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3 good reasons why not. 1 Yard boss will not allow it. 2 DSS and or local law frowns on it. Worst of all you won't
find anything but she will spot everything leaving you to explain how your 2 yr old found it all. Bad enough bringing your spouse and being outdone. Consider your chain yanked.
Ken.

Well I have to get this approved before you guys can see it..Me and my DARN poddy mouth.. I did go to the scrapyard and they let me in. Man it was cool! A lot of useful steel. I managed to pick up the thin end of a forklifk tine (with a chain hole), most of the tubes to a ram (for bodywork) including the solid cylinder! Also some misc. pieces for whatever I might decide on doing. Lots of thanks guys, much appreciated!! Oh, and my forge is up and running now, brake drum..

Thanks guys! I am leaving the iforge site though, or I should say I've been booted... I have been officialy booted (I think) for my language. Guess I have a poddy mouth or something, not exactly sure what the deal is but I am going to stop visiting here. Good luck, god bless, and happy smithing!

You were NOT booted.
The conversation was taken off line and you were directed to the site guide lines concerning inappropriate language. No cussing means no cussing. You were informed that your posts were being moderated for inappropriate language. This is the first moderated post. It was your choice to leave the site, you were not booted or banned as you suggested.

Nice work! Comming from me, (untrained) not sure if that means to much to ya..lol..But, good job anyhow.

Good, I'm glad you caught the sarcasm..lol..But, I'll call the recycler tomorow and see if I can roam the yard. Or xxxx, I'll just go up there and tell them what I am looking for and maybe they can get it for me. I'm sure for insurance purposes, I won't be allowed. I will check though. If not, I'm kinda xxxxxx, I think.

I will go ahead and say it. It's been talked about several times, recently, but be careful about picking anything up along the tracks. Scrap or not, it is still RR property, and you could land in some king size trouble. Check the local scrap yards and you may be able to find a solid chunk of steel to use for an anvil. Good luck.

Wow, feels like I just got scorned by my dad..lol..Ok, maybe I will find a different plan then? Good Lord..lol..

Small steps grasshopper..My forge is close (brake drum) just haven't had a lot of time. Patience on the other hand, I must say I suprised myself by not rushing out and spending a lot of money. I'm walking the tracks Friday with a former City Councialmen. He's an old neighbor, former Marine (I know, I know, ALWAYS A MARINE.lol) and I don't think we'll get into trouble..lol..He's a great guy, believes in the old ways, like I do. I'm going to try and find some spikes and maybe even some track, if we can lug it back to the truck that is..Only a small piece, big enough for an anvil. Any suggestions on size? Fried the ol lady's hair dryer on accident..lol..don't ask. Let's just say I learned what resistors are used for now..lol..

Is this the blower? http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/advert/ay245.htm

this is the book I found to be most helpfull


http://www.metalwebnews.org/ftp/blacksmith-practice.pdf

I gotta say, I'm sorry for my last post..wow..caught me at a bad time I guess..Thanks Frosty, I might just do that.

OH WHA is me can't figure how to remove a brake drum. just cause we are going back in time
don't mean we have to leave common sense behind. A little penetrating oil and tapping with a hammer will remove most drums. Sad to say If ya can't replace brakes and wheel bearings on the road ya may need a new hobby.
Ken.

Now you are on your way we want to see the end product. Will it beat this one?

WOW!

Yep you are right, it's a slot with the adjuster inside the slot. I got to the adjuster with a piece of 3/16 rolled that I flattned for the keys, but it's froze solid. So, I am taking a step back and ran up and talked to a buddy of mine that owns a shop and he pointed me in the right direction for a drum. Local brake shop had one (imagine that) and I got it for 10 bucks..Money well spent, and timed saved. Well, I shouldn't say money well spent, it wouldn't go for 10 bucks at the scrap yard..lol..But, I've got one now, so I have the starting point.

I can't get to the adjuster. It's on the backing plate but I have to slide the drum off some to be able to get to it. The piece of xxxx is stuck in the grooves like you said. I might have to try another wheel or just go to the bone yard already..grrrr

To each his own, of course, but if I had the money, my garage would look just like Frankly Luckman's shop.

I've been trying to pull off the rear break drum off my old Lemans to make a brake drum forge but the **** is stuck on! The car set outside in Vadila Virgina for 26 flippin years!! So it does move, but obviously not enough. The interior is stripped and there is no pressure in the brakes lines to possibly realease the brakes, if that was the issue. So, now what? Ive beat it, beat it, and beat it, and the old girl won't budge..Any ideas? Heat it to trie to expand it? Will cast expand, it is cast iron correct?

Nice work..This is an awesome site with a ton of uesful info, and great people too..How the heck do you pound on an anvil in an apt?!..lol..your neighbors gotta love you..lol.

I'm very sorry for your loss..I did and will say a prayer for you and your family! God Bless!

Just thought some of you might like to see this article//Not sure if it belongs here so feel free to move it..Simply how crazy people get with money..I'm sorry but if I had the money to build a garage like any of these, I think I would do something FAR more important with the money. I don't want to be afraid of scratching my garage floor or getting it dirty..

http://realestate.ya...unusual-garages

I buy all my books from http://www.amazon.com/ , or in Canada http://www.amazon.ca/ I find it to be good, fast, reliable service and way cheaper than getting a local bookstore to order it for me.

I literally learned blacksmithing with books and started with no experience at all in anything near blacksmithing, then I discovered IFI, witch has become an obsession.

Anyway, here's my list. I'm sure there are other very good or better one's out there (planning to get Mark Aspery's books myself), but I found these to be very helpful for the beginner and am constantly refering to these after 5 years of practice :

New edge of the anvil, Jack Andrews
The Blacksmith's Craft (A primer of tools and methods), Charles McRaven
The Blacksmith's Craft, Published by Rural Developpement Commision (Same title as the previous, different book)
The Artist Blacksmith (Desing and techniques), Peter Parkinson
The Complete Modern Blacksmith, Alexander G Weygers
Practical Blacksmithing and Metalworking (second edition), Percy W. Blandford

If I'm going to understand anything, I need lot's of pictures or sketches. All of these are loaded with'em and reasonnably priced.
I know this tread is about links and I'm talking about books but I think they both serve us well.

Hope this helps !
Naz.

thanks Phil, here are a few I have found..

http://www.instructables.com/id/2-day-20-50-Blacksmithing-Forge/
http://factoidz.com/to-make-a-western-blacksmith-knife/
http://fenrisforge.com/index.htm

Since I am new to the Blacksmith trade I have been doing a lot of research and have come across a ton of useful info that could be very useful to another beginer. So, I was wondering could I start a thread with links that I do come across that I "think" might be helpful to the inexpirenced Blacksmith? And, maybe get some additional ones from you expirenced Blacksmiths as well?

Wow..never really thought of it that way..