten and
one 1???? yet it weighed in at 166#

[keykeeper]

This week was a good one. All this stuff followed me home.

1) New Clarke Bandsaw.

2) Old Buffalo Drill Press. Needs some TLC.

3) Canedy Otto Forge Blower. Will have to fab some new legs for the stand.

4) A little Westcraft bench mandrel setup.


Everything but the saw came from an auction Friday Night. I Love Auctions!!

-aaron c.