http://www.iforgeiron.com/index.php?app=blog Community Blog List Syndication Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:22:30 +0000 iforgeiron@gmail.com (I Forge Iron) IP.Blog 60 http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-63-50/ I spent another day with bladesmiths. It started early because I had to remove and replace a broken roller valve. The axle of the roller came out because I had omitted safety wiring it like I (almost) always do. Had a hose blow off from a loose clamp and the tup-up-at-idle cam came loose. Teething problems that are trivial in the cosmic scheme... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:58:00 +0000 http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-63-50/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-62-49/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:34:00 +0000 http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-62-49/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-61-48/ I worked on the mill much of the day squaring to length various pieces for the next Octagon 50 build. I also had a guest stop by to try out the 50, 75, and 100. After a while he spotted a cavalry coal forge and opted to buy it, then we went to my home place where he inspected and then bought a fine old cone mandrel. He also wants to buy a lathe... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:38:00 +0000 http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-61-48/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/13/entry-60-first-post/
I took some vacation this week and have taken the time to set up my make shift forge so I can start working on my basic skills. I was able to find some useful junk in the brush around the house. I found a section of 8" stove pipe, a 55gal barrel lid, and 6 pieces of 4'x 1/2" rebar http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-59-47/
Then took the truck for its pollution testing where it passed. What a relief compared to the old Silverado on the simulator. They just plugged the Ford in and it passed in under a minute. Then went home to dig into the old forge's iron rack to get a half dozen...]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:37:00 +0000 http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-59-47/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-58-46/
Mike asked if a particular stroke completion sensor he has in mind will work, and I simply do not know. We want to control the reciprocating tup so that it contacts the work piece...]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:43:00 +0000 http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-58-46/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-57-45/
My web designer notified me in tonight's e-mail that a bug in the video addition to the web site has been fixed. So if you tried and it didn't work, please try again.

Today I did a stroke adjuster handle assembly for the Octagon 75, did a welding job for a long time business...]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:39:00 +0000 http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-57-45/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-56-44/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:26:00 +0000 http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-56-44/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-55-43/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:16:00 +0000 http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-55-43/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-54-42/ Much of today was devoted to preparing some more words for the web site, measurement, sketching, studying catalogs, calculations, inventorying cleaning, recycling machine shop scraps, ordering more steel from two different suppliers, banking, etc. I did do some machining. Just one of those nickel and dime days I have to go through to get to the... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:49:00 +0000 http://www.iforgeiron.com/blog/7/entry-54-42/