HIGHSIDER

Quite a nasty fracture that....even with a good weld/repair, its going to struggle to preserve itself given the nature of the loading that press generates.

Can you justify spending time & money repairing that?? It's a tough call...

I'd be hanging flowers from it and finding space for it in my garden, what a lovely feature.... B)

That's a swell job, that you may have many happy hours using it!!

....Close one...you were lucky. I wasn't so lucky few years back. Burnt the shop to the ground where I had to start over again. It's strange looking back now but it was entirely my fault, I was careless and have learned my lesson. No body was hurt so I take heart from that. Things can be fixed & repaired and so that's what I have been busy with for the last 4 years, rebuilding & repairing my workshop.

I'm nearly at the stage where I can begin some projects again, and boy I can't wait. It'll be real nice that. I'm looking forward 

Thoughts & prayers from Ireland.

Wishing you and your family the very best.

Wow, that's something..

Oh I like that...very well done..

Congratulations on winning the commission Danger!

Looking forward to the outcome...

(Here's me delighted with myself after building an anvil stand lol.....I've a bit to go yet before I start talking about commission work. Ah well, Rome wasn't built in a day!!) 

Wow, that's quite an achievement considering what you've been through with your shoulder.

Get well soon. Hope the healing is going real well

Man, that's just amazing!!

Well done

That's just amazing. Lovely work there fella

Beg your pardon.. :huh:

By golly those massy's are quite a sight...for scrape you say?? Oh that's a pity, is there even a glimmer of hope they could be salvaged from such a faith and restored to former glory or is that just life and that's how it goes? I'm a gluton for punishment like that. I'd take on restoring one without a second thought, foolish some would say lol

I'm starting out with my smithing journel and it'll be quite a while before i land something as near to a proper power hammer of sorts. More than likely take stock of what bits i have and make up a reasonable to good power hammer from odds and ends when i set my mind to it and get my foot on the ladder kind of thing. There's more than enough info on here to get started however i would like to set a goal of having one of these babbies in the shop at some later stage. It has to justifyable i know but you have a set a target.

That's a fine hammer. Well done 

Wow, just wow!!! I'd like to shake that man's hand.....but he's a long way away!

Every congratulations to you fella, it’s a credit to you. Well done

I feel a little upset actually, lovely tribute to the young lass

 

I like that work..

The skull, novelity item, there's thought and a bit of work gone into that piece. Price, not sure guys how the dollar is trading but I'll go with good old Irish €'s....say, €50/60ea

The leaf, yeah another nice piece, as it stands, say €50/60..now in my opinion, strike an impression in the centre of that leaf and sit a candle in it, put another €20 on the price...it's now a functional item, make it pay with the least amount of work

The candle holder, oh that's nice, very nice. Simple design, the twist alone sells it for such a large solid, value, say €50/60 each...(another in my opinion moment) make some kind of candle holder that can say hold 4, 5 of the above pieces and give it some size & presence, now put €200/250 on the price for the complete unit. Again, give it every chance at sale, it may encourage the sale of the single items even more

Hope you sell loads.   

Wow, that's a very smart piece of work fella, very tidy, there's some time spent on those tongs

(Oh me neck hurts! lol)

Wow, that's an old girl..nice find

Thoughts & prayers from Ireland, God bless man

Man, that's stunning.

Well done..

Thoughts & prayers for you from Ireland,

That would be very nice to have in any workshop...

The biggest danger now is the move from the trailer to solid ground,.take your time & be careful. 

Best of luck with it fella & mind the fingers

ighsider

Now thats a vise stand

OUTSTANDING design

Like the Color

Highsider, the dude that could cart that thing off would not be deterred by the dog.....or anything short of artillery.

Thank you John & yesteryearforge, high praise indeed..I like to build them heavy :D

I have another work in progress at the moment for the anvil. I need more stability and have a platform half built all from 2,1/2" x 2" solid. Still a bit to go here but not much left to do. Should be a good job when it gets finished

Oh yeah...

My new workshop buddy...10 week old German shepard..you just have to have a dog about the place. :D

That's beautiful, well done

I've recently built a vice stand where I can offer some advice that may help your build.

Tripod as said above, uneven ground. Three legs are better than four.

Weight. Try and get as much weight into your build as you can. The heavier the better (within reason) I find levering anything in the vice is much more stable where there's a good heavy table. It's much easiler.

Movable The one disadvantage on a heavy table is moving the thing if you wish to relocate. Alright if there's an overhead gantry but in most cases there's not. I've left a small flat at the back of mine so I can insert the pallet truck and pick up and move. Let the truck move these things and save your back!

Options Try and design your table to do more than just hold your vice. I've inserted some holes on the upper & lower plates to hold some jigging almost like the hardie hole on the anvil. Again, get the most from your build and justify your time spent building. Any additional features here will save your movement around the shop floor and get the most from each heat

Colour I'll leave that to yourself lol

Best of luck with the new hammer there Harry.

Looks like a real nice piece of kit..