LarryM

This will probably answer you question. http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/23385-bp1019-riveting-a-cup-on-a-candle-holder-stick/ Hope this helps Larry

Sounds like a plan to me!! I'll help if I can. Larry

Fred, I really like the clutch setup on your hammer beautiful hammer almost to pretty to work on. :lol:

I'm with Frank on this one tombstone stick. Like the one I have will do alot. You just have to have right electrodes. Small diameter for light material. Migs are nice to have, but they require more comsumables. (tips, gun liners, gas, etc.) Larry

Chris that's not a buy that's a steal for that price. :o The power unit is worth twice that much alone. Larry.

You could alway come over to my house. I have alot stuff you could haul off. :) :) Once you get bitten by the bug you will be suprised at the places you will find steel, to beat on.

This are few pictures of my power hammer. The ram weight is about 45#. I've stolen ideas here and there on web. The tire clutch and drive works really well. The tire has a brake setup, so when let your foot off the treadle the hammer stops. This let's me hit one hard stroke at a time with hand held tools. I have two sets of dies one, flat one combination. The dies are 2 1/4" X 5". Lots of clamp on dies.

You may no longer be a youngster if: You watch them tearing down school, and college buildings, that you watched being built when you were young.

Iron, Wire it up to 220 volts A.C. It will run cooler. Motors don't like low voltage. The controller you have has a built in shunt, and A.C. to D.C. inverter. The 220 volts won't be a convenient as 110. The dynamic braking feature just means that the unit reverses current in the motor field windings acting like a brake, to slow or stop the motor. Just my two cents. Larry

Eric, They're most likely made of cast iron. Being that they are from Prius they're probably not big enough for fire pots. But you can use them to make stock stands to hold long material being forged,or heated in a forge. Larry

Glenn, Here is a video of my melting furnace. I have been using waste oil quite some time now this is my third furnace. It has a 10" bore which is about 12" in height. My crucible is 6" X 9" well casing pipe. This furnace will melt twenty pounds of aluminum in twenty minutes from a cold start. The flame out is caused by not enough preheat, and to much air. Another thing when you start to add oil, do it very gradually, or you will flood to furnace. A needle type valve is a must because you need have fine adjustment on the oil. You can preheat with wood, or charcoal but the ash blowing out afterward is messy. I prefer to use propane for the preheat, because it is quicker, and a lot hotter. I only hope the forge dose as well. Melting Furnace Hope this helps Larry

Here's another link you might find interesting. Not really a post vise but looks kinda neat. I like the cam tightening lever Upsetting vise Larry

Like Phil, and Frosty, I have several of David Gingery's Books. The centrifugal fan book is very good. I have built several fans using this book. Home brew furnace refractory recipes can be found in the charcoal foundry book. Larry