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ye gads Arftist, your right!, ive seen one mounted on the lower arm of a flux compacitator.

way better than my first go, good on you.

:Dstarting to think i should upgrade to a 2 seater.

HA!! the old hand forged, from horse shoes stock, large wedding photo frame.....?:D

they all look fantastic donations, and im sure ill find the room somewhere....:D

critique? ...where to start?.......well the lighting could have been better, you really need a couple of diffusers and a tripod. i wouldve gone a neutral backdrop and ct41 for back lighting, knock the apeture down to about 2.8 or 4 to hilight the subject with depth of field............oh! you mean the finely crafted, by what appears to be work from, a skilled, patient,and precise blacksmith type personage and excellently finnished, ok ill take'm, post to me, invoice to Finnr, and do it again..

you learn sumpin every day,i have never used it, till matt said about vinegar for something else, now ...

sway bars, some , make really good pry bars, and all are good for camping cookware holder, spikes, tent pegs, chisels, and the old man has made wood chisels for his lathe with them.

horse shoes are bits of straight stock with decorative holes already swedged, so ........fancy wine bottle holder, a pot rack with hooks and hand made chain links?, offer to make the candleabras for the tables for the wedding?, a wedding photo book from timber with the forged hinge thing, a drink tray from tight scrolls or patterned steel(horse shoes),, the old timber block with the horse shoe coat rack thing, a door knocker?,,,a coffee table?........ummm

anything and every thing solid?.........remember, a piece of pipe or tube to me, is just a piece of flat thats been stored differently. and bolts make great washers, rivets, and pick tools or wire. from the broken drive shaft pipe opened up i make leaves, spoons, radio brackets, drains for the forge/patches, pot racks,etc etc

they look really nice.

if you use the oxy to fusion weld you wont need a flux for steel. (use it like a tig) i havent tried it but you could try salt as a flux if you cannot find another recipe on the net with a search

i know its cheating, but when i cannot get it into the forge, or lazy, i upset, then fusion weld, with oxy, then hammer in and make invisible with hammer or sanding. either oxy or tig saves me a bit of hassle.

nice! looks awsome!

99% of what i forge comes out of a bin, including the bar stock......if you have industry around you they usually have bins...make the odd key ring or candle holder for the foreman of your scrap and heed their safety rules when on their sites, never hurts to ask, works for me....even score the odd contract from one or two of them.

yep...very good on you and keep it up.

any thing you like after you have made what size you need out of it. i use it for .............everything if i have nothing else. hammers and swedges, dies for the bender, sleeves. tongs.....leaves, legs......etc etc

i love the style of forge and with a mod or two i will be making that type of forge,,,,,,mine may not look any where near as nice im sure, but the idea is great.

dead links? LB0012 Twists | Lessons in Blacksmithing LB0012 is on line and working. Some of the Blueprints referred to in that section are off line due to soft wear issues. thanks for that..

that looks awesome.....and....i cant run that fast so i dont want to play tag..:D

gotta be proud of that. better than a bought one.

update... near eagle farm, brisbane, still happy to show people in or around from wherever, my area, if they want an introduction to a bit of forging and fab. msg or email me your number if interested

Frosty's idea basically.... or go the former in the bender, done hot, i dont have a pic of it but ive done 1 3/4 by 1/2 inch flat, spiral and have done plenty of half inch square cold. with hammer id probly weld a couple of guides to your pipe or mand. heat tap and go. hope this helps a bit.

divermikes look better but....... i pretty much use what ever is laying around..... DennisG......love your hardy holder

me too thankyou