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A patent search should nail it down quickly, but if the patent results come back anything elephant related all I can say is, "Poor elephant, run; run - as fast as your big feet will carry you!"

Still praying here Ed!

Interesting and great R&D results!

Frosty thanks for the external link! :rolleyes:

Been so busy around here lately that I just found and read this post.

Ed I am sure glad Bella is home now as it has to reduce some of extra driving you were doing before she got back home.

A little leakage is to be expected and it will heal/seal a lot better over time. My kids tell me I had 12 units of blood, or more, pumped into me before the majority of my leakage was stopped after the initial surgery.

After I got home I would get extremely dizzy if I bent over and got back up fast, got up from a squat position, or a sitting position. Been little over 7 months now since the surgery and the dizziness is far less of a problem anymore as all is about healed over now!
(Disregard what the others' may think or say, insisting that I am always a bit dizzy and definately a 1/2 bubble or more off plumb ).

Bella get well soon!

Ed if you need a bit of heat 'n beat stress relief you know where I live and how to contact me! :rolleyes:

Hey bro, just consider this 1 a mockup trial and error model.
Get it done real nice and puuurrrty looking ........ then ship it here for some thorough in use testing!

Then make the 2nd 1 for the customer.

(You and your senior moments, hope they aint contagious 'cause I doubt if I have been vaccinated for the condition) :P

Ed, Bella and you remain in our prayers, hearts, and thoughts.

Call if you need anything and please keep us informed on Bella's progress.

(Bella, trust me, it only gets better from here so hang in there little gal..... and I want to meet you someday too!)

1 little guy was not about to miss out on all the fun this year

The hammer-in was Fri-Sun and he just snuck right in sometime sat.

As he decided to make his entry during the hammer-in I could think of no better name for him than "Forger".

You now have an anvil, a solid straight welding table to clamp things to, a sturdy workbench to temperarily clamp power tools to for use, and more uses just lurking for you to discover! What more you want for now, maybe an apprentice that works for free??? LOL

:ph34r:

Nice fork, how long till we see another one?


Oh yeah........................... Happy Birthday youngster!!!!! :rolleyes:

Just another option to consider. Hope you enjoy and BE safe!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faoLGu_vPXc&feature=related

Great score CG and ED!!!!!!!

HHHHHMMMMMM,

now let's talk about my commissions from you 3 very well satisfied gents!!!! :D

Is Susan gonna be the chef?

Susan WILL be the chef again as usual along with her assistant Clara.

I know exactly why some of you guys keep returning every year!!!!!!

(It aint to see my pretty face) LOL

Knee mail your way Ed.

You know how to contact me if you need anything!

Stan

Great news John!

BTW: If you still have your same old "Big Can" mine now is now 2X the size of yours!!! LOL

AC in a smithy, is that like an electric fan blowing across the top of a heavily iced down keg?
If so then there will be working AC in the smithy. LOL
(BTW:I think Dodge is buying the keg)

The 5th annual "Trying-It" hammerin weekend for 2011 wll be scheduled as usual on the 3rd weekend of Aug which this year will fall on Aug 19, 20, 21 (Fri - Sun) . This is the same weekend as the annual 5-day American Threshermen Steam and Antique Tractor show just 7 miles south in Pinckneyville, thus most motels are fully booked within the Pinckneyville region. The great flea market at the steam show is well worth a look too. Past years I have acquired a complete forge table and a 6" post vise, both considered to have been bought at bargain prices!

This hammerin is on our 80-acre farm so bring a tent and you and yours should surely be able to find a cozy place here to pitch it! (Bathroom and shower in house can be used.) Other sleeping arrangements may be possible if desired, but contact me beforehand and we will see what we can do!

This hammerin location is about 6.5 miles north of Pinckneyville, Illinois, (zipcode 62274) on IL State RT 127.

Email: trying_it2@yahool.com

Cell # 618-924-4032

Again I have placed a special request with the weather service to hold off the mud makers this particular weekend. At this point in time all is looking good in that dept with just more typical type southern Illinois temps and humidity; and the ever present chance of a pop-up shower.

Come share a fire and the fun!!!! Come meet other IFI members!

BTW: This year we will be breaking in my new shop addition for a smithy, so now we get to play inside!!!

Stan AKA: Trying-it

:unsure: Darkside + Richard + Richard's color palette = There goes the neighborhood!


Richard I have to admit they are unique!!!

The cubes actually feel good in the hand and add a bit more gripping texture to hold. The cubes are sized 1/4" apart.


When I laid the pattern out I used a wrap of 1" masking tape under the head and another 4" further down.


The space inbetween was then used as guide marks to start and stop the 4 center cuts (kept all 4 cuts the same length) and 4" is about the width of my closed fist/hand.


Thanks for all the kind reviews! I enjoyed making this sharp pointy thingie and might just have to do some more soon!

My first ever forged and finished knife with a home made sheath. It is a b'day present for my neighbor who turns 80 yrs old weekend.

I got distracted 1 minute and next thing I know I find myself on the Darkside! 1 minute, guess that is 1 of those "senior moments" I keep hearing about!!!

(Still think Garey Ford must have pushed me when I was not looking)

Now you are teasing me to do some new R&D trying-it stuff.

(Might have to make some new stuff here that helps s-t-r-e-t-c-h or reshape a $1 or 2... LOL)

Looks great for a first try!

Latest info on the regional news: http://www.kfvs12.co...egory/2806/news


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1500 people still missing!

:ph34r: Last visit to the scrapyard I grabbed the usual goodies and then eyed this complete/unbroken little jewel-in-the-rough lurking on the side.

After paying $0.17/lb for it (weights less than 100 lbs) it followed me home and got a complete salon day type make-over!

After I got it home I did a little online research on the stove co. and ran across a Craigslist ad for same stove model with a $175 price tag; and have seen similar stoves in antique malls with price tags ranging from $250 - $400.

So for less than a total $25 investment I can heat my aged bones, simmer the chili pot, and perk an old time pot-of-coffee!

I think it compliments the new smithy addition to my old machine shop building quite well.

(Disregard the dates shown on pics; still need to reset the date in camera! ggggrrrrrrr!!!

:rolleyes: So I am getting old and forgot to reset the date in the camera!

(I know memory is 2nd thing to go and I forget what is 1st - but think I liked it too!)

Many members of IFI know I had major heart surgery March 1, 2011; but I am on the mend and it is hard to keep me down.

Lately I have been finishing the gasser units and burners I started to build B4 the surgery and now I have the refractory liners in and all units have been test fired and linings cured.

The linings are "wool" covered with castable silicon carbide (same material as crucibles are made from and highly resistant to flux).

Picture of the operating 2-burner and actual gauge settings show just how low of PSI can be used without any burner problems.

[Note: The designs used for the burner builds are from Garey Ford's BP on the topic. The gasser's themselves are also a variation based on Garey's BP]

Attached pictures should show and prove that "it did happen" here LOL :P

Real nice!

Thanks for showing the pics and sharing the how-to info!