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I'm pretty sure those are bung drills. Yeah the cone is a reamer. I could be wrong but i think they were used on barrels. Or possibly just for making a tapered hole. 

Sorted through a bunch last night. As soon as I get a car fixed and out of my garage I'll get pics before the majority heads up to the pile. A neighbor just saw the stuff and invited me to pick through his pile  he does demolition derby and I had asked him before but I don't think he really knew the kind of stuff I wanted till he saw this. All I have to do is trade him for stuff of mine I can't use. Win win.    I'm ganna be busy. 

4 hours ago, ianinsa said:

I went to an auction yesterday and picked this lot up for  $20

Nice score. 

13 minutes ago, Panday said:

You clearly need a 3/4 ton pickup. Lol 

Nice score. I'd have to find a functional purpose for those wheels though. No way I could make them into scrap art. My first though was, those would make an awesome gantry. lol

Yeah, I need a bigger better pickup, but this one doesn't cost me much of anything. 

As far as the wheels go they have bad spots on them where they sat in the dirt for a long time. They are only good for decoration/art now. 

Last night I made a set of claws. Basically one heat draw and curve then cut off. Wait a bit and I'll show you how I'll use these. 

3 minutes ago, ianinsa said:

 that 'was' such Purdy countryside. Nice haul.

I coulda hauled more if my suspension could handle it.  love the countryside. 

you got it down. keep up the good work.

Whelp. A friend turned me on to  a place and it was a win win. 

I barely made it home with the weight in my lil truck . I'm building a scrap pile. 

Yeah I understand now.  it's a good idea. 

Lol Frosty! If I were that good at wood work I would carve a log into a tooth and set one in there  

BigGun, I've been thinking about adding a circular saw blade. Cleaned one up last night and it turns out it was made in Pittsburgh. It's also a good art candidate as it has a couple cracks where it isn't functional. Also been thinking of putting them into a round log cut. As far as drilling their own holes I think maybe three of them could. Others are pretty dull and I figure pre drilling ( by modern means) would work. I like the ideas coming out on here. Obviously I'd have to choose a design but I appreciate the ideas you all put forth to get in my head to push it along. 

Panday, I'm not positive I know what you mean by forks but I almost picture it. Just don't think what I picture is what you do. 

Charlotte, dreadlocks? Lol. 

Cool little knife. 

BigGun, matto, thanks for the ideas. 

59 minutes ago, JHCC said:

One copper leaf stretched out from the very tip of one of the branches, as if the last leaf of the fall holding on against the winter wind....

JHCC that's a nice idea, and well stated. 

Man, I'll miss the forging nights. until you go you know your welcome.  I really appreciate what you taught me. if you are ever back in Pittsburgh after, let me know if you want to hang out. I hope the job works out well, and i'm sure you'll be in great company out there.  

Copper may be the way to go. The original plan was copper cherry blossoms. I did tests on how to get a good pinkish color and found that simply cleaning the copper well then heating it up to a reddish ( almost hard to see it red) and quenching it quickly in water gave a nice pinkish/ peach color. But any way. A coppery color would work well as I'm from Pennsylvania and it's a good fall leaf color.  I like the idea. Thanks. 

4 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said:

I'd add one steel leaf to the base....or copper patinated dark brown.    Minimalist!

What size leaf are you thinking? I think it deserves a leaf or so too  

 dissapearing posts again.  

Swede, I have to try that now  

58 minutes ago, -Quint- said:

Made this the other day, first thing I've ever actually forged. Hoping to get better with practice, but I really enjoyed the process.

 

I like it Quint. It's retaining the rebar yet it looks like a functional opener with forged ends. Good work. 

This started out as a commission after someone saw the frog i made. It started just to even get a concept before I could quote as I've never done it before. The idea was going like this but was going to have more going on and also tiny cherry blossoms made of copper all over it. I was unsure what really to quote so after running it through my head I gave her a lowball quote. Well my low ball quote scared her off and I got a " thanks but no thanks" 

already had time invested in the concept so I made something out of it. When life hands you lemons... 

Im not upset, how could I be. I can't pay to work and I can't quit either. So I named it Fall. Might add to it might leave it alone. I dunno. 

Oh well better that I got a dissapearing post. 

15 minutes ago, JHCC said:

The day I got a big mouthful of denatured alcohol in the art restoration studio was the day I started keeping solvents and tea in different kinds of cup.

Lol. Sorry but can't help it. 

A guy I work with told me how he drank a mouth full of laqor thinner when he was a kid in his dad's shop because his dad had put it in a coca cola can. Hmm. Is there a lesson here? I came close to taking a drink of some bad stuff once but caught myself in time. 

I sure won't use a beer bottle for chemicals. 

7 minutes ago, 1215 said:

How do i find out about machine shop auctions? Thanks!

News paper maybe?   

Check out pawn shops, second hand stores, yard sales, fleamarkets, estate auctions. There are lots of places to look. I look at Auctionzip to find local auctions going on, and lists of what they are selling are there  usually pictures too. I'm sure there are other auction listing sites, it's just the one I know of.  If you are in more of a hurry to get a good one and don't have the luxury of biding your time then bite the bullet and buy a good one new. 

If I find a nice hunk of anvil like that I would love to copy that design. I think the only thing I'd do differently would be to drill the wood and use lag bolts. Just preference, nothing wrong with yours at all. 

I already have 2 anvils but one like that would be nice to work on for sure. Thank you for sharing. 

I'll be making them for a vise I'm fixing out of whatever mild steel I have. I honestly see no need for hardening them. 

Far as price, it depends on your location, what condition/ brand, and what someone is willing to pay. I couldn't say. 

3 minutes ago, scottyp74 said:

So just a nice coating of wax will keep the metal from rusting up outside?

 

Either that and re wax here and there or automotive clear coat. 

Just an idea on this one, maybe you could trace the tang on another piece of metal and cut it out to use as an insert guide then clamp the handle and brass end on end to do the file/sanding work off the knife. It atleast for the rough shaping. 

Just an idea.