Jim Coke

Greetings Das, . Just an old boys 2c. You could black heat or cold form the spoon end with a ball pien in your wood depression after a good brushing flat than a few file strokes to finish. Than to planish I would use a trailer ball back up and than a large ball pien mounted in the vice for for back up to a super smooth finish . Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings Matto, . Now I have heard of weather rocks .... But a weather cube?? LOL Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings HOJ, . I see it as a farriers 131 lb made in 1901.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Prayers and well wishes to all.

Greetings PVF, . The foot vise is made by NC forge .. They have a great line if farrier equipment . I believe it is available for about 89.00 and worth every penny.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings Arkie, . My post vice and the upright are one unit that slides together and locks right in. Male and female square tubing makes for a secure and fast set up. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings DC, It's funny that you ask that question. I just finished a 4 day demo and packed all the gear in the pickup with ease.. I would guess the unit as pictured weighed about 120 but I decided to go yet another step and consolidate the load even further. I added a connection and the post vice now is part of the whole assembly. I also added a spring foot vice on the other end which worked super. It only takes about 5 minuets to assemble and sure made life easier.. I got a lot of complaints from other smiths and many pictures for their future projects.. Lots of fun to make so get busy and make one. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings Horseman, . The drive hub shoes are drive and release with a ratchet effect . The belting works the ratchet back and forth.. Hope this helps.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings Kailthir, Sounds like a input voltage or connection problem .. Check the ground connection at both ends.. A simple continuity tester will work just fine... 220.. 110? A volt meter at the gun and ground connections will tell you if the machine has voltage available for the gun and ground.. I am sure you have a simple problem and are just overlooking something.. Good luck Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings Josh, Beautiful ... Another addition to Fort Knox/ Fisher.. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful example of what was available years ago. See you at SOFA Jim

Greetings Eseemann, The machine was used for martial arts to increase your leg stretch for the high kick. Had one and yep it hurts. Lots of possibilities for repurposed stuff. Jim

Greetings Joel, Is life good or what.. A new project, new tools, and a wife to help. Have fun.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

On my list.. I wish all well.. Jim

Frosty, Deb and you are number one on my list.. Jim

Greetings Scobb, . I have designed and built a lot of dies for the Smithing Magician . When I first started cost was a factor so I would just weld the forming end using 4140 to the 1/2 in cold rolled than heat treat.. Lots of possibilities . Rounds , flats . Tendons , cut offs. The list goes on and on. Great tool just use your imagination . I designed one for Jerry Hoffman ( the Blacksmith Journal) it was called the sizing die . A lower die with side limit pins to limit the distance between the upper and lower dies. Great for tenons and only one was necessary for many sizes . Have fun Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings Jim, Just my SWAG .. It may be some sort of a cable guide used for pulling cable off a big spool or hooked to a fixture to guide it . I don't think it was ever used in a BS shop.. You might try my trick on unknown objects . Take it to a tractor show and just set it on ground and some good ol boy will come up with the answer. You could use it to bend round stock 90 degrees without a sharp inside corner bend. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings all, i have several demos to do in the next few months and got tired hauling the older style cast forges .. I have several and they all have the same thing in common. Heavy no firepot and the blowers are but a wiisper of air.. I decide to make a fold down light weight one from material I had kicking around . The top is half a flat belt pulley with a saw blade base with a Centuar round firepot . The fold down base is a anvil stand and the blower is a CO with lots of volume.. It is light and easy to disassemble and folds flat for easy transport.. It will serve me well this summer.. Had fun making it so get busy and make one for yourself. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings Bdog, Sorry ... Limited value ... The lower shaft table part has been shortened and missing the support... The chuck receiver or drill set is broke which is part of the main shaft.. Good for parts.. Keep looking for a complete one they are fun to use.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings Rusted, That would be a Trenton.. It will serve you well.. Have fun Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings Setlab, Look up side draft hoods through the wall. Hofi design .. It might just be the soloution to your problem.. Good luck.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

On my list .. We are blessed with great doctors ... Keep the faith.

Greetings Bmallen, I think you will find that an air chisel or scaler will be hard to control . I have a special machine that uses air chisel tools but it has a hydraulic table to control the impact.. For a look as per your picture I would use 2 flat plates and some steel shot with a little slag mixed in.. A treadle hammer or fly press would make it go much faster.. Be sure to aneal the copper first.. Just my 2c Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings Bill, . I have many post drills and a few unmarked with manufactures ID s .. Just a note for you.. The red hub comes off and can be installed on the large gear to make it a two speed.. Enjoy and have fun.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings New Axe, Snuffers are fun to make and can be quite challenging . Practice Practice Practice . The skills you develope will lead to other projects. Keep up the great work.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim

Greetings Dickb I have posted this before.. Just form a hoop and weld it to the bottom .. Been using this system for years ( works well) Forge on and make beautiful things Jim