Grant

Thanks - this knurled top and the inner barrel spin on this oiler and will lift maybe a 1/16 of an inch. Not enough to expose the oiling port. I to was wondering about the dents. This blower came with the original 408 forge pan. I have since gotten by hands on the blower bracket and original hood for the 408 and I'm trying to get it up and running for late summer and fall demonstrations. That brings us back to the oiler. I missed out on the line shaft driven 14 inch blower. By the time I understood what it was it was gone. Thanks for your interest and help. -grant

Good morning all - It is to be hoped this post finds you well. I've got an oiler off a champion 400 blower that I cant get to open. The cap starts to lift, so not completely stuck, but wont open enough to fill. There are a couple of slits in the top of the body but I'm not clever enough to understand how to get it apart. Any help would be appreciated. -grant

Testing edit. That does it. Thanks Frost Man -grant

Thanks for the responses. Farmall's got it. Also, is there a way to edit a post after submission? -tks grant

Thanks - that's what Margie said. But I can't get from that to a horizontal line shaft. -grant

Good morning all, it is to be hoped this finds you and yours well. I interested in finding what the mechanism is and what it is used for on the end of the main shaft on the 400 pictured below. Pictures in use would be great. tks grant

Good morning all - I found a period correct Champion 400 series forge, but I need some parts. I'm especially interested in the cast bracket that bolts to the bottom of the pan that mounts the blower and the cast bracket that bolts to the bottom of the pan that the fire pot bolts to, the 1/2 hood would be nice. There is a picture of what I've got, a picture of what I'm trying to achieve and finally a Picture of the demo setup I'm upgrading. Any help, parts or pieces is appreciated. Before I found the hearth I had posted this in the tailgating section. -tks grant

ks3680 - try this link http://www.leesauder.com/index.php

Good morning all Here is my version. Everything can be man handled by one person, I usually find someone to help with the vice and the anvil, a lower truck or trailer would help, The construction box is on wheels and there is a set of ramps. I lock all the small stuff in the construction box a night, then cover the box during the DEMO with a painters cloth and use it as the display area.

The nice thing about the gas saver valve is one does not need to reset the mixture valves. On the version of Wendell’s “treadle torch” I saw he had moved the pilot light off the gas saver valve and mounted the torch on an arm that swung through the pilot light and then continued out of the way to allow the material to be heated access to the torch. In treadle mode the treadle opened the valve and held and lit the torch. -grant

Good morning all Abraham, what part of Colorado? There is a DEMO this Saturday in Broomfield, welding for the blacksmith. Check out the workshops section on the Rocky Mountain Smiths site. http://rockymountainsmiths.org/ -grant

This is a picture of the offending fireplace! PS Where is the post preview - tks grant

This was sent to me by wpearson; exactly what I was looking for - thanks. I would think that there should be some reference to this in the Colorado or Pueblo County Code and if I built the arrester to comply with this there should be no problem with the Insurance Company .http://www.sanramon.ca.gov/bldgrefer/refsparkarrestor.htm

Now we are getting down to it. I had not thought of UL compliance, i'm headed back to Rye, I'll post some pictures and see if we can integrate; UL, field stone, and rustic bungalow. I might be nice if is still draws like it has for the last 93 years; it's a cracker.

Thanks Mat -it's a 92 year old field stone fireplace and chimney. I'll post some pictures. I've got some expanded material lift over from a window well covers project; i'll whip something up. I thought there might be some science/guildlines out there. -grant

Thanks NTK – I checked Co EPA; there was little reference in the articles even when a search said the article should include “spark arrestor”. I’ll wing it. Thanks again. -Grant

Good morning all – My home owners insurance (USA) wants a spark arrestor on the fire place chimney. Has anyone dealt with this before? Any General guild lines/requirements? I noticed that Cebelas sells a spark arrestor for your tent stove that is "certified for National Forest use", but no one seems to know what that means regarding requirements or performance criteria. They seem fairly straight forward, a vertical screen with a top, or a cover similar to a rotisserie cover that vents out the ends. Any who I thought there must be some official requirements and some one on this form might know what they are or where to find them–tks grant

Good morning all -Spank Woman this was posted on the Rocky Mountain Smiths Form on 15Apr2015 -grant "Well...let Mr.Hill check out the link with the min preview of the show. Tomorrow is the big day 7pm mountain time on CNN. CNN will also host the episode for at least a week if you don't have the channel or happen to miss it." http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/04/13/mike-rowe-blacksmith.cnn This is Craig and Rory's site http://www.dragonforgeltd.com/

​Yes -this is the rest of the story. They are very elegant, however as Alan suggests, they are not overly utilitarian. -grant

Good morning all J -I missed the rolling mill the first time i watched your video. You have quite the steel mill. Good on you. -grant PS what happened to the preview function?

good morning all Call Sid Suedmeir. 402-873-6605 He is in Nebraska City and has Pocahontas Coal by the bag. -grant

Frostman - Nulla tenaci invia est via” - for the tenacious no road is impassable. It's good to see you back; "no adhesive is dry" is very smart. -grant

Good morning all Randy, you might consider starting by building side boards and then attaching your bows to them. -grant

Good morning all Preston -i agree with all of the above. How did you get them so back? -tks grant

good morning all billyO - The Onan generator in our motor home has both an engine driven manual fuel pump and an electric fuel pump closer to the tank. If the diaphragm in the manual pump is ruptured the electric pump can pump raw fuel through the rupture into the crank case. If there is raw fuel in the crank case there must be some common communition point up hill from the carburetor and under pressure to get the oil / gas mixture to spew. -grant