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Blacksmith Jim

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  1. I've found craigslist out west to be hit or miss. It's hard to find blacksmithing tools, and when they are posted they are usually pretty spendy. Now normal tools on the other hand, can be found pretty easy on craigslist. I got my horizontal band saw and welder offa craig's. It was a great deal on the bandsaw too.
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    Design inspired by the pics posted recently from rthibeau
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    Design inspired by the pics posted recently from rthibeau
  5. From the album: Tools

    Design inspired by the pics posted recently from rthibeau
  6. I'm planning on starting to keep a hive next summer. I'm really looking forward to it. If I get much honey from it I think it will just go straight into mead I've used solid blocks of bees wax and rubbed them on to black hot iron. I have been pleased with the results from that. I have also been surprisingly pleased with using sprays like PAM. They were simply at hand and I wanted to get the pieces coated.
  7. You might have an easier time arc welding the ends of the stacked blanks together instead of wrapping them with a wire. Otherwise, sounds like fun :)
  8. I love seeing this post. I stock piled about 20 junker bikes a while back for parts. I have a few designs I'd love to build. Haven't had the time or space lately though, so all the bikes do now is annoy my better half :)
  9. "Dog House Forge" - Cause that's where I end up when I don't stop smithing soon enough....
  10. Ya know, I've never thought about it before, but I can't imagine smithing IN a mine. I would think the ventilation would be horrible! :o
  11. If only my dreams payed good money.. like tomorrow... then it would be a lot easier!
  12. Time and Space. *sigh* But I'm happy to settle for the good health of my family.
  13. First I heard about a school in Portland. That's mighty interesting..
  14. Howdy all, My friend is in the market for a hammer, and he happened to find a line shaft driven hammer made by Novelty Ironworks from Dubuque. Neither of us had heard anything about this brand, and it looked a little different. Does anyone know anything about it? Thanks!
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    This is a power hammer a friend of mine was thinking about buying. But he hadn't heard of this company or type of hammer. Anyone know anything about it?
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    This is a power hammer a friend of mine was thinking about buying. But he hadn't heard of this company or type of hammer. Anyone know anything about it?
  18. I ended up using the clear coat suggested. It worked well. I was pleased with the results. I hung up the piece, and sprayed it from all angles. It gave it a little darker, and wet look. The darker shade stayed after it dried, but not all of the wet look did. My sister was happy with the present. :)
  19. Probably so he can weld up the jig I'm guessing..
  20. Well for 10$ you ain't out much, so ya got that going for you..
  21. I'd second the recommendation to take a class. Not only will you get a chance to learn a lot, from someone that knows a lot about welding, it's just plain fun. You have a totally valid excuse to play around welding random pieces of scrap together for 3 or 4 hours. In the class I took they also showed us how to cut with a torch. A very entertaining way to spend a Saturday morning.
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