ianinsa

I didn't know Frosty had exema is he using cortisone cream?

good to chat with you guys!

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Hi, I'm one of those old and occasionally disagreeable folk you know there were folk who said "" I've seen one of those horseless carriages and I think I could build one!(and this relates to induction heaters as well) the bulk of those were (with a modicum of respect ) Idiots. as I have no basis to judge you I mean no disrespect here and I'm just playing devil's advocate here.

1. do you own/or have used extensively one of the numerous types of induction heater currently on the market ?
2. Of those that are on the cheaper side there are many with similar pricing structures , competitive / reasonably priced yet not cheap ( there may be a reason for this.
3. China is at the forefront of this technology as each company is required to share both failures and successes with say 100 others who in turn share with 100 more the R&D cost is relatively low compared with the rest of the world.
4. I hope you succeed with your endeavour and I wish you all the best thereon.

Regards Ian

yes well but sadly much poorer  we would like to call the govt. a circus but that's wrong, in the circus the ring master runs the show not the clowns1.

WITH OUR CURENCY GOING INTO A TAIL SPIN THE COST OF DATA HAS BECOME A JOKE SO I TEND TO STAY OFF THE WEB YET IFI AND MY FRIENDS AND AQUAITENCES THEREON IS SOMEWHAT ADICTIVE !

THANKS FOR ASKING THOUGH.

REGARDS iAN

14 hours ago, ausfire said:

Hmmm. Thongs. Different meaning, depending where you come from.

if you start to wear the "penny black" and three shoe-laces on your feet in this part of the world you re going to get some real funny looks  and around here odd looking kit is considered traditional/ cultural/cool etc.

On ‎2017‎/‎06‎/‎16 at 1:18 AM, ThomasPowers said:

Headed uphill today; !

Somebody is hiding the facts from you my friend! Downhill is much easier(albeit a much shorter ride  joking aside I hope you do well and the books that you read during your convalescence outstrip your greatest expectations. I look forward to conversing with you soon.

all the best Ian

23 hours ago, JHCC said:

Is the "Brazilian gallon" similar to an Imperial gallon, but left over from the period between 1822 and 1889? 

naah , it's more like a gazillion but with an extra zero

And it's a pleasure Alan! I'm always chuffed if I can help a friend.

Those are great for nipping chain and cutting up to 1" rebar we keep them locked up securely as here the are known as a 3rd world master key. they modify well as crimpers and squeesers.

You bunch of old softies, I've seen smiths in the middle and far east forge wearing flip flops (of some sort and a loincloth and a tatty t-shirt whilst doing a sterling job of it to boot!  of course I'm  a bit of a super softie when it comes to protecting my bits !

well I'm just a poor African so I try no to buy a Brazilian gallons of vinegar,  I would pop about 2 litres (say 4 pints of vinegar in a plastic bag put my thingamabob in said bag and immerse in a wheelie bin or suitable drum of water, this will evenly distribute the vinegar evenly around your thingamabob and save you a goodly portion of that Brazilian gallons of vinegar.

p.s. that resultant "galvenegar is really good for pouring down unwelcome ant nests! it might not win you brownie points with the sierra club though. but won't bring Greenpeace kicking down your door.

hmm. this seems like the sort of test that is ......how do I put it?????? questionable? ???? and if they don't bend ? does that mean your tractor just isn't up to scratch?

1 hour ago, Alan Evans said:

..to paraphrase Mrs Beeton...first buy your lathe!

 

But all of the online bearing suppliers that I could find were only stocking Oilite bushes no solid Phoshor Bronze. But such is the temptation for saving money, I probably spent more than £50 worth of time looking!

 

Alan

 

I love the original Mrs'Beeton.s  book great laugh if you just read it ie'Gin to clean mirrors ect

Ánd Alan my friend part of the"" blacksmith Culture" is being a skinflint

some good advice so far and I suppose a steep learning curve before you start the process again either sand blast or pickle in muratic 

Nice job!

Cool

Those look great!

Nice, just don't think of giving it to the lady in your life, you wouldn't want that to "come back and bite you " grin.

You're getting quite good at this!

Very Nice!

25 minutes ago, littleblacksmith said:

! It is actually a piece of an old bring

As seen at many a Texan "Bring and BBQ"

Ditto on the counter/scale weight. Most likely cast iron, drill small hole as a test, if you det a grey graphite like powder its probably cast iron and unsuitable as a decent anvil however if you get shiny shavings it would in all likelihood make a decent "poor man's anvil, good luck.

Those are lock nuts for plumbing fittings and you might be able to sell them to a large plumbing supply house . They don't tend to weld well but machine easily enough thinking of the quantity that you have I can't think of an immediate use for them have you thought about plonking them on Craigslist or similar?

It's clearly a ostrich egg cup

14 hours ago, the iron dwarf said:

cast iron I think

Heat and weld up with 309wire

If you welded a tube in the center of a flat plate thereby creating a hot spot in the center that would cause it to "dish" it might be easier to cut and straighten the plate than to do a "Heath Robinson " fix with grout! job(although there are grout out there that do a wonderful job) I'm sure that if you post some pictures someone will chime in with constructive advise .there are some smart folk on this site (sadly some not so smart ones too)

8 hours ago, turbo7 said:

The best thing you could do for yourself is to make the time to walk an hour each morning as hard and fast as you can, use your arms not just your legs. 6 weeks you will be in a lot better shape.

Just how far will you be from home by then?  once you are "walking fit" that would be about 5miles/8 kilometers per day. And whilst this is good cardiovascular exercise I think it's probably not going to do much for the hammering strain?

5 hours ago, Mikey98118 said:

Outside is where Federal safety codes, which are what local codes are derived from, says to place them.

I am one of those people that detest the OSHA "safety nannies " yet this is sterling advice!  LPG Cylinders are bombs disguised as harmless BBQ attachments! The idea of having a proper BRICK wall between you and the potentially lethal bomb just makes sense. Bear in mind that a near empty cylinder is more dangerous that a full one.