Daswulf

Thanks for posting it. Looks like one of those 'use what you have on hand to get the job done' kind of things. Interesting to see.

Glad to hear you are healing up and not crippled Steve. Being immobilized is Not fun or good for ones sanity. Good luck with the wife's case. I've seen how bad managers/bosses can ruin a place. Sometimes it only take one person leaving to start a domino affect.

Hi Vancer, I'm trying to figure out what the material is. It looks like concrete to me. I wouldnt recommend hammering hot steel on concrete as it would have a high likelihood of spalling or chipping and shooting chunks off of it, possibly causing injury. There are harder rock that could work but you would be much better off with a chunk of steel. Even a sledgehammer head mounted on end. Take a look through the improvised anvil thread for more ideas.

I have asparagus plants that keep producing well. I forgot to cover my strawberry plants that usually do well.

Ridgeway, we have black raspberries around the property. Always love going around and eating them. Sometimes some make it back to the house. Blackberries grow around here but it's rare that the weather is right for them to grow good berries. As far as the deer you could fence them over. The deer destroyed a bunch of grap vines I started last year.

Thanks. I should make another fishing fishing spider. That one sold. "Some" people got the idea. Hope you heal up soon NS. Sorry I missed why you aren't steady on your feet but hoping you get there to swing a hammer again.

I have requests for more jellyfish. Those require saw blades to be dished out on my swage. Which was a pain with my normal hammers. So I needed a longer rounding hammer and I made one. Cut off the end of a hammer and welded on an extension. Buy those cheap hammers at the fleamarket and yard sales or wherever. They can be worth it. Never know when you might need to modify one and you dont want to do that with your Good hammers.

Be real curious so see the final project John. Always impressed with the work you do Alexandr. Those look good Billy.

That's good or better news Steve. Keep on healing up. We all push it. Lol.

Nice job on the Kirby sculpture Chad! I always stock up on star drills and chisels and punches in the summer fleamarket season when I find them for cheap. That way I always have stock at hand for what I need to make, and it is already mostly to shape already.

Nice Irondragon. I got mine together last night and after playing with it a little I might want to build a jig as well. I am really impressed with the variable speed control. It goes from a slow walk to screaming. Most likely not it's permanent location but it's a spot for now. As I use it more I will probably look into buying the tilt table/rest.

Anything to make life and wear and tear on our bodies easier.

I have been heading to goodwill and other thrift stores on occasion. Let me tell you the amount of silverware I have bought for scrap art projects. Anyway I saw a golf bag caddy and got to thinking. I have to carry my welding gas bottle up and down a hill to get filled or unloaded. So for around $15. I purchased this one. Even has a strap that will secure the bottle/tank. If this helps one person it is worth sharing.

Pretty sure it is just one spike. The other side would show the cut part of the head of the spike. On a Frederick cross the piece is cut so far one way up (in this case splitting the head of the spike head), then turned 1/4 turn and split up the other way. After that it is spread open and worked as desired. Sorry I dont know the exact amount but the "sides" (in this case the head of the spike) are cut shorter then the top and bottom which will intersect over the shorter cut to form the diamond opening. Hope that makes sense. If not I could try to elaborate. Im sure there are diagrams somewhere on here.

Thanks Larry. That is a nice well made stand. I have a few spaces I could put mine but they need cleaned up. Or, I might make a pedestal stand so I can move it. I started cleaning and moving some stuff last night.

Nice work John. What will you be using that one for?

Some days everything seems to just go bad. Glad you got something good out of it. On both of the fails Id say not enough heat.

I will report back when I can get it assembled and placed.

Good job sticking the welds Hefty. I've never tried making a chain before. Brian, those spirals use up a lot more material then you would think. You got it, start with a longer measured length then youd think then if you have too much measure the amount you cut off to find the right length you'll need on the rest of them. (Math is not one of my strengths lol) I think that side of my brain got bumped too hard when I was younger.

Now I need to make space and put this bad boy together.

Oh boy! Showed up while I was at a rock and gem show with my youngest and the older one was out getting their hair done and meeting friends. Man that big box was Heavy. Got it up to the shop. Still havnt had a chance to open it. Kmg variable speed 2"x72" grinder. Im excited for the kids to get to bed but they get a movie night tonight.

Nice tongs. Its never fun pulling out a sparkler unless it's the 4th of July. Just that little moment of distraction and a bunch of work can be ruined. Better to cut the air or pull the piece out of the fire then to ruin it. Better to take a whole nother heat. There is your reminder. Also careful with the hands. You only get two. Gloves are replaceable.

Nice ice pick Billy. My apprentice at work has a strange sense of smell. He thinks some of the 2 part epoxy we use smells like rotisserie chicken. I think it smells like dog excrement. This is also a kid who gave himself food poisoning the first time he cooked sausage and extremely undercooked it, so he said.

Nice creative work Shainarue. I also like the cat picture in the upper left lol. It can be tricky at first to make rounds in the middle of stock. Spacing is important, and leave a little more meat in the fullers so when you take it to the edge of the anvil to round it out it doesn't get too wonky. Then once you get the parts more round you can go back and fuller it more then it just needs a little cleanup. Brian, I would add a little more to the part setting on the mantle, otherwise the weight of the stocking may pull it down. Your idea is a solid one tho.

Hi Steve. From my experience with the weight and serial number it looks like either hay Budden or Trenton. The weld look at the waist is off as usually those have a solid steel upper when clearly yours has a steel faceplate. Repair or early cleanup?