51 Papy

That's going to be a beautiful gate.  Keep the pictures coming.

It followed me home.  Ironwolf I stopped by two welding/fab shops in KC and both of them told to rent a quickie saw and have at it.  I have a couple more shops (country shops) here close to home to check.  Think the quickie saw might equal months of grinding to get flat.  

Thanks

Papy

Thanks for the ideas guys.  There is a port-a-band in the family.  Probably start there and see how it goes. Vaughn...if this thing is as long as I think it is I might be able to help you out. Road trip?

Thanks again

Papy

Saw a video of a knife maker with something like this he was using as an "anvil".  I'm going to go look at it tomorrow.  The price is Right.  This is the hammer bit from a large back hoe.  Not sure about the dimensions but it looks way to long.  Has anyone got any experience cutting anything like this.  I am thinking maybe a quickie saw or some kind of metal band saw.  But I'm not sure it will touch this thing. I may be biting off more than I can chew

Thanks

Papy

Crappiew

I like the Forney brand better than anything else I've tried.  Dewalt is better than HF but not much IMHO.  I buy them at a farm & ranch store Harrisonville MO but you can pick them up anywhere Forney products are sold.  The pro's will chime in with the top shelf brands shortly.  It looks like your grinder and you are becoming "good" friends.  Stay the course! 

Like I said... did and then read. In my defense that was done before I found IFI. Got the cart infront of the horse.  One of these days I'll find my 150# anvil for what I want to give. 

Charles Another case of I should have read before jumping in and doing.    Frosty I am hunting an anvil...but I like what I have and have passed on some $3 to $5 per lb anvils.  I have employed Thomas's anvil theory and came up with two small cast anvils with less rebound then the one I'm using. Picture below but that "thing" got real quite after the innertube went under it and under the bolts holding it down.  It works well for my experience level and ability. You guys can tell me what it is, but it will always be my first "anvil"

Two layers of old truck innertube and bolting down sure helped my rr ASO.

Arkie

I like that jig.  Looks like it would make life easier.

Bmallen

You guys helped me to convince her that square was the way to go.  There may be some rebar in the center of the "Windows".

Nice score. Gotta love flea markets.

Going for a test run today.  If all works out I'll take it inside fill it with sand and bolt it down.

Thanks Fatfudd.  I learned something about welds on anvils.  

Yep. At $600 is wasn't a great deal.  Thanks

Well ...............  Guess I shoulda ask that question earlier in the day.  Lack of any ring and the weld made me pause.  I'll be back down there in a couple of weeks but I bet it will be gone.  Easy come easy go.  I'll know next time.  

Thanks All

Found a Trenton anvil in a shop today (junk shop).  $4 a pound not a bad price to start at.  I could barely make out the Trenton diamond and the Tr.. What scared me off was at the waist ( the narrow area right above where the anvil spreads to the feet) there were two distinct beads where it had been welded.  That has to be a repair right?  Anvil had no ring rebound was about 60% as I had the bb but no tape measure.  Under the horn on the foot it was marked on the left side 150 and on the right Axxxxxxx99 with the middle numbers scraped and unreadable there.  There was also a lot of marks on the feet that stopped at the weld.  I should have walked away from this right?

Thanks Charles

Its always good to see a picture. thanks for bringing these back!

I like this. Good job!

She has been a "worthy opponent" for 28 years...wouldn't change a thing!

Frosty its better when she's laughing.  She is red headed and her mom was born in Ireland.  Just saying it ain't a bad thing.

DSW . Not sure I can tell good quality from junk and in #3 and #5 I doubt I find much quality bar.  

Thanks

Papy

Frosty

You made my wife laugh. She's worried about getting a trellis before 2020. Thanks for the thoughts. I do think you guys have her off the rebar. Thanks. I like the wedge thought as we live in a craftsman style home and I build a lot of that style furniture. 

Glenn. 

With the south wind in the summer and the main purpose of this project to shield us from the alley traffic we were talking about more of a zig-zag divider but it will have to be anchored but the zig-zag would be more stable 

Thanks for all the ideas.  To the drawing board. 

Papy

Grandkids aside the only thing climbing the trellis will be the morning glory. I guess I fell in the trap as I was wondering if 1/2" would be BIG enough. The design is a window panel with a frame and then another frame 4 to 6" outside of that. The divided lights would only be 16" or so. Then a transom window like top. I'll go back and look at it some more. 

Thanks Thomas

Papy

Thomas. I had not even thought about a twist. Thanks

Glenn. I was thinking the sq tubing would cave in when you peened the cross bar in. How thick would the wall have to be or is there a trick I don't know.   2' sections 6' tall 10' long or 5 sections. Figured on using a torch to heat the ends to help peen. 

Thanks

Papy

The wife has been watching my blacksmithing videos and dreaming and has decided she wants a ten foot long trellis. Kicker here is she has decided she wants this done out of rebar.  She said the plants will be able to "grab" the rebar easier.

that being said has anyone ever tried to slit and drift rebar?  From reading I'm not sure this is even doable.  The general uprights will be 5/8" with 3/8"cross bars. Slit the 5/8 and peen the 3/8 to the 5/8.

I am trying to talk her into a solid square uprights.

any thoughts or experience would be appreciated!

Thanks

Papy

Thomas

The bench or machinist vise is an old Reed mounted to top of the bench (1/4" plate). I don't hit it (much).  This one will be the one that will be used that's why I think I'm going to lower it some.  I have a small swivel base vise to go on the press and that one will never get beat on.  The old girl is to pretty.  

Thanks

Papy

Thomas

I knew that the question would more than one answer.  From John's diagram my bench vise is perfect  so, better or worse, I think I will lower the one I'm working on 4 to 6 inches to allow for hitting and bending.  Figure I can raise it up if needed.  

Thanks for the input, nice tip on the drill press table.  Going to try that.

Papy