hiltsbilt

Thanks Vaughn

The box bellows are good I like them, and they where easy to make... Tks for the hammering tips I'll give it a shot, the hammer I was using is a 2lb I have some smaller ballpings and a cupertino heaver ones also lol, but I'll stick with the liter one for now

here is a short vid my wife took of me pounding on the rake.. i know i dont have a hood, ill bild one when i move in a cupple months tell then i think ill forge outside got pritty smoky on start up but the fan helped a lot

http://s1188.photobucket.com/albums/z412/hiltsbilt/blacksmith/?action=view&current=100_0080.mp4

so like the title says a lot of first today, been a long road to get here, being an OTR tuck driver dosent leave me a lot of shop time but i got r done. so enough talking here are the pics.

the torch is the cheep part its the tanks that will kill ya, but worth every penny

I finally got my oxy&acl tanks today, I have had my torch for a while now, things kept coming up and I never had the cash for the tanks. So I started cutting and welding up my fire pot and built a stand for my box bellows today yee haa. Some pics to prove it lol.

love the Kilts that is way cool

they look good, u think that would split wood? kinda a dumb question but it would be a cool looking camp ax but not sure the angle is right for it

here are mine.. i would probably make them smaller is i build another one mine are 4 foot long but i can use shorter strokes if i want, very fun build and simple

pics help lol

tks for the advice man, well have to see once there done how hard they are to pump.. there 4' long and 18in square, there not as tall as some i have seen so that might be ok, well see.

well i thought i would show and tell got me a new to me anvil for 150 bones for a 90lb peter wright. not bad little anvil little damage but the face is nice and a way better option the my hunk of rr track i was going to use. my box bellows are also almost done will probably finish next time im home, im a truck driver so it varys when im home and can do this stuff:)

jaws are about 4 inches not to small:) ya the forge will most likely be a brake drum fire pot, depends what i can get for scrap, then im going to build the box type bellows probably get the wood and start those this weekend depends how much cash the wife left me from my paycheck lol.. but ill be getting mt torch tanks tomorrow from airgas $325 not as bad as i thought, and worth it to have a torch agen. already have a welder its a little Hobart 125, that i have a tank for. small but a nice little one had it for 10 years no problems:) so im getting closer. I also have a 7 foot section of rail that will become my first ASO untell i find a anvil of my liking. ill post some pics of it when i get it done to, should work well see:)

well been reading through the posts for a cupple weeks so i thought i would say Hi. picked up a post vice today at a antique shop for 60 bones better then i could find on CL so im happy and picked up a 50lb bag of coal sence i was down in ames ia about 30 min from here not sure if there is a closer place. the coal was 19$ for one bag and cheaper if u buy a pallet worth. not sure if that's to much or about right. haven't got my forge built yet though need some stuff before i build it probably in the next cupple of weeks because ill be building a side draft hood as well, gets to cold here for a outside only forge. I have also got quite a few different hammers and safety gear, just need to get the tanks for my new torch and i can start building more but the tanks are pricey for the first buy.