Weltall

I like those! The cocobolo is really pretty.

Newbie question now, how do you flare the tube? Clearance the wood and use a flaring tool, then file it flush?

Buy's his stock with horns and tail? Whoa I thought we "in Africa" had exclusive rights to "roadside abattoirs and butcheries :)

Looks good LR.

What is it for?

How did you know it was an RPG there, Frosty? Huh?

Lol

I could get a lot of ideas of off that game... Yes I play it!

Maybe I should try it too! I'll ask my buddy if he has any horns. (He's a butcher.)

Thank you for the kind words every one! They mean a lot!

I was followed home today by a piece of rebar, and the wife said I could keep it. I made this today...

Aqua man, if you'd like I can get some pics of the mount for you.

That's a great forge for all the stuff you're likely to do while learning the basics, and charcoal is plenty good as a fuel if you have enough of it and keep the air to it.

Tim MIller's thread on making his spikes for holding the anvil down is fantastic and that would make a great first project for you as it will be an immense help to your efficiency.

Were it I, I'd first build a "stump" made from pressure-treated lumber that I could bury a foot or two into the soil. Then I'd forge 4 of the above mentioned spikes to help develop hammer control and produce something useful. Once the anvil is spiked solidly to the stump, and the stump is tied solidly to the ground, you'll find that the metal moves far easier even if it's only a bright red in color. All the wobble in the anvil/stand combination is energy that isn't going into moving the metal.

You're certainly off to a great start!

I have to rake that goes to my fireplace set, its decent quality and works well enough at the moment. There are some things I don't like about that I will change when I forge mine. I'm looking around for stock at the moment, not a real hard thing considering I work in a mine.

I'm sorry for the poor quality pictures, everyone. I have only my not-smart-phone to use for both camera and internet.

Here is the strap I was messing with.

I had not thought of that, Jim! Thank you! I may wait until I cut a better stump, this is pretty rotten. I'll head out to the woods and get something here before long. I'll get more strap and make a hanger anyway!

I went with a solid fuel forge because if was given to me, along with the anvil and an old post drill. It all came out of the mine where I work now, back in the 20's sometime. If I had to choose between other styles, I think I would build the 55 forge. They have blueprints here on the site and it seems like a great learner forge! Relatively easy to build, and versital. I may make one for grins one of these days.

Well, I lit my forge for the first time ever! I didn't make anything, I had no real goal in mind. I had a random piece of flat strap, 2" x 1/4", so I made it really hot and beat on it. Didn't do much. But I started. The only teachers I have are on this forum, and boy you guys are great!

I lit the fire with charcoal, don't have any real coal. It was good enough to get the metal to a bright red color, but I don't think my fire was deep enough to do much more.

It felt great! Even if it was just xxxxxxx around d, trying to learn through trial and error. Learn I did though, so I would call it a great success!

I just thought I would share it with you. I'll try and get a few pics posted.

Hey! Glad to see you come over to IFI!

Matt

That hits real close to home. I'll keep them in mind.

Correction, the fire threatens the town of Kingston, residents have been evacuated to Hillsborough. The fire has reached 18,800 acres as of this morning.

On 6/29/2012 at 6:34 PM, ThomasPowers said:

Well we get *big* spiders as tarantulas live out here in New Mexico---creepy to see them crossing the road at that time of year when they are looking for a mate; but really harmless.

If you want envenomed beasties Australia is the place to go!

Hey, I love tarantulas personally. And vigaroons. Its the xxxxxxx centipedes I HATE. :-)

Once again in my state of New Mexico there is a wildfire that is threatening an entire town. The Silver Fire is poised to destroy the town of Hillsborough, and there is nothing to be done about it. The terrain is much too treacherous, and conditions make it impossible to fight the blaze. Please keep us in mind.

So do those additions actually make a difference to the steel? I mean, I would think they would, but would it be perceptible?

I think you're absolutely correct, Frosty. 'Nanotechnology' is one thing, the deliberate application of knowledge on a minute scale. I just thought it was awesome that this 'ancient' technology could produce similar results and only recently has that been discovered.

I also thought the trace amount of things like milkweed was interesting. Although I don't know that it would have anything to do with the intendedend result, it's in there. I wonder if by fluke, or by design? I am also curious if they only scanned one object, or several different specimens ofvarying age and origin.

OK, the company that manufactures these bearings, SKF, will not give out the information about the alloy they are made from. I found that rather entertaining.

The coordination of everyone is amazing to me! I haven't seen that many men working that well together since I was clearing houses in Iraq. Great job guys! Excellent video!

Got three bearing races for 3/4 ton Ford pick ups. Should be 52100...