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jayco

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  1. jayco

    my niece

    She's in my thoughts and prayers, Jimmy.
  2. If you don't have anything to use for tongs, here's a quickie idea I came up with. They don't hold as well as well made tongs but work in a pinch and will allow you to handle hot stuff safely.
  3. Drako11, funny you should mentions loose handles........I had exactly the same problem about a year ago. I asked almost the same question you asked, and got a lot of good answers and information. Here's a link to our discussion: http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f11/loose-handles-7549/
  4. cablemonkey,welcome to Iforgiron! Glad to hear that in spite of your accident you are still working with metal. There are lots of friendly folks here to help if you have questions. All you have to do is ask. Incidentally, we started a thread a couple years ago to discuss ways of working if one were limited to a wheelchair. Here's a link: http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f11/blacksmith-limited-wheel-chair-2758/ Since you have practical experience with how 'working from a wheelchair' works.....your experience can be invaluable to others. Welcome aboard.........and ...........ENJOY! James Flannery
  5. Both you and Clara will be in our thoughts and prayers. James
  6. jayco

    Fuel

    Stroyeror, the 100% natural charcoal should work fine. The reason for not using charcoal 'briquets' is because they are designed for slow cooking of food and won't release their energy quick enough for most forging purposes. Good luck on your first fire!
  7. Tom, I have 2 old hand crank blowers and 2 old blacksmith's electric blowers. They are all made to use 3 in. piping more or less. I think you are on the right track.
  8. Nice work, Finnr! The weld pattern gives the piece a nice look.
  9. Congratulations on your first forge weld! James
  10. Happy birthday, Jimmy! Have a GREAT day!
  11. Here's something that 'followed me home' from the flea market. I gave the guy $2 for it. He didn't know what it was and neither do I. I thought it might be handy to turn a blower, wire brush, or small grindstone. Any one have any idea what this was used for?
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    mystery tool

    What is this thing? The guy who sold it to me didn't know either.
  13. jayco

    mystery tool

    What is this thing? The guy who sold it to me didn't know either.
  14. jayco

    mystery tool

    What is this thing? The guy who sold it to me didn't know either.
  15. Actually looks pretty cool! I've played guitars of that design before. Kinda heavy. I'll bet with the added iron work, it weighs a TON!
  16. Seldon,hope you get your medical stuff taken care of. Good luck to you. James
  17. Well, it's been a while since I got the difibrillator, and since I began asking questions about it. Thanks to all those that have added valuable information to this thread. Since I last posted in this thread, I have had 3 occasions in which the unit had discharged, or "kicked". (No, none of them was arc welding related) The "kick" is not pleasant at all..........quite sickening, then quite painfull..............like a mini explosion in your chest. Thankfully, it is over rather quickly. What's really strange is that all the discharges I've had happened while over-exerting myself in the GARDEN!, and involved being bent over or lifting. It is, after all, a strong electrical shock. To me, that's how it felt. After each incident, I was left sore, weak, and a little disoriented for a few minutes. In other words, I WILL NOT be trying to arc weld!..........at least not until, new devises or special shielding.....or something...........is developed to make arc welding safe and possible for folks who have these devises. For the time being, I will be putting my attention toward learning to gas weld, improving my forge welding, etc.........and letting my son do the arc welding. James Flannery
  18. Fans I've always been curious about fan pressure versus volume, too. I did a little web surfing and came up with the above link.
  19. I don't think it would be a problem, as long as you don't squeeze all the glue out when you 'set' the handle. Thomas, I'll be coming back to this thread to let everyone know how it goes. Like you said.........Time is the test. James
  20. When I saw this post, I remembered that the subject had come up before. A start to the conversation: http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f7/how-much-coal-6029/
  21. Well, it has been a WHILE!, but I finally got around to glueing 6 of my hammer handles with Sikaflex adhesive. I actually did them 2 days ago. (You're supposed to wait 48 hours for the glue to cure) I put a thin coating on the inside of the hammer eyes and also the 'eye' sections of the wood handles. I used no wedges or anything else (except Sikaflex) to secure the handles. Just tapped the handles in the hammer eyes and wiped off the little bit of excess glue which oozed out . I finally got to try the hammers today, and all are 'rock solid'. No give to the handles whatsoever. Now for the 'shameless endorsement', part of this post........... I got mine from the IFI store.........THANKS GLENN! By the way, I did 6 handles and have enough left to do several more handles.........It comes in a large,caulking gun sized container. You gotta try this stuff! James Flannery
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    Star Hook

    Nope, never tried forging welding copper. Does sound interesting , though. IN fact, I already have a couple small copper projects in mind that would be interesting with forge welded elements. I've used copper for forge brazing of iron, but I've never done any coppersmithing........until recently that is. This could be interesting.....
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    Star Hook

    Yeah Frosty, copper is fun. After so many years forging iron, copper is sort of like.........butter!
  24. That's good news! Glad to hear you're 'on the mend'. James
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