kasper

very very.....well done

Dale,your in our prayers here in british columbia

Little late checking out your shop pics,cool looking shop and im not talking about the snow outside.shop set up is left to the smith and what works best for him and as you do different projects your shop seems to evolve around the project.one of the ways to see how your shop preforms is to have anther smith work in your shop and then you will see how well your shop flows,small changes that make your shop just that little bit better and safer.....best regards

Welcome,thanks for sharing your work with us ,its clean it flows ,very inspirational thanks again.

thats a great looking smithy,music very important,helps get you into the groove,whats that half moon shape on your door?best regards...keep on keeping on

Vasaline might be the way to go ,Ive been involved in restoring engin rooms of old tug boats were thiers alot of brass ,copper,site glasses and so on which we would cover with vasaline and then spray the engin room,wipe the vasaline off later....thanks best regards

Ragnarok,i have anyang 15-40 and its great addition to my shop,it pacs a big punch for a small hammer,takes up little room has a low air draft.Im very satisfied with the customer service.All an all its great hammer . Good Luck..

Thanks for the come back so quickly.This is an out door piece,theirs will be alot depth and weaving of the kelp and eel grass[like the gate it is free form,the kelp and eel grass will create the borders].prepainting some of the pieces and bending the workable steel is a good idea and touch up later,i do mask and use the card board method.The wax or latex painted,sprayed or smeared on the rocks is a good thought,removing it later might be the hard part........THANKS for your time and thoughts

Recently i built a garden gate, it was a marine theme with kelp,fish,crabs and so on.At the bottom of the gate I was going to incorperate some rocks from the beach,well buy the time i was ready for them it was to late ,I couldent figure out how to spray the gate with out getting paint on the rocks,so i ended up leaving the rock out.Anyway on to the next project,same theme only a sculpture about 6 feet tall and 2feet wide at the base.This time I will be incorperating rocks for the base and intertwinig them with steel.Any ideas on how i should tackle the painting process.Thanks in advance

You won,t have any problem selling that anvil if its in the shape you say its in.Just dont sell it to an auctioneer or any type of dealer.Ask a fair price,and sell it to some one like your grandpa who in return will get many years of use out of it.[it could be the old boy just down the road].....THE BEST OF LUCK

Simple home made gate valve between the hair dryer and forge would work for the time being.......GOOD LUCK

Looks like a rock hammer to me [you know the kind ,rock hounds use for breaking open rocks looking for fossils and such]......GOOD LUCK

Unkle Spike,great little smithy ,it leaves wanting more pics of the inside,you know ,your working area ,tools,anvil,all that cool stuff.Great sign totally suits your smithy hats off to your bride....Thanks for the pics....Best regards

Im sure you grandpa is looking down on his old forge,seeing the fire and the smoke rising threw the chimney ,hearing the ringing of the anvil [he would be very happy and very proud].....Welcome aboard

these rods work well for me ,air liquide blueshield 2.5mmx300mm 70 amp aws e 6011,easy to hold an arc ,minimal splatter ,if you can keep your rods in a warm dry place.....enjoy your new welder BEST REGARDS

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL...and have a safe and healthy NEW YEAR

Just a short note to let you all know that my hammer has been up and running fore over 2 months .It takes very little time to warm up[about 10 to 15 min]it is an amazing little hammer ,it takes up little space and packs a big punch .The hammer has been a great addition to my shop,it never talks back and is always ready to work . The support has been out standing,James Johnson[anyang U.S.A]Steve Hansl the Canadian dealer,more importantly both these gentlmen are blacksmiths and understand the challenges of a metal work shop.Ounce again thanks to all at i forge for your support and imput,well its time to get back to work.......SEASONS BEST to all

Wishing you and yours a safe holiday season and the best to all of you ,in the NEW YEAR...............best regards

I have a side draft forge with a flue 12x12,works great.I found my pipe at a scrap yard.GOOD LUCK..........best regards

Firstly my apology to any one,if my frustrations of getting my hammer up and running seemed negitive towards the hammer,that couldnt be further from the truth.My problems were small and easy to fix.I have spent the last two day working with my new hammer and love it,and is great addition to my shop.I have spent 27 yrs commercial fishing off shore swinging very heavy traps in all kinds of weather,vary phsically demanding and hard on the body.To top it off I had a bad motorcycle wreck,breaking 26 bones and 4 dislocations.I highly recomend this hammer to any one with injuries,arthritis or what ever ,your body will thank you.It takes up little space and packs a big punch.My thanks goes out to James.r.Johnson[AnyangU.S.A.]who has taken the time by phone and email to help me set the hammer up.SteveH the Canadian dealer for [Anyang] was a pleasure to deal with and very supportive. AND THANK YOU to all the member of I forge iron with the positive input and support that helped make the installation a success.Its time to get back to work and start saving my pennies for the anyang 41-40.BEST REGARDS

So far not much success in finding a check valve , THANKS TO ALL

Thanks for the quick reply Dale and Hofi ,I will be working on the oiler today and will let you know how I make out .Ill send some pics ounce I figure how to. This is my frist power hammer,so I greatly appreiciate the help. OVER and OUT

I am having problem with the oiler ,no matter how much I adjust the oiler it still seems to be to much oil.While using the hammer for about 10 min the oil in the reservoir will be used and splaterd around the shop floor.I know this is not the way the hammer is supposed to work.But the little bit of work I was able to do was amazing and Cant wait to work out the kinks.And one more thing how hot should the hammer get .AND THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO HELP ME IRON OUT THE KINKS.....best regards.

I have a new c41-15 hammer in my shop,it is now secured to the floor,motor is mounted,belts are tighted and foot lever is in place.The operation manual is very vague.So what im looking for is help with the wiring.From the source to 5the switch and then to the motor .Also pre start up check list. THANKS TO ALL AT I FORGE IRON.......over and out

Good day all,I now have the power hammer at my shop and with the help of my good friend John Deere[my muscle] its off the truck and in my shop . Today will set the hammer on the sleepers mount the motor and so on.