Stephen Jones

You might wanna say where you are mate. You might find some of the members here are not to far away.

That throne looks awesome. can I have it?

im using a hairdryer just now but that was to good a price to resist.. 
free to a good home. Ill vent some of the air when its running and see how it goes might just end up as an ornament if its to powerful

I finally found a blower for my forge. If it works.  Its a 16 amp blower though and looks like it needs a good clean out as it has grass in it. I got it from the bouncy castle guys at our last bike rally. It looks like this one  in the pic

Sorry if this one has been said before If so I missed it when reading through.

Do NOT catch the hot metal with your bare hands.. it hurts muchly

Ive just read this and now im a bit paranoid. When i was younger i worked in a steel mill and part of the job was cutting galvi sheet steel and making various little slots and slits. I used to come home dirtier that an dirty thing on a dirty things dirty day.  Should i be worried. this was 30 years back though.

Take a hammer or a ball with you

They put a 3 legged clamp around one of your front wheels so you cant drive the car and you have to pay to get them removed. they also have a thick plate cover over the wheel nuts so you cant just swap over the wheel. small geni and a decent grinder takes ages to remove one ( so Ive been told)

Frosty Maybe it would be an idea to ask metalmangler to make a tongs forging video?

Perhaps a whole new section to the site of How To Videos??

Haha and to think I complain of the heat. when it gets to about 24C (about 75F) I start to hide. No idea how you guys can handle the heat.

rpg? I still play pathfinder at times with a few guys. and were all supposed to be hardened bikers. 

I'm up for the Traveller game. From what I remember though you go through a lot of characters..

Hmm. King pins I have 7 or so. Picked up a tiebar ( the rod that connects to the track rod ends on the axle is this what you mean by axle?

Sorry for jumping in just thought this was a good place to ask.

I live in a town in a ground floor flat but I have the garden. I dont care what my neighbours think. They party during the week regularly and dont give my boy trying to sleep a thought. So im more than happy to go out in the morning ona day off and beat steel. My anvil sits on pallets  so the sound can resonate a little but its the right height for me. 

When I move home itll be a different story and ill sound proof the anvil. 

I paid £100 for my 300 pounder. though there is a guy here with a beautiful 300 pounder in almost new condition wants 450 for it

Looks good.Do you put felt pads on it too?

​Ill buy what i can over here then mind that meter of bright 13/4 cost me 50 quid. but when i move up ill be making 2 trips as i have to come back for my bikes.. might be able to buy up stuff for uk ebay myself haha

MInd you its only cheaper cos we dont pay vat here

bogourd and harrys  .. located in sunny Guersey

Got the 40mm square bar. The idea is it should fit the hardy. One problem. I didn't realise how long 2meters is. For a noob like me. Its huge. So lots of stock now. Buying no more for a while.

I spoke to steve sells a few days about a book.

ordered a new book today. 

​Thats a handy thing to know Alan. I can buy steel to be imported here without a cutting charge. But knowing that might save me a few quid back in the UK.

Ive had a good look through that but I prefer a book in my hands to a screen when it comes to reading.

Im looking to expand my little library. I currently own the following books.

The Black-smiths craft.... Charles McRaven

The Backyard Blacksmith....  Lorelei Sims

Blacksmiths Projects....  Percy W. Blandford

Classic Wrought Ironwork....  Tunstall Small and Christopher Woodbridge

Blacksmiths Manual Illustrated....  J.W. Lillico

Hardening, Tempering and Heat Treatment....  Tubal cain

Suggestions for more please

charles  i use a 7 pound hammer my problem before was lack of heat and lack of knowledge i have the ability to make the heat now (stuid ash gate). So when I get a chance ill have a good attempt at breaking the stuff

Gergely. I bought the 1 3/4" with the plans at trying to reduce it to 1 1/2" as thats the size of my hardie hole.  The reason I'm buying the 40 mm is to draw it out a little so its fits the hardie then I can weld on to it. But as you said that big stuff is a huge buzz kill. One day though Ill master it and then might be able to use it. For now I chalk it up to a noob mistake. For now though I'm playing around with 1/2" coil and some old leaf springs I've been given:~)

Whats it used for?