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My table for the forge was made from a conveyor frame,The vise stand was from a round bailer,wood stove,steam pipe,and some scraps,I had to buy the chain for the legs only because I couldn't find that peice I know I have somewhere.:rolleyes:This is the only picture I can find right know that shows both.

One of the few I made.

The price I got was from Fastenal,but I'm going to see if the machine shop here can order it with regular stock, I might get it cheeper.

Thats why I was having trouble finding it in a36!I thought 1018 would be to much for what they are to be used for but I wasn't sure.I use mostly junkyard steel so I'm still trying to learn the basic steel numbers.I'll give it a try with the round and let you all know how it turns out.Thanks again

Well, a friend wanted a few to hang potted plants,and the rest would go for sale too be used however the buyer wants.

This is the the first time I need to get new metal,and I wanted to get some ideas.What I'm looking at is making about 10-15 S-hooks out of 1/4 square,with a single twist in the center.Would 1018 be good for this? It's the cheepest I can find at .72 a foot.

You could make some box bellows,if you can do basic wood working it wouldn't be hard at all.A past discussion.

The aluminum will melt,I made a campfire in one of those once and it just melted the bottom out.

I built the tripod one using Jimbob's pictures and it works good. The one I made is not steady enough to do heavy forging, but I found by cutting some holes in the feet and driving spikes into the ground it works much better. The only thing I would change about it, is make the legs as long as Jimbob's original design, it would really be needed if you use it on pavement.

Thats what I think it is,the center where the flats are ,would be for the lock bolts but I never saw one with two flats.From the size of it it might be from a 2 ton.I know they are hard.

The first one I'm not sure what it is.The last one is a Kingpin from the front axle of a truck.I have one that was made into a punch , and one I made into a chisel it works ok.I haven't got the heat treatment right though,it's still a little soft on the cutting edge.

Well, thats one thing I was looking into was a metal carport,I'm not that far from the place they build them so I'm thinking I might find somthing nice for a price not much more than building and it wouldn't burn like a wood building.I was looking at some of the 12x16 buildings,I would think that would be a nice size for a starter shop.

The good thing is ,most of the time the wind blows away from the barn.I'm going to do a little more thinking on it though and see if I can put it in a better place,it would be better if I ever wanted to add on too make it bigger .I know about the fire extinguishers,I keep two large ABC ones in each building,and I'll get one for the shop too,when I get it built. Thanks again,I'll post Pictures when I start.

I want to build a shop, mostly because I'm getting tired of hauling a thousand pounds of tools out every time I'm going to do something.Only a few things I want to ask.First, how close can I safely put the smithy to other buildings,like our barn that has hay,animals,ect?Or putting it near the edge of the woods? The reason I ask is,right now I have two places I could put it,first is on the back side of the chicken coop about 100 feet from the barn,or put it near the woods,away from other buildings.And lastly, if I run a side draft hood with a spark arrestor would it make things alot safer? I just don't want to start a unwanted fire. Thanks A picture of what I have now.

The one time I tried to temper a spring it didn't go too well,but that was only for a tractor seat.The first try it bent like a wet noodle,the second try it snapped.So you might wreck a spring tring to do it,you might want to ask what is cheeper ,a new spring or doing it right the first time.Just my .02

I'm not sure,it looks like it was a good size silo.They might be a hundred pounds,I didn't really look at them to well.I'm thinking of offering him less for just one and see if it's even wrought,or it might be so pitted it could be hard to work.

Well,I talked to the guy last night and the first price he shot out was a $100 a hoop!To me that sounds really high,but then I don't know what the going price for wrought is.I read somewhere that it can go for $1-2.00 a pound depending on the condition and quality but this stuff has been in the weather for some time so...... what do you all think?

Thank's!I'm still trying to find out who owns them though,there aren't any house's close by so it might be some time before I can get a sample. I'll let you all know what I find.

The other day I was out rideing around and found two old wooden silos that had fell down but all the hoops are still there.Would they be made of wrought?:cool: Looking at the foundations I'm thinking around 100 years old,but thats just a guess.

The frame should be fine.I think the worst bounce is going to come from the tires and springs.I think the best way to do it is to start building it and see how it all comes together.If you have to you can always move stuff around so it works.Just be carefull of getting the axle to far back,you always want some sitting on the tow vehicle but not all of it.

I have not ever seen a demo trailer so I'm not sure what to look for.But,what type of trailer are you going use?I would think the wheels are going to be in the way of the forge even if you are useing a deck over the wheels arrangement.Or are you going to off set the axle more to the back?

Thats about what it is here, $100 per ton.Only I don't know if I got a really bad batch or if this stuff is this way all the time,but it will make one giant clinker about the size of a foot ball if you don't keep after it.It might be why I can't get a weld,but back to the subject.Coal works for me,because its cheep and I don't have anyone close enough to be a problem with the smoke.