edge9001

for less than the cost of a coffee a day....but wait theres more....and if that's not enough, WAIT there's more!....and we're cutting the price in half!!! anymore info-mercial quotes....oh and If we start a tong of the month club, I'm in!!!! where do I sign up?? how about an anvil of the month, or maybe power tool of the month???

I tried them, but they didnt have anything on the shelf other than grill or fryer type regulators. Never checked the internet though. At the time I was looking for something similar to a welding torch regulator. now I know better. I;m going to the propane guys friday and then back to TSC if they dont have anything

definatly gets me in the ballpark of what prices should be available.

you ake a good point. I'll check my local propane guys/ i found some online last night for around $40ish

definatly an antique dealer, not a blacksmith or a tool supplier. intersting setup but, IMHO useless. this thing is like the 200 piece swiss army knife, lots of useful parts, individually, but combined too much to look at.

this happened to ma a few years ago. turned out the 220 h2o heater did short across the cicuit for that room. i ended up with no h20 heater and 220 in the room...I rewired the panel and problem solved.

Ok guys time to start up what is probably an old discussion...but here goes I went out pricing a regulator for my propane forge. I went to my local welding supply and they said to use a acetelyne(not sure of the spelling) regulator and a hose rated for propane. While I don't care to do this I feel If I'm paying $75 for a regulator and then buy a hose i would prefer a set up made for propane not just one that should work. where can I get a regulator? and as cheaply as possible. surely I can get one for less than $75 for regulator, hose and gauge set up. anyhelp would be greatly appreciated. thanks guys edge9001

I have a question about power hammers..My shop is small, a 12x12 building with a ceiling of maybe 9 ft. what kind of hammer would be best in such a small space. I know my hand hammer is probably best in that space but is there a maching that would fit in there? with my coal forge, propane forge, anvil, press bender, sander, power hacksaw, and quench tank space gets tight somwetimes buy carpal tunnel has me drooling for a power hammer.

i agree, lets get back to the hot stuff.

***applause*** you see my point it is about time I was able to get my idea to come to light. Ironclad You said in one line what I was trying to say "NOW think about this, if the marks were ground off and the tongs were never shown on this site we wouldn't be having this discussion and I believe something would be lost. Discussions like this keep history alive so that we never forget the mistakes made in the past. I say, keep the tongs and the marks so that future generations can remember and have a discussion like this one, it's important even on a small scale"

Just my opinion as a veteran of the current war in Iraq, but I see no reason to alter the tongs. I would put them up as a display piece especially with the excelent condition they are in. Not to put on display the nazi heritage of the tool but the collectable/ monitary value. the older they get the less irems there are still in good shape. so the older they get the more they are worth. the swatika hasan evil past, but most symbols have somewhere it thier past have a negative useage. the swastika is an ancient norse symbol which was made from 2 crossed lightening bolts. its meaning was something like "may my enemies all feel my wrath" hitler had an affinity for the occult and some say that is why he chose the swastika as the symbol of his regime. I feel the historical value of these tongs far outweighs the negative conotations or the working vaslue of a pair of tongs. however...\ keep these tongs away from ALL WWII vets and thier immediate family. some people can never allow themselves to forgive or forget wrongs done to them. while I have no love for the enemies of the US past or present(and I definatly don't like the Nazis) I do feel the past is the past, learn from it and move on. Look to the future and learn from the past.

For pricing your scrap... you would be suprised at how often things you throw aside before finishing, because you feel they failed, are some of the most prize items for your customers. I've been to several artists craft shows,. though never any metal work, where the artist had several finished pieces up for sale and across the back of the booth several incomplete works. the incompletes sold out before the finished works. especially thing like your #3 that face has sort of a haunting comic book villan look to it. The eyes and forhead shape work together beautifully together.

I had something similar happen to me. After a storm I moved my tv and sattelite receiver to another room. I plugged it in and the receiver smoked and buzzed and I unplugged it. I had a fan in the same room doing what you mentioned. I unplugged the fan and plugged my clock into the same plug. the clock was about 3 times brighter than ussual it lit the untire room as bright as day. I called an electrician. after a short inspection he said the room was wired with 220 on every plug. the funny thing is before the storm it was all 110. somehow things went screwy after a power surge. i lose more clocks that way.

Frosty, my understanding of a ducks nest forge is minimal, however, my question focuses on how to use the ducks nest tuyere(spelling???) I have in the picture above.... I just can't picture ,or find a picture, of how to build a forge around it. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, a drawing if you please.

I actually have, or should i say had two of those couplers. my cousin came today and snagged my spare one. He needed as he put it something to beat on. so instead of letting it rust away, I gave it to him. Now to find something to call an anvil for my portable rig. If I ever get around to puting it together.

I have a use for vinegar youguys might not think of. put it in the quench tank and or slack tub. If mosquitos are as much a problem for you as they are for me. i put about 1/3 of a gallon of plain white vinegar into my slack tub(made from a 25 gallon cooler) to kill and keep out the mosquitos. I find if I leave a tub of water in the open air bugs tend to want to grow in it. so the vinegar makes the water a bit acidic and they wont go in there. Since my tub is plastic the vinegar wont do any harm.

anyone have or can make a drawing of how a duck's nest fire pot is used in a forge, I can't figure out how this was set up, and I would like to use this and my new blower and set up a portable rig on my trailer(another on of my cobbled projects, made from a frame with expanded steel covering and car axle, and some scrap 2x2 square tubing I scounged. The way I see it with the floor of the trailer being nothing but steel grate it make a perfect portable forge trailer since there is no wood to burn in it, and any sparks that fall will not stay on the trailer.

I like that idea. I think I'll make a set of those.

I've seen on youtube a guy made trycarta with denim and epoxy resin. just soaked each layer squeegy the layers onto each other then put in a vise and wait. his visees were plywood and hand clamps. or rolled it and put it in a machine vise, wrapped in wax paper for a rolled effect.

looks like a chinese broadsword, sort of. Anyway, GREAT WORK!! i love it

yea, that's it....I knew someone would remind me...lol any idea what the other unknown tool is? I've seen it before I just never knew what it was

Today I got these things from a guy,I only paid $100 for all of this. the gentlemen is around his 60's he said his grand dad used to be a blacksmith and this was all of his things. I got the blower and almost got a post vise and 90# anvil. He could find the vise and sold the anvil last year to an antique shop in alabama. there were even an few hot cut chisels A stack of hand saw blades key hole saws and a couple of circular saw blades A few grinder stones the larger one has asquare hole in is, I figure I'll mount it on a piece of wood. a few draw knives and a ... forge fire pot thinggy....the name escapes me several tongs nail nippers asome shears and a few other misc tools several pounds of lead several scythe blades and machine pulleys I have no idea what this is, Any one have a clue....please this blower is a champion blower and it works beautifully, is as smooth as can be I have a box the size of a red brick only 3 inches longer full the these things. folding knife parts, and one nearly finished knife.

here is a picture of the kinds of things I got. I have a mixed box full of these things the box is the size of a red brick, only about 3 inches longer. an even mix of the brass liners and the spacer bar that goes down the back of a folder. the scales I have it turns out are from what seems to be knife repairs. I have a few oldtimer scales and several cracked and broken scales, none of them appear usable. I also have this one knife, It looks like a work in progress, since the blade is too long for the handle. I might have to finish this one and keep it.

I recently bought a small trunk full of smithing atuff. the seller told his graddad used to be a blacksmith and he made knives. I got a small box of brass plates and bone handle scales. the plates, I'm not sure of the name for them they are the kind of plates you find in a folding knife, lining the blade slot. If anyone is interested, I'll post a few pics to give you an idea of what I have. anyone have anyidea what these things are worth to a knife maker. My blades tend to be hawks and straight bladed knives. I don't make folders.

found another good deal today. nothing special though, just a 4ft wrecking bar for a dollar at my local flea market. not sure yet if its going to be added to my scrap/stock supply pile or left as a tool and used as a prybar