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03-03-2008, 07:19 PM
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Here is a pick witha handle I paid $10.00 for and the other 2 picks I paid $10 for both of them the shoe tool is sprang loaded I`am going to make tongs from them , the monkey wrenchs ARE like NEW I paid $12.00 for both the guy wanted $8.00 each though. hammerkid Gallery - Blacksmith Photo Gallery  |
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03-03-2008, 07:36 PM
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the shoe tool as you called it, is to stretch shoes for bunyans on the feet, better spark test it as its probably casti iron.
__________________ Irnsrgn Knowledge must be shared or it lies dead in the mind. The Blacksmith must use Hammer and Flame to force the iron down the path of his own choosing. I usually find it much easier to be wrong once in while than to try to be perfect. |
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03-03-2008, 07:37 PM
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The shoe tool (bunion strecher), may be cast iron and so not forgeable into tongs. Test it with a grinder and look for the spark pattern! What are you going to do with the picks? Looks like work to me!
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03-03-2008, 08:42 PM
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i brought home a old king pin from a flat bed, any body have an idea of the common king pin steel. it must be some type of severe ware type steel
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03-03-2008, 08:44 PM
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I just happened to be in the electrical supply store asking about a 20 amp breaker for the shop when before you could say "NO WAY" two 36 inch diameter and one 48 inch diameter wooden spools jumped into the back of my truck !! Being as how they roll around a lot, I had to use 12 wooden pallets to lock them into place so they would not jump out before I got them home. Well, that solves the problem of what to do for a work table beside the forge (grin). Couple of pallets on the floor to raise the spool to the right height, put the spool on top, and you have a table with a shelf underneath. The reason for 3 spools, it is spring and the wife will surely want an outside table to work on, a place to put seeds into starter trays etc. You gotta plan ahead.
__________________ Tools do not make the blacksmith, the blacksmith makes the tools. gc If you do not build a box, then you do not have to think outside the box. If someone questions your standards, they are not high enough. |
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03-03-2008, 09:01 PM
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Glenn If you remove the ends of those spools, they also make excellent bases for top heavy equipment. See the attached pic of my 20 inch bandsaw. There is also one in the background of the pic mounted to an old metal table frame as a workbench top to with my Beverly shear attached. |
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03-03-2008, 10:59 PM
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Had this chunk follow me home the other day. Solid 52100 6.25 dia 33 inches long. Lots of knife blades there....
__________________ Chuck Richards ABS J.S. www.woodchuckforge.com |
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03-03-2008, 11:06 PM
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Blasphemy! that's not a knife, that's an incredible anvil! stand it on end and you're golden !
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03-03-2008, 11:10 PM
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BT, great idea, Thanks
__________________ Tools do not make the blacksmith, the blacksmith makes the tools. gc If you do not build a box, then you do not have to think outside the box. If someone questions your standards, they are not high enough. |
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