Tubalcain2

I was born in a swimming pool. no I'm not joking.

Just cook them first, please. Eating raw human flesh is a bit gross.

 

Raised two girls, 

you barbarian! 

congrats mr powers.

You're right Tommy. God's the judge not me, and i'm sure glad of it too. I get carried away by my indignation sometimes, and it's something i need to work on curbing. I don't know if forgiveness is possible after death, but if it is i hope he finds it. God bless our troubled country 

we all know where that man's going. don't even get me started on the gun "issue". definitely praying for all those involved. we had a smaller shooting at a local church a week or so ago.  hard to believe people can be so messed up as to do stuff like that. i'm starting to smoke so i better stop typing before i break forum rules. 

those are both SUPER pretty. i love you handels.

thanks.

yeah, ok. it was pretty a lame attempt. and yes i do know how they actually work.

 

Great spear head. I admire the symmetry. I have mixed success achieving that.

Thanks!

SWEET jeep Das.

 

I can't hold it in any longer. Nail guns don't suck, they blow. The nails are blown out and nothing is sucked in.  

not quite true. air is sucked in through the gozinta and a nail is blown out the gozada.

true that. i'll have to make another one to use on bigfoot.

Finished my spearhead today. This was my first spearhead, as well as my first double edged blade and my first time doing a blade on a belt grinder. Lots of firsts! I made the blade and haft separately and arc welded them together.  The blade steel was an old coil spring. Now I just have to handle it and try it out. Look out every possum, coon, skunk, groundhog, deer, coyote and sasquatch in the neighborhood!   Sorry about the pic quality. I tried enhancing the bottom one but it didn't help much.

i can't say how much you impress me. supper blade. 

all that i have seen do.

5 inch. Mine is a 3600 rpm wired in to 220vac and run of of step pulleys. 

Or if that is all you have, which is what C-1 meant. better to be productive with what you have than not do anything at all.

Jo mckenna (Connor on this forum)  is making 2x72 grinders in BC, and I love mine. I have it on a 2 hp motor.  they are WAY cheaper than a bader or kmg, and sufficient for my needs.  not a commercial  grinder, but i'm happy.

OSB,  as a fellow non-expert i would suggest that you come back to earth before you have the curmudgeons bustin grade 8's, which i think is coming purty soon. this is dangerous stuff. it's not like some computer game where if you die you just go back and try again. this is real life with real death,  and death by molten steel (or anything else) is a real rough way to go. 

yeah, that is one h-e double hockey stick of an anvil. 

long live swedish steel. 

 

I believe that they taper inward when looking at them from the front(horn). From AIA Front view of a Swedish cast steel anvil. 

 

true that.  

super sweet job Mark!

welcome to the forum! sounds like you are of to a good start. 

ouch ouch ouch.

Ouch. nailguns are just freak accidents waiting to happen.