Dale Russell

The box is just an old carpenters tool box that was given to me many yrs ago , the case has been in use as my smithing box for 15 odd yrs as you can see by the plywood peeling off around the edges ( job soon to fix / replace ) Was toying with idea on fitting a draw at the bottom to take all the tongs instead of being on the inside of the hinged section , but then i'd have to lift " lid " each time I wanted to change tongs , something to think about anyway .

Did think about mounting the stand directly to the case , but this works well with 4 wing nuts to put it together in either stand or trolley form & 2 more for the wheeled section

Dale Russell

Tools Frosty , got tired of having to bend down to grab a hammer / pair of tongs . It also ( the stand ) breaks down into a trolley to move the box around

Dale Russell

Jeremy , " gloves " ???? What gives ? ....... 

Hey Jeremy , that brings a whole new meaning to a " Jawbreaker " ...

Dale Russell

Maybe , at least it ( rebar ) weren't put inta my forge ......

Dale Russell

something on the site I think

Frosty , I give that project to my students as " homework "

Dale Russell

Frosty , what FC didn't say was this is a practice  forging project I set for him while talking with him in the chat room .

To come  in 6 " from the end of a 2' bar of 3/4' & draw it down in steps of 5/8" round to 1/2" square to 3/8" round to 1/4" square

This will help him with his hammer control , teach him how to draw out metal & how to resize metal .

Dale Russell

A piece of 18 mm / 3/4" dowel , 2 x  6 mm / 1/4" dowels offset keep it inside spiral .

Dale Russell

I have one just like it and have made a few tooling blanks. will get to put it inside the shed extn soon. Currently resides under the carport. Is that a BEER in your hand? :rolleyes: