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Deeresmith, Good job on the 400 rebuild and thanks for the part numbers and bearing info. As soon as you can post some photos, please do. Chris.

Keeps telling me webcast is offline.

Man, your good! Very nice work indeed.

KeyKeeper, how many rpm does that motor run and is it a 1/4 horse?

Really nice work.

Beautiful find my friend. Some folks have all the luck! :)

The only coal within driving distance for me here in Fall Creek, Oregon also sells Cumberland/Elkhorn coal. I really agree with the sizing issue but thanks for that handy tip on sifting it through a plastic milk crate. Other than the size, you really cant beat the coal. I can forge for 8 plus hours and only have a very small clinker. I have yet to find a coal that burns as hot with such little ash or clinker as this. Good stuff.

Looks great Larry!

Frosty, could you build the first one for me!?? LOL
Great design. Take lots of pictures during the build. Chris.

Great video Jerry! Thanks.

Nimba all the way!

If anyone can pull this off, you can. Keep a photo journal as you go. Chris

I get my coal in Monroe, Oregon from John Turkington at Farrier Supply. He sells very good quality blacksmith coal that burns hot, cokes well and leaves very little clinker.

Here is the Analysis:

Supplier:
Cumberland/Elkhorn Coal and Coke
Louisville, KY 502-589-5300

Seam : Sewell
State: WV
Ash : 4.0 %
Sulfur: 0.8%
BTU :14500 +
Volatile : 28.0%
Size: 1 1/4 x 1/4 minus

nice hawk...and rifle! :)

Yeah, I dont think of the treadle as a replacement for the power hammer. I see it more of having a striker with a 10 pound sledge thanks to the clarification from everyone.

Jerry, the photos of your hammer were the inspiration (and parts scrounging list) for the hammer I am going to build. Thanks for the info. Maybe when mine is finished you could give me some tips on setting up my hammer to work efficiently. Thanks so much, Chris.

Looks to me like your bad forge day turned out to be a pretty good one.

Larry, thanks so much for posting pics. I am starting to warm the wife up to the idea of getting one before the end of the year.

That is one beautiful anvil.

Thanks everyone for the useful info. Chris

Cant wait to see the photos Archie.

That is just the nature of pine. Very high sap. Even a chainsaw will bind faster and need sharpened more frequently cutting pine. I worked as the Sanderman at a local plywood mill (mostly hardwood) for several years here in Oregon. I could run hardwoods like oak, maple, birch etc. with the sanders set up with 80, 100, 220 grit papers for an entire 8 hour shift (4000+ panels a night). When I set up for pine though, the papers grit would plug up quick. On the first load I would be standing at the sanders blowing compressed air onto the papers trying to clean the build-up off the papers as it accumulated....it was a losing battle.

Marc. Thanks so much for the response. I got enough material now to build both so that is what I will be doing. But like you, I bet the power hammer will have a lot more idol time than the TH.

Thanks for the tip on making dies. Really good information.

Which style of TH did you make? do you have any photos?
Chris

In my neck of the woods, keeping teenagers interested is quite difficult (unless you can forge some bar stock into an iPod ). The good thing is that there is always one or two kids in the groups that are very interested and you will spark an interest that can last a lifetime. That was what happened to me.

Just been sorting through the multitudes of tools that get scattered about and working on a new set of handle held punches and chisels....Hofi style :)

Dodge, Thanks. Maybe I will start with a treadle and build the JYH later. Or maybe just build both. There isn't really much parts to a treadle. Hmmmmm......