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    Hi from Oklahoma

    in Introduce Yourself

    Posted

    Aljeter,

    There are members scattered over southwest Oklahoma. There are members in Hollis, Altus, Mountian View, Lawton, Elgin, Fletcher, Duncan. There are meetings in the southwest district almost every month.

    I live near the town of Sterling Ok. The meeting in November is at my farm on the 19th. You (or anybody else) are welcome to come join us at the meeting.

    Bill D.

    It followed me home

    in Blacksmithing, General Discussion

    Posted

    That vise was in Missouri between Nebraska city Nebraska and Kansas City! I looked at it on the 29th of December! It was out in the consignment area. But when I looked at it there was not a price tag. Someone put a lot of effort and thought into that thing. Let me know how well it works.

    Bill Davis

    Building a portable Anvil

    in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels

    Posted

    MM, I think the plan you have would work a lot better than doing nothing! If I was in your situation and wanted an anvil, I would not hesitate to do it. There was an old blacksmith in southern Kansas(town of Hartner i believe) who had welded up several anvils with a method very simular to what you describe. They seemed to work for him. I saw them and he had taken plate and cut them to various shapes so that when they were stacked, they had the shape of a london pattern anvil.

    Bill D.

    Post Vise Value

    in Vises

    Posted

    Thomas, You are looking at anvil prices from a pile of anvils. If you were looking from a beginners spot of having no anvils the prices might not seem so far out of line!

    There is also the factor of "walking around money" meaning some people just budget more money for their hobbies!

    Bill Davis (who also sees a lot of anvils selling for more than I am willing to pay)

    anvil repair

    in Repairing and Modification to Anvils

    Posted

    "Boy, that Hay Budden is going to cause some interesting discussians in the future."

    Arftist, Take a look at the second thumbnail in this thread here on I Forge Iron:



    I don't know how many were made but they were available back in the day! I just made it that way because I thought it would be neat to have!

    Bill Davis

    What oil do you use in your mechanical hammers?

    in Power Hammers, Treadle Hammers, Olivers

    Posted

    For my two cents, I use a light oil (30 weight or so) non-detergent or a machine way lube. I think the majority of the oil you put on will sling off the moving parts, hopefully taking the majority of the grit that gets on the machine in a blacksmith shop away with it. The only oil that really counts is what flows in between the moving parts. I tend to oil every 2 to 3 hours of operation. I feel the heavy oils do not get into the areas that are moving against each other as well and the "sticky" oils such as chainsaw bar oil tend to keep more grit in the moving parts causing extra wear. Regular motor oil has a detergent in it which attracts water. On a humid day there will be a milky look to the oil on the machine where the detergent has absorbed moisture from the air. I can't help but think that would cause corrosion eventualy.

    Having said all this I think the most important thing on the mechanical hammers is to use lots of oil no matter what kind!!

    Bill Davis

    Blister and Shear Steel Making

    in Knife Making

    Posted

    Thomas,

    One thing about using bone meal from the garden supply for case hardening. The last time I tried it they were not using cow bones(mad cow disease?), it was ground up pig bones can you say stinky smoke? I noticed when I opened the package that it was "pink" looking but didn't think about it.

    Bill D.

    Post Vise Stand Advice

    in Vises

    Posted · Edited by lazyassforge

    This is the vise and swage block stand I use in the shop and at demo's. ( I actually have 3) They are fairly stable and light enough for me to load by myself. To move them around I either use a two wheel dolly or just tip them onto two legs and "walk" them. This style is also what we use in the club teaching trailer.

    Hope this helps! Bill Davis

    Well I guess that didn't work! I will try and add the picture later.

    Odd tool

    in Tools, general discussion

    Posted

    The reamer cuts right hand just like a normal drill bit(right hand), the flutes are left hand so it "pushes" itself out of the hole. If the flutes were right hand, it would tend to pull itself into the hole and cut too much out of the hole or jam up.

    Hope this helps!

    Bill Davis

    Vintage Aluminum

    in Everything Else

    Posted

    A few years ago I got the privelage of riding in a B-17 called Aluminum Overcast. The view from the bombadier's seat is super! But I cannot imagine the horror of being inside of one of those planes while people were doing their best to shoot it down. The bravery of those kids (and all the others who have fought for this country) is beyond my comprehension! Thank you all.

    Bill Davis

    Hello from Oklahoma.

    in Introduce Yourself

    Posted

    Rusty, if you will PM me your address I will get the editor to send you a copy of the November newsletter. It will have a map to the house. Or, if you go to this website: Saltfork Craftsmen ,there are a lot of the Saltfork newsletters available after they have been published.

    As far as the story that I work in a machine shop, that is just a rumor started by people I owe money too!

    Bill D.

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