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    Career question

    in Blacksmithing, General Discussion

    Posted

    Greetings GR,

     

    Now that you have received a whole bunch of good advice I will throw in a bit of mine...  I am a great supporter of education and the John C Folkschool  in North Carolina..  Log on to there web sight and take a look at what is available that would give you a jumpstart..   It's funny .   Being an old guy I have been to many daughter and granddaughter graduations ...  At the  end of the ceremonies they always seem to say.  Now this is a  place to start...   Work hard , invest in yourself, watch and learn..  You will do just fine...

     

    Luck is that point where PREPERATION MEETS  OPPERTUNITY

     

    I wish you well

    Jim

    Hi from PA!

    in Introduce Yourself

    Posted

    Greetings and welcome Nate,

     

    I feel you will do well and have access to more expertise and help with your future blacksmith ventures on this sight than you can ever use..  I would make only one suggestion...  Change your profile name...  I find it hard to type toxic anything...

     

    I wish you well

    Jim 

    first hammer

    in Hand Hammers

    Posted

    Greetings R..

     

    Now that's a fine looking hammer.. You are lucky to have a friend like ML to work with....   Keep up the good work...   By the way you look good on that LG hammer....

     

    Keep Knockin

     

    Jim

    Blue fire

    in Problem Solving

    Posted

    Greetings Kyotie,

     

    Sounds like by this thread you have been a busy boy...  Looking at your forge... Do you have an ash gate???   Looks like you are pumping a lot of air into your forge.....  You will also need a better system for the air inlet.. It looks like your coal could fall down the tube.....   What kind of coal are you using ???

     

    Best take a look at other brake drum forges on this sight...

     

    Keep going....     Jim

    Will this clean up?

    in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels

    Posted

    Greetings Curly,

     

    It looks a little crispy from the pictures..  I would just power wire brush it before any cleaner or WD..   Next use a hand belt sander on the face to see what you have...  If the face and horn clean up than a coat of furniture tung oil will keep it rust free...

     

    Glad to see your progress

    Jim

    Buffalo no. 61 drill press

    in Drills, Post drills, Mag drills, etc

    Posted

    Greetings Neg,

     

    Looks like you found a nice one...  I have several and enjoy all...   When I have students in the shop they are amazed on how well the work..  When you mount your new chuck and the bar and table make sure you true the chuck at 90 degrees to the table...  The biggest problem I have is the people that I let use them want one and they are not that easy to find..

     

    Keep crankin

    Jim

    Cracked Rebar

    in Knife Making

    Posted

    Greetings Kyotie,

     

    RE  meaning it was something before....  Recycled.... Reworked ....Remodeled....   Bar meaning where you go when your done messing with junk metal..

     

    AHHHH the lessons we learn..

     

    Lesson learned keep up the good work.

     

    Jim

    My First Hammer

    in Power Hammers, Treadle Hammers, Olivers

    Posted

    Greetings Macbruce,

     

    Very impressive...  Its a shame you only have little toys to play with...   I went  and got older and had to downscale the big toys and moved to northern Michigan... Still got my share of hammers but not like yours...  I'm jealous...  But I no longer have the big commissions to do...  One day when I go to visit my daughter in Evergreen I'll give you a shout ..  I'll bet we could share some great stuff...

     

    Keep it thumpin

    Jim

    silicon bronze

    in Copper Alloys

    Posted

    Greetings Iron,

     

    I found it best to turn the shop lights off for better color view and forge at dull red...   Save some of the scraps and form them of for filler rod when brazing..

    It makes for a much better color match..  Most filler rod available will not match..   Oddly enough when forging parts of your size you can tell by sound when to quit forging.. A dull thud means your material requires reheat...

     

    Make pretty things

    Jim

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