frankyluckman

Home Sweet Home...

Thanks to Larry and his helper and Bob B. and all that helped get it here....

She is Sweet!











Foot lever is Jacked and I need to find or make a new Hand lever with the catch,




but She's ALIVE!!.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Lds8foOUY

.....Almost "Home"..........

did you use a plasma cutter or? thats the most impressive forge hood ive ever seen. what is the forge itself made of?

Hello Jesse

Hofi

You need to use good spring steel, mild will not cut it.

Bend your good steel around your jig, then heat it up to 1500F, then drop it in the oil and stir your oil. once it is cooled to the touch, put it in your household oven or whatever oven you have at 500F for an hour and voila you will have a perfect spring.

Heat and shape

Heat to 1500F Or until a magnet stops sticking to it (use an old speaker magnet on a length of 1/4" rod so as not to burn yourself)

quench in oil until cool to the touch

reheat to 500F for one half to one hour in the oven

wait till cool then you can use it.

So I made a jig to make a tapered coil spring...Tried one out of 1/4 mild steel...

So can somebody give me the run down on how to oil quench heat treat?....I heated the spring up and quenched itn in oil...It made it alittle harder but it still collapsed...

How hot do I heat it up?

How Long in the oil?

Quench after?

Bake at 375 deg for 25 minutes or until top is brown??

Just need the simple basics..

thanks....

Jesse, you probably now realize that you've bought yourself one H#$$ of a big hammer! Most folks learn blacksmithing by beating up a piece of 1/2" square, but each to his own. Just be careful, an inexperienced smith could get hurt fast by one of those.

Thanks for the info guys! This helps a lot. Going to make a jig today..




The pic's are just random ones I have taken from all over....





Ashtabula County Fair 2008

Does anyone know how to make a coil spring? I tried to search, but Nothing comes up.
I have some large Coil springs That I can draw out and use for material...Will that work and keep its "spring" ??
Thanks!

Did all the Oilers survive? So what do you think? Is it what you expected?

Heavy!

Look what just arrived Home in Long Beach!






Will post better pic's later.....

Look what just arrived Home in Long Beach!






Will post better pic's later.....

I lied, My book says 17,000

Larry & Joe
You guys Rule!

This quest to get this thing out of that place is pretty amazing!



This is one of the coolest pictures I have ever seen.

Can anybody tell me where the best place to order a Touchmark from??
Thanks
jesse

New Vise!

A Mystery Box Comes to the Shop West Coast Choppers

Finished the hood for my coal forge....

I got a Sahinler from Pieh Tool
Sahinler Air Hammers & Parts


And I got this one
http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f57/nazel-4n-sale-washinton-6000-a-16156/

That kinda went in the wrong direction. Wanted to know if the mechanics was the soul influence of the work or if you ever built a trebuchet for your back yard. (Oops, I guess thats still mechanical,
doesn't have a motor though)

I really appreciate the input and help Everyone is giving with this thing.

Man-O-Man Larry is going above and beyond....

Hopefully I will be able to return the favor to all that are that are chipping in..

So thanks ..

Jesse,
Your work is so creative, how do you come up with your ideas? Do you draw your ideas or just start building? Your bikes are truly rolling pieces of sculpture, do you do other forms of art?

I am thinking about building a english wheel because the place I am working in has a nice massive lathe a nice 9 x 4 top wheel would be nice or something like that depending on what I can find. Only problem is I have no idea about the measurements for the different radius's to machine for the anvil wheels. On metalcaft tools it says a #1 anvil is 12 inch radius with 1 inch track. I am thinking the track is the part that contacts the upper wheel but a 12 inch radius really doesnt explain much for machining

Did you do those raised bumps on the shroud with a doming die, or did you pre-stretch and stamp them out? Or something else I don't know about?