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Sukellos

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  1. WOW! Whatever some of you guys have been smoking/drinking...send me some QUICK!
  2. Sukellos

    tong ID ?

    I'd go with Phil. MY best guess would have been something like "I think they're for holding hot stuff!"
  3. Hafta chime in from the Wild Wild West. Howdy and welcome from Arizona. There are a bunch of us iron pounders here.
  4. Same for me. Brass melts easier than copper so it will work ok. I don't even use brazing rod much of the time. I just use spelter ( bits of old brass ferrules cut up) and flux with borax. A MAPP gas torch will do it on smaller work or you can do it in a forge. Clean the joints well and wire the pieces together before taking a heat.
  5. A muzzleloading buddy of mine bought one of those HF weed burners/roofing torches and uses it inside of an old piece of clay pipe to forge knife blades and such. They'll heat thinner stuff to forging temp if somewhat enclosed. A half-dozen fire brick ought to do it so that you can still leave it plenty open to get your piece in under the flame. BTW, For those roses I make, I just clamp them in the vise and heat them with a hand-held plumber's propane soldering torch. It's not even a TURBO torch and it will work with propane, hotter with MAPP.
  6. I use leaf spring steel. But I just heat to critical and let it air cool. Plenty of spring, haven't had a break yet. Now watch, just cuz I said that....
  7. BEAUTIFUL work! I have to admit, when I saw the heading, ENGLISH SPURS, I had no idea what set English spurs apart from any other kind. Now I know. The English can't sing "I got spurs that jingle jangle jingle...." I've been meaning to take a try at spur making. They probably won't be damascus, though. I will probably use a pair of silver spurs that my sister-in-law bought for me in Mexico for my cowboy action shoots costume, for a pattern. So, how DID you match them for size? You have every right to be proud of those.
  8. I use a device just like the one John B. describes. Mine has a loop of spring stock welded to one end to open it up when I release the vise. It's a help, but not a cure-all. If you hammer straight down on stock as in upsetting, it will still move some, but not as much. It also help keep the stock from getting as uglified.
  9. Thanks for the kind words, all! That's what keeps most of us at it, huh? Chad, I grew up in Lehi. I got relatives by the name of Jorgensen in P.G.
  10. Hey! El Lechon Cubano was a great post! I guess a permanent fixture is nice, but not necessary. I'll forward this to my son-in-law. His family does a pig roast every year.
  11. THANKS, ALL. Some great ideas there. DK and HW, thanks for the tips on stars. Phil, I sure appreciate the link to Brian's heart making. That is an excellent tutorial Brian. Francis, that's a great idea to let the bed grow with her. We travel a lot as a family and there will be ample opportunity for memorabilia each year. Blacksmith's are just the BEST!
  12. Ok, forgive the bad pun! Now I need a headboard for my granddaughter, Veronica. Finding a "theme" for her sister Rose's headboard was a cakewalk (see PROJECTS: The ubiquitous rose). I'm thinking that, since Veronica, a.k.a. "Nicki" loves jewelry, I would do a "charm bracelet" headboard. ANY IDEAS? If any of you have experience in forging hearts, half-moons, four-leaf-clovers, etc., please chime in. BTW, how do I lay out a 5-point star?
  13. Well, the headboard for Rosie's bed is finally finished. Good thing, too, today's her birthday!;)
  14. Hey Tom! Just make sure the wind isn't from the East. We can't afford any more brush fires here in AZ!
  15. I've brazed with just plain ol' MAPP and a budget (read: NOT Turbo) torch. I used borax for flux and bits of old brass ferrules for the braze. It works! Gotta be MAPP, tho', you can't do it with propane. I was working 1/4" or smaller stock. Don't expect to braze a truck axle with this setup.
  16. I, too, would have liked to see more of the workings. I just happened on those one day when I was home, sick, from work. I have never tried a lock, other than a gun lock, that is.
  17. You might find these interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FUPU7m7hME&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paUZghp1-bY&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5_HhdkawrM&feature=related
  18. That tool will still be working when a thousand of the cheapos from the garden shop have been consigned to the trash. Nice work!
  19. I'm with Tom. All headers I have used or seen used had the small of the tapered hole upwards so that the nail hangs free in it as you're heading. I guess it will work either way, though. If it's one thing you ought to get out of reading this forum, it's that there is always more than one way to do the job. Youtube link shows one way to do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKQG9DW78Rs&feature=related
  20. I use both depending on the type of work. Muffs are easier to put on and take off with nasty, dirty hands (bless them all!). If you have a pet, be aware that the foam ones may get eaten. My ferocious little Chihuahua has eaten a couple of pairs. So, this ol' boy is talking to his pal and says, "My hearing used to be real bad until I got this new hearing aid. Now I can hear just fine!" His buddy says, "What kind is it?" "Oh, about twelve-thirty."
  21. John B. & Sam: Is hurdle making still a going buisiness at all in your areas or is it just something you'll see at a living museum or reenactment? For my money, a willow hurdle would be lighter and easier to set up than the portable chain link fencing favored nowadays in the construction business. My family were cattlemen and we always set up temporary corrals using light T-posts and an electric fence.
  22. I hope you got the Tuesday night (April 6th) Blueprint. It shows how to build that threaded nut. If not, here's the link. http://iforgeiron.com/images/tuesday/60/BP0060.htm
  23. South Africans barbeque their BEER? Or is that a Canandian thing? Or is it just you? Actually, my daughter once pierced a can of beer and stuffed it inside of a whole chicken she was grilling. It was pretty good. Apart from that, we are non-drinkers, so I'm not up on my worldwide beer-drinking protocols.
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