Daswulf
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Forge tool (rake,straight poker and shovels)
Daswulf replied to jlpservicesinc's topic in Tools, general discussion
Still happy using that fire tool design. It's a keeper. Thanks again for sharing. Easy to maneuver and control. -
My Trenton might get upset if I dated yours. She dosnt like me messing around with other anvils. Ah, someone had to.
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Halloween Pumpkin Pattern - Skeleton Blacksmith
Daswulf replied to Dustin Quade's topic in Everything Else
Definately, we want to see your work. And thanks for sharing the pattern. -
Halloween Pumpkin Pattern - Skeleton Blacksmith
Daswulf replied to Dustin Quade's topic in Everything Else
Nice pattern Dustin. Will we get a picture of your carved pumpkin once it's done? -
Replacement gears for Champion Blower
Daswulf replied to Mountainhouseforge's topic in Bellows, Blowers
First off you need to know what blower it is if you are hunting parts. They made a bunch. But, chances of finding parts is rare. You may be better off looking for a whole nother blower once you know what you have. -
Or shorten up the amount of area you cut. The twist you did looks good and even. Take notes on the amount of area in the twist you did for future reference.
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Looks pretty good to me. Only thing I can think would look a little better it to get the twist to include all of the cut blocks but great first go.
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Very sorry for your loss.
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IMO, I'd either use a brake rotor (roughly 2"deep and 8"dia.) or preferably find a way to mount your tuyere to the bottom of that fire pot that is already there, then clay line it.
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Frosty for me it goes to images of Brian Brazeal Ultimate Tongs
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Here is an older thread. http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/32500-show-me-your-portable-demo-vise-stand/#comment-331078 unfortunately some images are lost. here is a more recent thread. http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/47610-portable-demostall-kit/#comment-496769
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Claying a fire pot/ pan have been covered pretty extensively on other threads here. I'd look into those. I don't know if you have done much if any work with sheet metal patching, welding or whatnot. I would assess the best way to patch the pan to help hold the tuyere in place securely. Sometimes a little disassembly is required to clean and assess where it's at. If you aren't comfortable with it maybe talk to a fabricator about it. As for the patent # Thomas mentioned look the thing over. Looked like the blower had some info on it. It would really help you to know what Was there to give it a good repair back to usable condition.
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Try a search. I know this was covered not long ago in another thread with pictures of several setups included.
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Since the blower is functional that is a plus. It's up to you what to do next.
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Bengriswold, I agree that it looks nice but buying off the internet and having it shipped, one picture of the screw would put my mind at ease and seal the deal if it were me. I've been burned on Internet deals before and maybe I'm just a bit more cautious these days.
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Seen better days is a broad description, are they rusty but still there? Parts rusted off? Would it hold up to use? Restoration of a blower can be a little tricky let alone finding/ fixing some of the parts. The pan could be patched and clay lined. The tuyere could be bolted back together and patched if needed. Upon other repairs. It really depends on what you want to invest into it, and how far you want to go with it.
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Is the blower functioning?
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Punches, chisels, tongs, a hot cut is very useful, fire tending tools. Just starting out. Other then that you may find you need a tool so you can research and make it. I'm pretty sure the topic has been covered, try searching IFI for more ideas.
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Awesome design. I have several of these insulators that I've been kicking ideas around for.
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Price is always a matter of location and availability. I have seen them sell for that around here in Pennsylvania USA. But generally they are a lot less here as the availability it higher. Not sure on availability in Australia let alone the area you are in so its hard to say but if they are harder to come by in your location then it might not be bad. I have seen people "listing" them at around $250. Usd on sites. No idea if they ever got that price. If the screw is good, and if it's a good price to you then it is. You should get your use out of it. In my experience they are very useful.
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Well, pictures would help in the ID of it. Hard to guess its a Peter wright just because some face plate is missing and other Peter wrights did that. I'm sure there are other similar makers where that happened. Also it sounds Rough from your description.
