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HWHII

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  1. Greetings JWB,

     

    Thank you for sharing this is o so true...  On your treck to Michigan you are welcome at my shop in Lake City for some of the above...   Our MABA President  refers to my shops as Blacksmith Heaven...  Look up on past uppsetters for a preview...

     

    Jim

     

    Thanks for the invite Jim! You might just see me banging on your door. I love to look in other people's shop's.

  2. A friend saw this and thought of me. I think some of you will like it also.  ;)

     

    I like to sit in my shop.
    I have a favorite chair that I like to sit in when I sit in my shop.
    Sometimes I sit in my shop early in the morning and think of the day ahead.
    Sometimes I sit in my shop at the end of the day and look at the results of the day and what tomorrow’s work will be.
    Sometimes I sit down in the middle of the day and rest my legs.

    I like to sit in my shop.
    I like to look at my tools all around me.
    Some in boxes
    Some on benches, Some under benches
    Some hang on the wall
    Some in racks
    Some stand in corners
    I have store bought tools
    I have homemade tools,
    I have a few that my grandfather used.
    I like to sit with my tools

    I like to sit in my shop
    Over on the shelf is a model my son put together years ago. Please don’t touch it, the glue is old and the parts tend to come off.
    I have several hot wheels cars the grandkids left on the floor long ago, now they lie in the top lid of the tool box on the rolling bench. They have long since forgotten them. One day they’ll get to remember them.
    Up there are the pieces of a bare walnut bowl that I was turning for my bride. It was almost complete and I reached in with the gouge to get that last spot. That bowl exploded and hit me in the chest. I was relieved when I looked down and there wasn’t a gouge sticking out of me.
    Those signs you see hanging high on the wall I picked up here and there over the years. I just like them…..can’t really tell you why.
    I like to sit with my things.

    I like to sit in my shop.
    I like to talk to my friends while sitting in my shop
    I try to answer questions about forges, anvils and steel.
    I try to answer questions about motorcycles, cars and why yes I will have another beer.
    I often ask questions too.
    I like to sit in my shop and talk with my friends

    I like to sit in my shop
    I like to sit with my dogs and talk real low.
    I like to pet them and rub their bellies and ears and tell them how rough they have it.
    I have always thought that nature should have made their life spans longer.
    My dogs (and the neighbors dogs) like to lay in my shop on the cool concrete and watch me work.
    I’m glad the dogs like to sit in my shop

    I like to sit in my shop.
    I remember when I was young I had a neighbor up on the hill.
    He liked to sit in his shop when the day was thru.
    I thought he was old…. If I had only known.
    I liked to sit in his shop and talk of things he knew.
    He shared his knowledge and peanuts too.
    He is gone now but sometimes he comes and sits in my shop too.

    I like to sit in my shop
    Among my things
    With my memories
    People, Pets, Places, songs, stories and things.
    Each day brings more…….

    I like to sit in my shop

    JWB                           

  3. Beautiful apron. Does the "Y" configuration help keep weight off the neck?That bugs me in my apron sometimes.  Wonder about a poor guy in a "my wife won't LET me" situation!!! My wife and I are both very frugal and everything we have,including home, is paid for ,but I wouldn't Dream of asking her what she spent on the new industrial sewing machine and she wouldn't think of asking me what that new Papa Rhino anvil cost! I guess everybody is different,but I had to say something because the "my wife won't let me" thing seems to pop up here a LOT!!! Maybe it's just in a joking manner?????

     

    Yes it does. I have wore it a couple of time now and am really liking it. Once it settles down and gets broke in it will be even better.

  4. Neat Harold!

    Could you do us a rough rev per minute estimate, you know, so we may copy this excellent design more accurately ;)

    Are the bits of steel inside the drum shown in your 3rd photo 'grit' to do the peening?

    Would you like some pics of propriety tumblers here for comparison?

    thanks,

    AndrewOC

     

    Andrew, it's about 44 rpm. Yes I would like to see some pics of propriety tumblers from down under.  :) Yes the bits are the media. I have saved them out of my ironworker. There are some bigger pieces in there and as I get more slugs from punching I keep pulling the larger pieces out. Ideal for me would be to have all slugs. You use to be able to go to a fab shop and get there slugs for free. Now with the cost of scap steel nobody gives it away any more.

  5. The reason I chose to have him make it out of Bisson hide is because it is tougher than cow hide. Plus I really like the multiple colors in it. It is pricey $ 7 a squarefoot. All he wanted to charge me was for me to buy him a new 2 1/2 lb Pendinghaus french style hammer because his wife would not let him buy any more tools. I would not let him do it for just that so I gave $50 also and he is going to come over and we will make some pattern welded knife blanks. He has caught the blacksmithing bug and is learning how to make knifes.

  6. Recently I have had a couple of questions from people on my tumbler. So here is mine. I did not make this one. I bought it from a smith who was going out of business. If I had to make another it would be based on this one. The barrel is made out of 1/4" floor  or tread plate, and  the tread is on the inside. It is also 6 sided so you do not have to put baffles on the inside, which means less maintenance. It will fit 48" pickets and this one turns very fast. Almost to a point it will centrifugal force the parts to the outside, but not quite. I have been told by more than on smith that this the way it should be, because it takes less time to do your parts. Some argue that it should be slow. For me about 20 to 30 min a load. The down side at a higher speed is it will beat up very delicate parts. But even items like small leaves it will do a great job on. It is a must have if you are doing production type work. It also will soften up the edges on your parts.So Let me see yours!

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  7. Nice prep. When you start to lay in your first pass with the nickle 99 and if you are getting alot of porosity. You are to hot. With the first pass I suggest keeping the heat down and don't dip your rod in the puddle. In stead lay the rod on the leading edge of your puddle, continuously feeding it into the puddle, and osolate your torch side to side a little as you progress forward. This is the same technique you would use for putting in a TIG root pass in pipe.  If you do get some porosity don't worry grind it and when you put your next pass in with the 309, the porosity should boil out. You can use the dip technique on this pass if you like. If it pops and explodes, again your to hot.  Just back up, and if you do not have to clean your tungsten. Then run over the area leaving your rod on the leading edge of your puddle. Good luck!

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