Admanfrd
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Sooooo... Not a good approach?
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He decided to bump to $175.00 and i have found antique [1800s] post vices on ebay in (supposedly) Great condition for ~$90 There are some little dents and a coat of rust on this vice. nothing compromising. this may not be worth it BUT I may have an approach. I plan on saying something to the effect of "Do you really want this stuff gone? because i wont lose any sleep about not buying this, but you may. I can take it right now for $100.00, a fair price, and you can get it out of here and make a little dent on this mountain of jems you have here. What would you want me to do to get this vice out of here today for $100.00? I help you, and you help me. I will use it, and heck, next time i come, and i will, i'll bring back a knife that i made using this vice. Deal?" thoughts?
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I love Tanto style knives. sweet bolster as well. nice flow from the handle to the blade. I thumbs up! -
That must have taken forever. But beautiful work. Time to make some chisels
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Thanks you all for the ideas and suggestions! I will take them to heart and try again!
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That last line. Genius.
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That is sweet. And i LOVE that you kept little signs of what it originally was. awesome ^_^
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I have found a man on craigslist who has sort of come to terms that he is a hoarder. When i asked how he had acquired all the stuff on his property, i got a "I just want to get this stuff sold and move on with my life. So, we found some hammers, files... and a beautiful post vice. Me and my dad dug through about 500# of stuff to get to it, and the second he saw it, he said $200.00 No less, BUT, "i'll give it for $150.00 because I like ya. We said no, then he thought a moment and said. "well, you are not obligated to buy it. We continued to scavenge, but every time we thought we found something useful (tools), He snatched it and said that he was going to sell tools in bulk. We got some scrap metal and a piece of RR track for about $25.00 but he wanted insane prices for things. 2500.00 for some gas station sign, 10,000.00 for a trailer, and other insane prices. Will it be possible to haggle with this man?
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i was using the top where a train wheel would contact it. It is a really small rail. maybe used for amusement park ride? not really sure about it
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It wasn't sparkling, and really was just incandescent, BARELY about to turn white. It worked for a while... I think there may be some impurities though. oh well. Thanks for the responses!
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It was heated rr track at a white heat. It moved around a liitle, then cracked and crumbled
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I used some very high carbon steel from railroad track and it crumbled when I hit it. How do I stop this?
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Because I have neuther the time, resources, money, or equipment to weld/find someone to weld for me
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That would be so great.
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Well, it is in the works, And i guess i could find some junkyard pipe. it was melting over the covering too.
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I don't plan on selling it. And also TL;DR until I can get my hands on a water cooled tuyere, I can't forge. This is my in the mean time project.
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I just finished this exact same setup. on my blog daily posts of a learning smith if you want to see it
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Since i dont have a broach, and i do have a 21# sledge. I think i may be able to do it
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alright. ill begin compiling. what book?
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cool, thanks
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What link has the most complete guide of touchmarks registered. I plan on making an app for quick reference to the maker of a piece based on their mark.
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Should i heat treat and or temper a hammer after it has been forged and grinded? The alloy will either be 1045 or 4140 or whatever car axle is available. And if so, how? Thanks!
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One word... Wheels. That takes it from sorta portable to portable portable.
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Has anyone tried broaching? Tapering a piece of metal and sharpening it like a file then hammering it through a little @ a time?
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It was vague in the matter that it said "use on steel" It never said type of steel, alloy etc.etc. thanks for the replies
