seldom (dick renker)

Frosty, I love the way you think.

early version of a paper shredder ?

I call mine "The Spotted Horse Smithy, Lake Effect Forge". Spotted Horse smithy because I can look out the window of my shop and see my daughter's 30 year old appaloosa gelding in a pasture and Lake effect forge because I live 4 miles from the shore of Lake ontario and we get a lot of lake effect snow.

couldnt understand a word of it but they can sure put stuff together pretty fast. thanks frosty

I just talked with Dan on the chat page tonight. He has had a setback in that they have found a new tumor on his spine. He starts radiation next week. It is of a serious nature in that he could get parrilised from the shouldrs down in his words. So I reckon we keep him in out thoughts and prayers. seldom

welcome to the group. if you check the list at the end of the forums there is a listing for groups from oz. your best bet would be to hook up with the closest one. that way you have mentors right there that help you. seldom

nice job paul. i have few to figure out myself

nice job, mike. looks bigger than it is.

welcome back eric. seldom

oddtodd, just looked at the map and found richmond. it is fairly close to troy, ohio. looks to be maybe an hours drive. this sept i and a lot of the folks on here will be at the sofa convention. myself i know i am planning a side trip to see your layout before i back home. you may get some other visiters as well. if you can get there to sofa it would be worth you while to go. seldom

i had problems with the supplier i hooked up with regarding leaking acetlene tanks. changed them out 3 times in one year. always around the valve stem. lots of times i use torches while forge or wood stove going so leaking not anything you want. finally got tired of the leaks an took last one back with bad valve stem written on it. they never charged me for the changes but i did switch suppliers. just too dangerous to keep going with the leaks.

oddtodd, first thanks for you service from one vet to another. second that is one neat setup. i could only dream of finding a setup like that. you are very lucky. seldom

nice job neg. you will enjoy that one

just depends on how bad you want one and how comfortable you are paying

as drewed says. there is hardly anything that is a one of. take your time. a lot of the stuff looks like it was used hard and put away wet. hard to say what kind of prices will be there. im guessing there will be some collectors for the anvils and vises so that could run the prices up. let us know how you make out. too bad im already committed for that weekend.

pretty neat. i take it that this is a piece of flat that was split in the middle and twisted.

nice video but roy drove me nuts

better talk to the rr first before you do anything. theft of rail is not a light matter and all the rr's that i know prosecute. even if there are trees growing through it. as stated before, dept. of homeland security, fbi, and a host of other agencies get involved. i am a retired railroader and my son still works for a railroad and this type of situation is not taken lightly. good luck. seldom

thinking of you Dan

royce, those are bridge bolts. used for bolting timbers and such together. they are not driven with a spike maul, driven with a air wrench. seldom

used a 102 lb pw for 40 years as a farrier and such. then a 178 trenton came along at a price i couldnt refuse. now use the trenton a lot.

you also have to figure in shipping across country. while the price is reasonable, a little over 2 bucks a pound, i am not familiar with that brand of anvil. whatever it may be. after shipping the cost will average out more like 4-5 bucks a pound if you where to get at the current price.

neat

nice work. i am assuming paper weights?

andrew, just plain awesome dick (seldom)