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Jim Coke

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  1. Greetings Henry, 

            I have had a OWA number 6 for years and have never regretted my purchase. Check out all the specs. Travel etc. Hammer die punching takes a lot of pressure and control. 
     

    Forge on and make beautiful things 

    Jim

  2. Greetings Orolin, 

    Not a problem . Just use vice grips to hold your stock. A water soaked rag will cool the metal you don’t want to hang onto . Your first tongs should be of the box jaw design . The most universal ones. 
     

    Forge on and make beautiful things 

    Jim

  3. Greetings mpc,

    Forget the casters and cut a larger plywood base so you can stand on it and work. Easy to move with a couple chunks of pipe under the ply. Just screw the metal base to the plywood. I have made many. Pictured one of my portable set ups. 
     

    Forge on and make beautiful things 

    Jim

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  4. Greetings Stash, 

          Gotch a fine tool there. I have had mine for years and have developed tons of tooling . I put some non combustible stuff under it on roller carts. As pictured I loaded it up because I was doing a demo on twisting . I also have made roll around equipment that pins down to the table to conserve floor space. Hossfield , Whitne angle notcher , etc. works great . Ya sure don’t move it easily. I also use steel flat belt pulleys from my line shaft shop to form large diameter stuff.  Have fun with your new table. 
     

    Forge on and make beautiful things.

    Jim

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  5. Greetings Selph, 

           Are you a member of the blacksmith group in Michigan? If not it would be best if you look into it. October of last year I gave a demo on easy to make tools for the beginner smiths and how to use them . Lots of great folks in Michigan that will assist you. The table pictured is just some of what I demonstrated at my forge. IMHO if you want a very very useful tool and want to support a small business a guillotine tool is very useful. My personal preference is one available on EB by Yesterday Forge.  Don’t rush into purchasing large equipment until you have consulted other smiths. Good luck and spend wisely. 
     

    Forge on and make beautiful things 

    Jim

     

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  6. Greetings cdnaxe, 

            They both have their advantages and disadvantages. Keep in mind the replacement parts are readily available through the BB folks . Great to deal with. I retired from my business blacksmith shop and sold my BB. I did keep my LG 25 and my KA 75 . As far as compressor volume you can add a additional ballast tank for Volume to your compressor. I use a 30 gal tank from an old tire inflator .  I have my IR compressor mounted in a different building and ran the lines underground. Sure keeps the shop noise down. 
     

    Forge on and make beautiful things 

    Jim

  7. Greetings Jason,

             Welcome to the crowd. Storage is always a problem. I have a few old hardware rotating shelves that work great. A large diameter pipe works well for tongs. A steel wheel on a stand works great for hammers. When more space is needed a chain and pipe rack hooked to the ceiling with hooks also works well. Lots of options. 
     

    Forge on and make beautiful things 

    Jim

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