IanR

G'Day, just thought I would bring this to the front. Does anyone have any info on how the tree is going, the last news on the project website was from August.

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Ian Ross

Rob, is that one of those slabs that comes with a safety warning to seek assistance when lifting?

Ian, glad to hear your coming mate, it will be good to meet an international member of IFI. My Mums a Geordie so I guess I'm half Pom.:rolleyes:

Dale, definitely there Sat/Sun not sure about Fri till closer. Do You need money to help with the catering?

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Ian

My wife and I were saddened to hear of Frosty's accident. He is a amazing guy, a true gentleman, a great sense of humour, a font of information, and a great welcomer to new members. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your wife Deb

Best Regards

Ian and Gay Ross

Ironstein, I think you compete very well. Your new forge looks like it works great! How many blokes have got a TV in their shop?

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Ian Ross

Here's my humble setup, it's in our garage so it has to be stored away to one side when not in use. The anvils are only small, but until I get a permanent setup I dont want to be lugging a 150 pounder around.

Dale, nice looking fly press


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Looks great ironstein, hope you have fun with your new forge this weekend and in the future

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Ian Ross

Mr Hofi thank you for a great post, always informative and an inspiration to all of us.

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Ian Ross

Welcome aboard Jake, I would love to go to one of Brian's clinics but being in OZ its a long way to go. Brian is a great contributor to this site, his posts are always helpful and accompanied by great photos. If you got to the top of the page you can edit your User CP and let us know where your from.

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Ian Ross

G'Day, I get my coke from a coke works about an hours drive from home. They currently sell it for AU $255 plus GST (10% tax) per tonne, you can get a truck load, a ute load or even by the bag (fill your own). My ute was playing up last time so I took the family 4x4 and got about 250kgs for about $75

Ian Ross

Maybe Grant might like to get Hammered at Moony's http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f13/get-hammered-moonys-6559/ . Bit of a trip, but I'm sure you'd be welcome.

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Ian Ross

Dale ,
I'm about 95% sure, but maybe not the Friday, depends on work.

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Ian

Brian,
Just wanted to say thank you for your posts, they are always informative and well presented. It's through contributions by people like yourself that make this site such a wonderful resource for those of us still learning the craft. I'm reasonably confident with my scrolls but have yet to try collars, I have a couple of projects that I would like to use them in and your information will help me.

Regards

Ian Ross

The whole setup looks fantastic Locky you must be very pleased. A lot of thought and hard work has gone into the project, thanks for sharing the photos and diagrams with us

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Ian Ross

Looks great Rosco, very neat work, you can hardly see the welds and the Celtic design in the middle is very uniform, how did you shape the curves ?

Ian Ross

Welcome aboard Ema, lots of things to see and do here and plenty of info in past threads. If you go to your profile you can edit it to let us know where on the planet your from:)

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Ian Ross

Ian did you see my post about making a simple sheet metal "fence" that drops in the drum around the edges with a gap in the front and a mousehole across from it? Allows you to get a nice deep fire. I used mine for billet welding that way.

You already have some great answers there , but I'll throw my 2 cents worth in. Until I build my new forge I'll still be using my brake drum forge, it has served me well for 3 or 4 years now. I got it for free from a wreckers, it is a truck brake drum, about 11'' across and about 5'' deep it had bad rivet scores in it so it was pretty unsaleable as a brake drum. the only problem I find is that I don't have an area around it where I can have coke ready to rake in or the ability to build a high "bee hive'' shaped fire without the coals spilling over the sides. I found the main problem with making your own forge is finding a suitable blower especially if you live in town you don't want something that is going to upset the neighbors;)

Very nice work, love those scrolls:)

What a great acquisition, as you say any tongs that are a configuration not suited to you can be reshaped to suit. They look like they are in good condition and you're doing a great job cleaning them up.


Ian Ross

Thanks for the comments guys,I have two more fireplaces, one the same the other rectangular, I'm going to try to come up with my own designs for those.

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Ian Ross

Thanks guys, its only a simple idea but it works well for me. Apprentice man I made all the other tools but not the hammers,the two cross peins were made by a blacksmith in Queensland Aus. who had to wind down his business because of ill health

Dale, thanks for posting the info, unless something unforeseen happens I'll be there.

Cheers mate

Ian Ross

Until I get a permanent forge built, I'm currently using a portable one I built, so I don't have a lovely hearth to put those tools on that you are using on your current project like hammers (that always seem to fall off the anvil), tongs and fire tools, so I built a rack to put them on. I made it fairly high so I don't have to bend over so far and I,m not accidentally grabbing something by the hot end and it also serves as a place to hang my powerboard. I have it set up between the forge and the anvil so I can grab and return things as I'm passing.

Ian Ross

P.S The shed in the background is the chook house, they may have to find new lodgings as I am eyeing it off as new smithy.;)