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I just finished a plate of ribs from the local favorite rib shack, and thus was in the perfect frame of mind to examine your work - So many nice touches on the hatch alone: The rings set into the handle, the offset hinges, the hold-open device....et al. Well done. Robert Taylor

Very nice, Gobroncos, you wouldn't be from Colorado, would you, or are my psycoic poweres faiyling me? Here is my post anvil on iron ore duty: Hoping another member posts his similar creation....... Robert Taylor

OK, as long as when I open them, I am standing in your 'junk' pile!

Thanks, Jim Coke, I think I'm in love! Several images on thread, Gorgeous! And here's more: I will definitely be thinking about replicating that action on a post vise, although it just won't be the same as a real one.

Quite a haul, Jim Coke, and I admire your redistribution philosophy. My Industrial Tech instructor sold me his fathers Gerstner - It is a constant reminder of the debt of gratitude I happily owe. What is a Green River #3? BIGGUNDOCTOR, No twist in these eucs. And as for the cut with the double-bit, it's all in the camera angle!

Ian, do you mean one of these?? That rope is a Dia. 1-1/8" (29 mm) 40,000# hawser rope. ten years ago, before the fall of the internet, I was able to find the specifications online. Now you have to purchase the spec. whatever. I'll bet you wish you had some of that rope for the Swaziland job! :rolleyes: Combined with the 2" radius on the 2500# nautical block, no need to deploy the chain block on this little job. that log practically Jumped into the truck! Frosty, the winds out here last week were ferocious for these parts. I only lost two shingles, which surprised me. This Eucalyptus is down near Poway, where I was cutting: I was really surprised to see that!

Thomas Powers, I would never admit to buying #300 of steel last October at that outrageous rate! That would be downright embarrasssing! And this aint the the first time I've been compared to my cousin the mule, but more often the donkey, but mostly a horses - well, whatever!

Wow. the dominant dark etch is striking. beautiful.

So many stumps, so little truck..... A fellow I know was looking for a dishing stump - 30" long x 16" - 20" across. Finally found it. I'd like to shake hands with the dude/gal who invented the Par-buckle! The leaf springs went flat when the first one rolled in. Green Eucalyptus is VERY heavy stuff. My apology to those who live where there are no trees - I went to missile school at Fort Bliss, Thomas.

Naturally, I presume that you were merely reconnoitering with the intent of getting permission to collect.... Google this if you want to know how Canada feels about its Railroad right of way: Two charged with metal theft from Lake Villa railroad tracks. If a certified recycler of railroad steel here in California charges me 75 cents a pound for scrap spike and rail, then you may draw a parallel conclusion that the Canadian National Railroad places a value on its scrap, as well. The Canadian National Railroad also has a vested public safety interest in keeping unauthorized personnel out of the right of way. Back in the 60's, when I was a six year old spud, I 'found' survey stakes all over a construction site, and pulled one up for a 'sword'. I am lucky the watchman only scared the poop out of me and told me how much that stake was going to cost to replace, before kicking me off the jobsite. The concept of 'salvage' is a slippery slope indeed, so take heed. Robert Taylor

Hello, Adam, IF... it is your property, OR.... you have permission to take risks.... then have at it. All I have is a queasy feeling in my gut, and what Jim Coke Said. and Read the Equipment Manual, Robert Taylor

Someone on this Forum posted test results showing that a 50/50 mix of acetone and Automatic Transmission Fluid as a superior loosening agent. You might try a soak in that. Impact drivers really make a difference, as Mr. Coke said. Also, I would say that you no longer have the option of backing the screw out. The threads on the end of the smashed/deformed, so the best thing to do would be to drive the screw in, cut off the damaged part, and then back it out.

Mr Sells, your anecdote is just further proof of what I have already discovered about this Group - <insert fitting homage here> - I am at a loss for words. Ianinsa, I think the scaffold art you have shared with us has stirred up deeeep primal emotions - I shudder to think of what walking on it would do for me - Ahhhh, but some art is for viewing only, no?

Vise Whisperer?? I think your tools are whispering back to you! Suitable for framing, but too functional to only be admired! Brilliant. Many wonderful works have been executed by the Venerable File, in the hands of the Skilled Workman. So, what kind of steel have you made this in? Robert Taylor

And Frosty, I have considered it a privilege to be addressed by You - I am certainly among those happy that you came out Alive - that outcome being wholly incomprehensible to me, but, there it is........ Robert Taylor

Uhhh? on the floor gasping for air.....

I am inclined to second VaughnT's assessment - It looks like new old stock - though a clearer image would be helpful. 7.29 KB is not a lot of pixels. Were i in your position, and all the numbers look right, I would probably be fool enough to throw the dice on that one, and hope that I weren't wearing beer goggles. Robert Taylor

Yes Thomas, She was a fine Human Being, and it was an honor to be there. Her fathers' post vise was given to me last year, so now an even more treasured responsibility to execute. And yes, I will have to make something for Uncle Jim, but it's going to be a challenge to forge something a Real Blacksmith will appreciate. I hope it won't be too long before I post a picture here prior to mailing, since I think it is an excellent suggestion, Thomas. Frosty, Images #5 & #7: 6 Sweeps, 3 Discs, and the table full of springs (21 pcs) (which came home in the bucket). As for the Soderfors, I took pictures of it, and was thinking of posting it in the Soderfors review thread, but does drooling all over Paw Paw's anvil qualify it for a review??? <eye roll> As for Genetic Endowment, Grandfather was the Donley County Blacksmith during WWII. Uncle Jim's is where people go to get their stuff fixed. He had some customers while I was there, and told them, "This is my nephew, he does this kind of stuff all the time!" I have a lot to step up to, to prove him right. And Frosty, thanks to you and Highsider for your earlier condolences.

Took seven days in April for a road trip to Texas, Mom and Pop and and my brother and me, to the farm near Turkey to memorialize and scatter my aunts ashes on her childhood home. Also to Amarillo and Clarendon, then to Hedley, to Dad's brother's farm. Not one piece of this obsolete center pivot will be wasted when it is recycled into new uses around the farm: Lots of fine treasures and a lot of hard working equipment: Naturally, I had to ask Uncle if he could spare any old plow discs. And then there was that there bucket of springs, "Take 'em all", he says, "and what about some of these old sweeps? You want some of those?" Uncle says you know how it goes: just as soon as you get back from haulin' a load of this stuff off to scrap, and you ain't used it in twenty years, that's when you're gonna need something that was in that load to fix something that suddenly decided to break. So I sure hope I don't end up having to mail any of this stuff back! P.S.: I got a good look at Paw Paws anvil, and it turns out that it's the same make and model as mine, but heavier, at 121# - a Soderfors Paragon, and still working!

BIGGUNDOCTOR, I have scrap A286 and 17-4, I am wondering what you might have in mind for re-purposing these two materials? My A286 is in the form of ~ Dia. 1.25" x ~ 12" landing gear control pistons. Any cautions regarding the 25% Nickel content? And that stuff is a real challenge to hand work!! Berylllium?? Outside the confines of a qualified facility, what can one possibly do safely with that? At this point, I must confess that I own a collection of radioisotopes, but beryllium frightens my primitive brain more than those do. and as for the rest of your Loot, BooYa!, to say the least! Thomas Powers, I think people would pay good money for an image of you in your 'go-to-meeting' finery, but at least it has a drill guage pocket! Robert Taylor

Wow. Nice looking screw and nut assembly. None, I think, would question your pugnacious intestinal fortitude.

I took beginning basic blacksmithing classes at the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum in Vista. Check online at agsem.com. Yes, they run their forges on coal, great instructors, and tiered continuous education. CBA Just held their Spring Conference there. They also have a working Wheelwright shop and a steam powered overhead drive machine shop display, all in the same building. Caution, if you show up for the Spring Tractor Show in June, you could end up with a serious coke (as in coal) habit. Robert Taylor

Oh sorry Gergely, just got a better look at your new pictures and I see that the back-gear shaft completely interferes with any type of rear mounted drive. That's what I get for posting in a rush. And yes, Thomas, the orientation of all four base feet is critical to achieving good tram of the machine.

Gergely, If you could use the weight of the machine base to rigidize one strut of the motor frame (i.e. have the two machine base feet sitting on top of a heavy piece of Angle Iron) you could build the drive assembly frame or cage off of that element. Keeping in mind that my set-up is much smaller and simpler, and it's 5:15 am here and my brother is is on his way to pick me up for a five day road trip to Turkey Texas. otherwise I would go take a picture. The motor is under-slung, and is the lowest element in the assembly, swivelling on a hinge to provide tension. Sketch out the possibilities before ruling out the overhead concept. Hang the imaginary parts in the air first, then sketch the elements to hold them there. Good Luck, Robert