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  1. Brazer
    Has anyone made one of these crosses, or know how it is done? I would like to make one but cannot seem to get it right.
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    I like it too
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    The copper tree just sits on top. Long as you don't wet the salt, I haven't had any problems yet. The salt crystal has a 15 watt bulb inside and has a dimmer switch. It gets warm.
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    For the large ones, I use 18 gauge dead soft copper, the best for small ones is 22-24 gauge, but I use 20 gauge on most all my trees. It is best for me to turn the loops for leaves, and holds shape better. For wind swept tree, use a gauge like 22 to 18, depending on size of tree for best results, in my opinion. My large are under 10" and the smallest are around 3". You have best results with dead soft temper in your copper.
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    CT, When I attach to wood, I usually drill tiny holes through, so copper wires can secure the tree around the roots and pass through the base. I recess the wood between the holes, on the bottom, so when I twist the wire at the bottom and cut off, they won't interfere with the felt glued on. This way nothing scratches any wood surface. On the rocks I Devcon Clear Epoxy the tree to the rock, and spray clear coat over the entire rock. I use a 4 1/2" Diamond cup on my disc grinder, to even out the bottom of the rock, before attaching the tree. Then I glue felt on bottom. On the salt crystal, the roots firmly grab the crystal, and are not secured.
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    Best exercise to for hands besides the grip, work the extenders. A simple rubber band around each finger on a closed hand and open to strengthen the extender muscles. I helps to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome for me, and when I worked in a hospital they used a rubber pad with holes for the five fingers to give resistance when opening from closed position. These are the pics
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    Some day I'll forge them when I get good. I cut them from 20 gauge, texture and roll cold, the heat and weld to stems. I would like to make one like the picture. Also calla lilies like the other picture
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    Steel Brushed with brass brush
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    Really a class job. I need one of these. What kind of epoxy do you use for the pour?
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    Now that's what I should do since I retired from plumbing with the old wrenches. Great idea and great job.
  11. Brazer
    Here's a pic of my lily
  12. Brazer
    Nice work. Looks good.
  13. Brazer
    A Very Merry Christmas to Everyone
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    Thank you all for the input. Now I understand. Since these ends I got are all the same, it is possible that these where the ends of the cables that were cut off after the concrete pour. It makes sense.
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    I'm focused on the cable in the pipes but how did it get in them. Could this be forged into something useful?
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    Forgot to add pic to group of trees. Looks nice on a lit salt crystal rock.
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    Can you see the steel inside the pipe? For concrete you would use re-bar and not something smooth like this pipe, you would think.
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    Some of the stuff I am doing. The copper wire trees sell fast, and it is warmer in the house when it is cold outside. When it isn't cold outside I play with the forge, but the wire trees relax me, and help me figure a quicker way to make the flowers. With out a plasma cutter, my 20 gauge steel gets cut by hand with aviation snips, takes time. Trees range from 4" and 9" tall with out their bases or rocks.
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    Can someone please tell me what this steel I was given was used for. I got 25 10' pieces of pipe, that looks like 3/8' iron pipe with steel cable inside. The steel cable inside of the 10 footers is just about 1/2" from the ends. It doesn't budge. I suspect it is some sort of steel cable about 1/2" in diameter, and a steel casing was swagged around it, but I would like to know what it was used for. The guy I got them from says he found them in an old commercial construction company building he now owns, and is remodeling. See pics attached. Also, can I forge into something useful. I got the idea that maybe I could forge the cable into the pipe for a nice piece of steel.
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    Thank you njanvilman. It is great to know that she's a keeper. Used it today after cleaning off the dirt. Sounds beautiful when struck, and she will be with me for as long as I am around. Thanks a lot.
  21. Brazer
    Great looking setup. Looks really heavy duty. Nice work.
  22. Brazer

    I bought the Fisher anvil from Taylor yesterday. Today I put up my 4" Columbian post vise.

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      Brazer

      Will do. Thanks. I mounted the post vice pole in a 1" steel plate that I drilled a taper hole in, and welded

      the plate to the bottom of my 5" pipe column I used to have my bench vice on. That's Redhead Laged into concrete floor.I just added 4" higher to fit the post vice perfect. It don't move, and it is all plumb. I was amazed that the post vice jaws are equal at top when closed.

       

      That's a 4 1/2" vice.

    3. tdaleh

      tdaleh

      That's better than my post vice . I use  my vice for a lot of projects. 

    4. Brazer

      Brazer

      I figured I can make and use it for hardy tools. The anvil hardy hole  is 3/4", and if I weld 3/4" shanks to bottom of what ever I make, I don't know if I can grid flush so as not to mess up the hardy hole when setting in down to face.

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    When you have time, please see my Fisher 100# I got, and help me figure out when it was made.

    Thank you,

    Brazer

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    Some will say I paid too much, but I bought what I saw in his ad, and wanted it at first sight. Asking price was $500, I negotiated down to $350, and he delivered to me and set it on my steel bench for me to inspect. I then paid him and I am happy with my purchase.
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    Thanks guys. My neighbor saw it yesterday and asked will I be making a lot of noise with it. I am in a partial commercial property, so I said not unless I start working the night shift. Besides this baby is quieter that the ringing sounds of the rail I was pounding on. I am so happy I found her.
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