saintjohnbarleycorn

nice find, and thanks for the info on the phily area. I will keep looking until I find something that has the size and the tools with it. thanks again

thanks, sounds like I am going to learn something over time here.

I am hanging from string. I don't know if it was HR or CR steel its been around for 10 ro 15 years I guess, and I am not sure how to tell which is which. If you think about it though, a violin string is a certian length and diameter to get the best sound. Now in this application it might not make that much of a difference. I think I am going to put it in a fire and quench the whole thing, I did that with just the corners. The Hanger I made for it resonates better than the triangle. Its basically a right angle, but I twisted half of it so it probably hardended some from that, but not sure. well I am going to work on some more ideas and see what works the best. I will let you know what I find out in time.

Well I made one and it doesn't sound so good. I made it about 20" on the three sides. I am thinking that the length will also affect the sound. A certain length will probably resonate more with 1/2" square. Like 18" will will resonate more than 20" or visa versa. What are the dimensions of the one that were made with 1/2" square? thanks.

Is balance just the matter of feel in your hand, or is there somewhat more scientific approach to it?

honorable attitude!

i made up a batch of sperquench, I will give it a go on them. thanks thomas.

Thanks, as usual a lot to learn about things. I would guess that the crystal structure of the steel would have something to do with it. There is also "Bell brass" they use in banjo's so there must be different types of brass. I may do some experimenting on this one, but as time is an issue here, (birthday present) I have some 1/2" square that I will use. The diameter of the hay rake is 3/8" or less. Don't have a lot of spring material, but I am curious about this. thanks again.

is it better to make one of these with higher carbon, as in it i will ring nicer? I have the choice of mild and the hay rake teeth (.95) or so . thanks.

sweet! glad you like it!

thanks for the info I will keep that in mind along with the other suggestions.

If I know what you are talking about, there is no gasket, the oil stays on the bottom and is carried up with the gears as you turn it. Mine seeps a little here and there I think the last time that I put oil in it I used 30 weight or 90 weight I can't remember and it didnt' seem to make much difference. That was a good find you got. good luck.

I guess for hardening, I should go with straw, because of the low carbon content?

mine would be outcome at this point!

having been on many other sites.. I would say this is one of the best. very polite and civilized in every way. thanks Glenn for a great job.

yes just saw it yesterday on one of these threads somewhere. It looks like a great site, I have registered and will be on there soon. thank.s

thanks A man

Well I will sit on it for a while and see what comes up. A used one sounds like a good way to go, but something not over 1000 pounds I would guess, just for the sake of moving it from here to there. thanks.

Thanks for the input, I have a bucket of vermiculite but have not put it to much use yet. The warmed sand sounds good also. The high carbon spikes I think were said to be .30 so that is not that much anyway I would not think. I was confused, because of the .95 hay rake teeth. The things I saw on them never mentions a double annealing.

I read the bp on it, anneal twice, bring to heat and leave in forge overnight. Well that the way I remember it anyway. I was wondering why they need more special attention than say 95 point straight carbon steel? 2. I was also thinkning that at 19 degrees out the forge kind of cools pretty quickly overnight, and might it be better to put it in the woodstovefireplace over night as it would cool very slowly over a 8 or ten hour period. thanks.

Thanks, thats a little bigger than I thought i would want to move around, but I am going to check it out anyway!

stretch any chance of a picture of you grinder? thanks.

What type of lathe can you get for under $1,000. I have never used one, except a wood lathe. I would like to use if for turning small parts, doing threads, and for sizing shafts for making other tools and the like. I don't really have a good idea of what size you need for what job. I don't know of any used places around here, maybe in philly, and I would like one that doesn't need a lot of work that I don't know how to do to fix it. It would be an adjunct to the metal working I am doing now. thanks for any input.

If you didn't have a lathe would you just buy the wheels? I see they have a 6" rubber coated for the main drive wheel. Also would you direct drive or use a belt? thanks

Ok so they are saying that we are going to get $600 back. whether that is a good idea or not is not the question. But If they do what tool would you buy for your blacksmit shop, that you have wanted to but have not bit the bullet yet? A bandsaw, chop saw, oxy/acet ...... What are your ideas.