Jim Coke

Greetings Golfishunt,

          A pineapple twist on your spike would be fun .  Looks like you are havin fun with your new equipment. Have a great holiday. 
 

         FORGE ON AND MAKE BEAUTIFUL THINGS    

         Jim

That’s the shop manager.. LOL

Greetings Devan,

          You could start with say about 2 in of 1/4 round stock . Drill one end about 1 in or so to fit the shaft the thinner the better wall. You can now forge the end to you field head taste. Caution thin walls in the forge will burn quickly. Just this ol boys method. 
 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings Golfishunt,

       Looks like you are on your way to new projects. One suggestion . Get a metal bucket for your slack tub . One miss and it will leak. Glad I could help you on your journey. Next time at my shop you can try a wall mount . 
 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings Dan, 

          What you have is a blower from a lever pumper style forge. The drive pulley that is attached to a ratchet mechanism is about 18 inches in diameter. It is designed to be an on demand style ( when you need air to the forge you just pump. )  Look up early Champion forges with a lever . 
 

       Forge on and make beautiful things     
        Jim

Greetings WiskeyMike,

         Nice set up . Do you know that the rear portion of your vise swivels when the pin is removed. It looks like it has not moved in a long time. Prentiss vices are great. 
 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Sorry guys. 
    The line will start right after me.. LOL 

Greetings LE,

       You might try this design I made years ago,  The upright is a pipe welded to a pass through with a wedge holding it from the bottom. Than just use a simple pip clamp . This design only takes up a small amount of anvil surface.

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings Le,

        You might try the one I designed . It will hold flat stock as well as round and square on the diagonal. I just finished a demo at my shop and most who attended when back to their shops to make one. Mild steel will work just fine. Notice the offset which allows holding long stock. Easy to make . Let me know if you have questions. 
 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings 671, 

     Just a few on display. Mostly done cold . Yes they were made for customer selection but I no longer accept commissions. 
 

     Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings 671,

         Lots of possibilities. Here are just a few that I have on display. 
 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings Snuffy,   You don’t need side retainer brackets on the top . You will find they just get in the way. You could also shorten the side columns by 2 in or so . That would make positioning the block from its vertical to horizontal much easier. Just this ol boys suggestion. 
 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings GolfFishHunt,

       Your steel casters unless locked to the floor will move . I suggest a bracket off the cinder block with a quick release to move the forge. Nice fire pot. Looks familiar. You will also need a steel pass through for your pipe . Wood is not good.
 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings Alaxandr, 

        I have been on many institutions by myself . I know how hard it is sometimes. I usually get up the ladder and forget the tool I need .. DAAA . Stay safe I hate ladders. 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings Eldridge, 

         Beautiful work. Building code ? What part requires repousse ?  A single element or ? 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings Go Fish, 

       Nice find and clean up. You must know someone to score a fine blower like that. LOL .. How does it work on your forge? 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings Tom. 

         Making a 11/2 deep depression in 3/8 is difficult. You will find the sides will raise and hard to return to flat without the proper tooling. You could grind the area to be depressed to 3/16 or so on the underside. This would be much easier to press down . You could purchase a 2 in shaft collar to support the bottom for the depression . Just don’t hit hammers with hammers . A large ball pein and a brass hammer will work .  Just this ol boys 2c .

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

I will ring the anvil this AM... 

Greetings Grumpybiker,

         What you have is a construction lantern. Commonly used to mark road projects. Not a railroad lantern to my knowledge. Still fun to restore got a few myself . Keep on collecting when you reach over 300 ya got me beat. LOL

FORGE ON AND MAKE BEAUTIFUL THINGS 

JIM

Greetings Dave, 

       Did ya have fun at my shop today. There is an old boy at the weld shop on 13 street who can weld up your crack. As far as the missing side you can easily form up a chunk of sheet metal to fit . Your new coal will for sure stay in the pan. 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings Chris and Irondragon. 

     Lanterns are addictive. I only have 5 Aladdin’s butttttt 250 plus wick style.  Been restoring and collecting for 50 some years. Without kerosine lanterns this country would not have made as much progress. Many companies started making lanterns and additional companies followed suit. Lenses by Corning , steel, and of course Standard oil. Lots of history in lanterns. If only they could talk. 

Have fun and of course Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings Heinrocket,

      Trenton special build .. 300 lb on a 500 lb base all tool steel from the belt line up. Case base to boot. 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Josh is on vacation for the next 2 weeks 

Greetings Less,

        You can still fix the look of your cross. Take a heat, cool the left side to the split than tap the right side to correct the bulge. After you make 100 or so it becomes easier. Have fun and make more. 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

Greetings, 

I have lots of visitors at my forge . It’s amazing how many people ask about the name of my small shop at Golden Bell Forge. Most do not know the basic elements . The name came from the first building on my property that was a hunting cabin with a large gold bell on the roof. 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

George NM

Thanx for the observation. All fixed . 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim