hdwarner

ahhhhhhhh , i love dumpster diving
i can't count the treasures i get from dumpsters
i even have a few favorites now.
there is a hardware store near me that throws all kinds of usable goods away
i am right at home with my butt hanging out or i will climb right in
someone even made a comment one time when i was inside , did someone throw me away. i replied "yes unfortunatly they did"
they replied back " well you do look worn out and broken down"
smart alek

check out phialdelphia craigslist, there is a real sweet looking clausing
jersey has one so does md

here is a link to carney machinery in wilm de
they have southbends right there for less money

Carney Machinery - New and Used Machine Tools

hey Kevin
that is a beautiful lathe , for about 1500 it is still a good buy
however one flaw that unless you can accommidate it would be another couple hundred
to remedy
it has a three phase motor. do you have three phase , oops i forgot you were an electrician , you could build a phase convertor .

that harrison lathe that imagadude has is a good one
other names that i prefer for mid size lathes with about a 10 inch swing would be
a harrison colchester , monarch , sheldon , hardinge .
chuck

when i seen hammer dressing, i thought it was a recipe from vulcans grill
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm HAMMER DRESSING

i bought mine in about a quart size container thru mcmaster carr ,

what can anyone tell me about hardfacing
i have the low carbon anvils , i am a machinist so i can mill down the top if i need to
i have a mig welder and an acwelder
do i need any other tools to do job
what rod do i need , please be specific on brand name and flavor please
i may want to play with this process just for the sake of doing so

one more question , i have a 300 pound haybudden with about a 1/8 dip in center
form usage , how far can i machine down to eliminate this or is hardfacing an option

or should i just forget all this nonsense and buy one of those rat hole forge anvils i have been eying

two anvils for pickup
the five hundred pounders dimentions are 36 long by 17 high
by the face width a little under 6 inches
a one inch hardy and it looks like a min of 1/2 pritchel

the 280 not sure will measure later

the chemical analisis is 98 percent iron
.16 carbon
.85 mangense
brand new old stock from a local steel supplier near me
to head this off at the pass so as i don't have to be offended

I KNOW THEY ARE NOT HAY BUDDENS , FISHERS , PETER WRIGHTS
OR ANY OTHER QUALITY ANVIL
I REALIZE THAT THIS SITE IS PEPPERED WITH WEALTHY BLACKSMITHS
WITH EXQUISITE TASTES AND DEEP POCKETS , THIS ANVIL IS NOT FOR THESE BLACKSMITHS
I DO KNOW FOR LESS THAN A DOLLAR A POUND THEY ARE A VIABLE
ANVIL WITH A LITTLE WORK AND PERHAPS A CARBURIZATION THESE ARE VIABLE ANVILS FOR THE UNWEALTHY BEGINNER OR HOBBIEST BLACKSMITH

i just got the spectrometer report back
the anvil has 98 percent iron
.16 percent carbon
.85 percent mangenese
probally equivilent to about a36 steel
so carburizing is definatly in the picture .
i know rebound is definatly related to hardness of anvil
i have a hay budden and the rebound on this anvil doesn't compare, it is good but not that good

it is i who is selling the anvils,
they are not STOLEN .
I bought them , they are old stock that were in a steel and metal liquidators wharehouse
there used to be more , 100"s and 150"s but gone now
they are not as bad as some portrey them they are steel and they ring well
i liken them to the harbor freight anvils they have a 1 inch hardy
i have a hay budden myself and a mouse hole these anvils are certainly not as good these but for less than a dollar a pound i think pretty good value
the heat treater gave me a price on heat treating for a 100 dollars
i soild one to one guy that works at a foundry and he is going to give me an analisys on the steel they are made from.
a knifemaker from maryland bougfht one and happy to have it because the long horn .

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a couple pics of my 10cent saw mounted vertically

larry check out my gallery , i mounted mine as a vertical stationary
bought from hf for 69 dollars threw the factory blades away and bought morse brand blades
satisfied
going to make a better table soon,
for what i do this is good enough , just a slice here a slice there ,
i used it to saw one of those crosses everyone sems to like i even think you posted one
chuck

please help me identify this anvil i picked it up today

it weighs 280 pound
it has good ring , it has good rebound , it is one piece of cast steel
but it wasn't finished it still has a parting line down the center
there were also some 500 pounders there also
thanks chuck

thanks Randy.
i just seen Pete the other day,
funny to see the video with the mustache,

WHAT AN INSPIRING ASSEMBLY OF SMITHS THEY ARE

try putting tension on the handle while tapping with a brass hammer on the front
of vise handle where cross bar is go back and forth with your tension ,
simulate an impact hammer ,
if in fact it is cross threaded evetually there will be movement and it should probally break loose

specialty tool , i would have to say this vise grip bar clamp
they adjsut from 0 to 10 inches quick
yes they were pricey but they do work

my life is made easier by three drill presses , one with a permanent mount cross slide from the palmgreen company with a quick acting palmgreen vise so minimal set up is needed to drill a hole
one is standard duty that i can set up and leave for like 1/4 inch holes in
brackets and what not

i have a steel rollaround table with a 1.5 thick top with a grid of holes drill and tapped thru out for fixturing , with a machinist vise mounted , and a floorlock for stability
built by me .

i have my aircompressor mounted in the attic of my garage with hardpiped lines so
i only need about 10 foot of hose where ever i am .

i keep all the accessories and spare blades either hanging or close by all my power tools
with wrenches also hanging.

i try to store everything in a visual line of site , one thing i hate is rebuying something
becuase i forgot i bought two years ago and have in a can somewhere and rediscover next week
i have a whole wall of those open bins large and small {acro}
from screws to electrical outlets

i have somesort of tape measure about every 5 square foot of my home and shop
i am always measuring something it seems

i have scratch pads everywhere also

to name a few things that make my life easier,
as you get older lost energy in looking for stuff or doing it the hard way is not an option
if i spend 15 minutes looking for something i am exausted and frustrated

here is on idea i came up with for my lug wrenches i bought cheap .
replacement quill handles for my old shopsmith 10 er
i cut the ends off held in lathe turned a diameter and put a 3/8-16 thread on
and walah quill handles , heavy duty ones at that .

here is a pic of a nail header made from a carriage bolt and an old williams
ratcheting wrench with the guts removed just like my blueprint describes
being sold on ebay now

Copyrighted photo removed.

hey chuck this is chuck
i am a machinist also
welcome

paul hogan

hello Rod,
here are some helpful links
Page Title
Machining & Metrology Unit - Handout (0102)
recommend learn about s.f.m , this will be real helpfull
rigidity is one very key to succesfull machining .
start off easy by making a bushing you probally need for a grinder or something{everyone needs one for some reason}

place some stock in the lathe chuck sticking out about 1.5 longer than bushing with
at least this much in the chuck {more preferred}
#1 center drill stock to about a dia of about the same size as finished hole size
#2 drill thru about .032 under finished hole size
#3 face part off
#4 finish turn part about .1875 past finished length
#5 put chamfer on front of part on turned dia.
#6 finish bore dia about .0625 past finished length and chamfer bore
#7 part off be sure part off blade is perpendicular to part and parrallel to face of chuck
and leave about.032 long for finsh face
#8 remove remnant from chuck , chuck bushing with part off side out finish face
to length put chamfer on od and id of part.

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