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that sucker is top shelf! too dang much math in there for me to figger out.good job!

I'm thinking 1 gas line feedin in to a tee and maye a shut-off there.looks good an stout!

have not had time to work on this forge lately. did get all the litter out and off the expanded metal and out of the torque convertor gonna get some better clay for the pot and mix up some heavy mortar for the expanded metal like I first wanted to do I did not have any tank steel for the bed hence the mesh,2 layers,and small enough on top to slow the mud down and tie the mud together to help keep it from cracking.both pieces are sloped toward the center so raking the coal won't be a problem I still plan on using clay for the fire pot as originally planned for easy repacement if/when it is needed. the cement will come up to the angle iron frame around the pot.thanks for the help and comments.still lookin an figgerin for a reasonable priced blower also.but will prolly go with the heater fan with some kind of shroud.

where are Ya'll coming up with all the blowers?not found one in my neck of the woods yet. about what price range,I'm kinda cheap

used to be a saying pertaining to dull pocket knives as being "dull as a froe"

go to your auto parts store an get some air line antifreeze for big trucks.don't use copper tubing for air lines any condensation will freeze up quicker. not dealt with hammers but compressors on the road.if the line is froze,you cannot release your brakes to travel

Francis has it nailed.unless I missed it ,nobody said to keep a pencil an paper by your easy chair.watch the old westerns an I mean old.look at the wagon seats, doors, harness hooks, tools.you will pick up ideas.leaf springs make pretty fair garden tools long handled or short.make them in sets of 3.the one I use the most is hammered and flattened on one end for a blade an the opposite end is pointed.metal kitchen chair legs thataper make good sockets for handles leave a bit of curve to the "pick" to help with digging.look up "strawberry hoe " to get an idea as to what I mean.fire place tools,poker,rake an shovel are easy made bar b que tools pancke turners dutch oven lid lifters.this is all light weight stuf that will tune your mind and body.I bought a BBQ fork once that was made w/ a welders chipping hammer,the coil spring type,head was cut off a short section of round rod added,and a big staple from a telephone pole,the kind that holds the wooden ground cover on.just rambling thoughts

Francis has it nailed.unless I missed it ,nobody said to keep a pencil an paper by your easy chair.watch the old westerns an I mean old.look at the wagon seats, doors, harness hooks, tools.you will pick up ideas.leaf springs make pretty fair garden tools long handled or short.make them in sets of 3.the one I use the most is hammered and flattened on one end for a blade an the opposite end is pointed.metal kitchen chair legs thataper make good sockets for handles leave a bit of curve to the "pick" to help with digging.look up "strawberry hoe " to get an idea as to what I mean.fire place tools,poker,rake an shovel are easy made bar b que tools pancke turners dutch oven lid lifters.this is all light weight stuf that will tune your mind and body.I bought a BBQ fork once that was made w/ a welders chipping hammer,the coil spring type,head was cut off a short section of round rod added,and a big staple from a telephone pole,the kind that holds the wooden ground cover on.just rambling thoughts

boy my spelling ain't up to snuff tonite.hope Ya'll get the gist of what I am tryin to say

already have made a few cinch rings rings are easy after a feller told me to drill a hole in the pipe before you start wrapping. the tongues were a bit harder till I built a jig.yep there is quite a bit I want to build an have not been able to.used to make a few bits and spurs kinda wanted to get back to that also.built one smal chuck wagon and grubox now to build some hardware for them.oxbow stirrups,2 pair, more of them only 1 1/4 "tapered to the top,not straight 1".horseshoes,the best metal from them are the rake teeth from a horse drawn rake.I also make mouthpieces from the and have made 3 swivel knives out of them.they mke good stove pokers and branding iron handles.you already have an eye on one end just need to shape ti a bit the other pics are gone from the camera.don't know what happened to them.got the litter busted out of the forge today an will clean it up so ya'll can see that the braces were welded in an corners plugged.those were the pictures I lost,plus wheels welded on an a tool rack on one end. NOW I NEED HELP FIGGERIN OUT HOW TO POST PICTURES ON HERE! hunted up one side an down the other and can't figger this deal out or the pics would be up here instead of FB. the torque convertor just jumped up and grabbed me.had a small one then found the 12" one I used at the next door neighbors salvage /wrecker yard.

short note before I go to work.center hole has a piece of expanded metal covering it.4 corners are covered w/ pieces of hammermill screenan welded pot has 4 supports welded to stablize it bout an inch or little over of red clay in the pot an out to the edge of its square frame 'ran out of clay an used cat litter from clay on out to the angle frame full inch plus.W/M cheap cat litter is just that,cheap didn't work worth a hoot.bonded good w/ meshes but has a bunch of fine chat in it .gonna have to bust it back out an use portland.gotta go thanks to all,oh rsw 4" grinder an zip blade just follow the seam.when done right one side is deeper than the other

I have not been able to get my pictures up on here yet(wife hasn't tried yet) but for those of you doin the FaceBook deal go to my page Edward Lee Green an you will see a few she put up for me there.click on the pics for some descriptions of what I am trying to get done,Thanks for all the help that you are puttin on this site, - Edward

that is about a 5 gallon bucket size

yes sir that T wuertz is the one.thanks.what did you type in to locate it? I sure have probs peckin an huntin

I saw a belt grinder video on here a young feller built and is selling.highly adjustable and versatle.seems like he was in Arizona.anybody remember the post? my searchin has not turned up anything yet,Thanks

some of these fellers are sayin use low grade,i.e. cheap kitty litter.that did not work for me.it has lots of black somethings in it .now I will dig it all out and try to screen it then re-line it and see what happens.drive the dirt roads in your area and look at creekbanks and bar ditches to spot the clay.not all clay is red.yellow and tan can be found also.good luck

Sam I have that same lathe,minus the tail stock assembly and tool rest.it only came w/ a faceplate.so bowls are my only option sure like yours. looks good an priced real good too

now ain't them sweet! soon as my mud dries gonna fire up my new forge and that is where I am gonna start,makin tongs,thanks for all the help on here

I saw a picture of a chasing hammer a few years ago in a story about an old silver smith.it was worn nearly in to by the thumb being on the side and top like Frank Turley's picture

get him over to your place when you build your first fire.I think He'd be tickled

my grinders are also 1x 42 an 1x30.I buy the "buy a dozen get a dozen free" from Industrial Abrasives.guess I am doin some thing wrong cause the only time I have any last a year is if they are not used. mostly Norton belts if I remember right

me neither,but I read ever line to make sure it sunk in!

ya'll are confusing me again .I read a lot of years ago tha a hardie was not beat on.cut your metal while it is red or hotter,but not all the way thru.that said,why use high carbon steel if you have a stout bevel an don't cut all the way?

welp I am with Bobby 'cept my question is the term "cokes up"'how do you know and what signs are you lookin for? this is the neatest and most informative site goin thanks to all that have posted or put up pictures and keepin the thing goin

just found this post.you bet! always willing to learn why I screw up