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that must be how they would sharpen a plow share years ago. thanks a bunch

I have a chance to pick up some hydraulic cylinders that have been replaced by a tractor dealership. what metal are the rams made from and what uses can I get out of them. not sure what sizes. I figger from 1' plus and up to 1 1/2" just guessin. thanks

ok borax from the store. got it. prep work, you mean clean an free of rust I'm guessing. these rings I wrapped around a piece of 3" pipe then saw off at an angle. do I need to keep the lap open so flux will get between the ends or does it matter. thanks

been a while since I was last on here and I need a couple of questions answered that have never been straight in my head.

question 1 to flux your work before you weld, you use borax, right? are we talking about the soap?

2 do you use it like the flux in a can for brazing rods? preheat work put it on then heat till forge heat and hammer, or one heat

sprinkle it on then hammer?

 I will be welding the ends of some 5/16" round rod rings for cinch rings. then add a piece of 1/2 X1/8" flat iron tacked on both ends

the flat iron will be curved like a horseshoe and the ends will be tacked to the rings. thanks a bunch

old country. 99.7 out of Joplin Mo

lost my bottles and gauges a few years ago also. they could have cleaned me out . also they took a new auto parts washer. they took the bottles off of the 2 wheel dolly that I had made and left it. sure miss my torch.

got it in my head now. thanks fellers

never made a hammer I see it in my future tho. looks good to me. Brian , do you mean on the center, center of face to center of face?
and I am not getting " struck end". help me help me!

if it is 6 foot , some people called those a railroad bar. not real handy for setting/tamping fence posts but good for rock and prying.

if you can dig some clay some where, do it. side of the road ,creek bank. I tried walmarts cheap cat litter and it is full of shale or chat. not worth a hoot. JMPE

clutch adjusting tool for Big trucks. was working on Mack at the time. I used a gear shifter for the main body with the knob as a handle
leather working tools from old hay rake teeth. swivel knives ,edgers and stamps Mack tach cable remover one end is not accessible, behind fuel pump

Daddy was a cowboy. that is what us boys were gonna do also. in 1959 he bought us 3 older boys our first rope. I was 6 then . we learned the 2 basic loops. by the time I was 10 we could catch most any thing that moved. we started competing against each other roping left handed. I cracked some ribs in 83 on my right side on the ranch I was on at the time. I was having to rope a lot of calves to tag for registration purposes. I could still rope pretty good left handed after 20 plus years.

there are no bolts on wooden wagon wheels. the rim holds it all together

what type of valve springs? won't the pusher get in your way when you put the retainer on? can't wrap my head around that

I have made a bunch of woks using the discs. plug the hole and weld on horse shoes for handles

they used to be cheap here in north east Okla. but they are sure high now. bought some 2 weeks ago for my garden. 2 bales little better than 16 bucks. having been around various slabs and foundations is why I posted about rot. cement will absorb and hold moisture. straw will rot. this is a high humidity area so I am just not sure it would work here. this is just my opinion on this. not here to light a fuse

7 to 8 bucks a bale around here. feller would go broke quick. mice would be a problem also because of all the grain. also seems like rot
would be a factor from the hay pulling the moisture from the floor and plaster. then you would have the odor from the rot and mildew.
once the moisture is there you would have a heat build up and possible spontaneous combustion. just my thoughts

Farmall beat me to it. I have made several woks using the disc. I welded 2 used horseshoes on all of mine for handles.

either axle spline or PTO shaft. also could be a "jack" shaft from a transmission. sure is neat seeing something  somebody made and have a slight clue as to what is was made from. gets the ideas and posibilities rolling in your head

the neighbors

use skirting leather for your handles. cut a bunch of washers. stack them up on a bolt. chuch the bolt in a drill or drill press. if you have a table top drill press, lay it on its side on the bench or in the vise. turn your leather down with a rasp. cut your grooves with a rat tail rasp. clean up with sand paper. flatten both sides and re-cut the side grooves. pull your bolt and re-stack on handle. just dampen your leather a bit and use a deer horn or a good smooth hammer handle to burnish when done.

Re stands for " re-inforcing" . and as we all know it's main use is for re-enforcing concrete. about 45 years ago you use to see a lot of chisels made from it. but it had a higher carbon content than now

well Frosty beat me to it on the pivot stand, when I snooze, I loose

looks real good! ain't nothin in the world will stick to an eylid like slag from SS weld you don't even have to chip it. that stuff will go around corners huntin for eyelids!

find a bunch of re-bar from a demo site or scrap yard. then proceed to straighten them out without heat. use your Eyes like you would when you pick up a board, look for the crooks an curves. this stuff hammers out easy but you will over bend sometimes. that is the good part of soft steel an no heat. it will sure sharpen your eyes and hand control.JMHO