Daninghram

Thanks , I will give riveting a try. I have been soaking the blower in a gal. of evapo-rust. I never tried it before, it is working very well.  I have been rolling the parts around to submerge the bits that need rust cleaned off,  between that and cleaning the teeth out with a screw driver I have i spinning.

On 7/30/2021 at 3:49 PM, Irondragon ForgeClay Works said:

What Stash said. I always recommend, to not take it apart any farther, as it is very difficult to get it back together due to the wear pattern on all the parts that turn. Also don't over oil it, just enough for the lower gear teeth to run in as it is a splash system and the lower gear will distribute oil to the rest of the parts. As far as the outside, I have used Evap-O-Rust to take it down to bare metal.

I am glad I read this and ThomasPowers post below, I was looking for info on how to remove the gears on a blower I just got that was very ceased. I guess I will leave the gears and shafts in the case. It does need ether the fan replaced or repaired as 2 vanes are rusted. Maybe rivet sheet metal on to the damaged vanes? Open to sugestions.

Dan

I have used Bar Keepers Friend to scrub rust. It works well for scrubbing rust spots. It uses Oxalic acid.

On ‎11‎/‎17‎/‎2018 at 8:47 PM, JHCC said:

(And yes, I know the blade finish leaves a lot to be desired. I may go back and do more later. Or not. Who knows?)

I think it looks great! Nice job.

Did you ever have any interaction with Team O'Neil Rally school Or Tim O'Neil ?

On 4/8/2018 at 8:09 AM, Jim Coke said:

Greetings Das,

         Be carful building your demo trailer . I started simple and ended up with a solar powered unit with TV, sleeping area, hot and cold water, micro, sit down shower, portal potty etc, etc,

That is awesome! I have been looking at home built campers out of cargo trailers so I can hall motorcycles and sleep in them. It seems really hard to find info on camper windows, doors and pluming supplies. Could you send me some info on where you got your stuff and how you did it? 

I really like the looks of that!

thanks

Dan 

They make trauma shears for diving. google dive rite trauma shears.

I know nothing about titanium but a good dive knife should be able to cut wire, rope, anything a diver could get wrapped up in. The knife should match the type of diving, Sport, wreck, Salvage. Good wire cutters on a lanyard make a more useful tool most times.

That is so cool!

Steve,

Did you buy the wax locally? I live in NH and was wondering where you got it?

Well done!

I am so impressed every time I see your work! They are great! 

Almost sounds like plantar fasciitis , you may want to google it. I tended to ware the same shoes everyday for a really long time,  when I notice foot, hip or back pain I need to get new shoes.

good luck

Very nice!

I have a bench version of the pedestal bender. I think it is all but useless. I spent more time trying to get something to work than and fit in the bender than making anything. The other one looks like it would work better.

This made my day..

Is the Swag block new? Is there a place to buy one?

 

This is from last weekend, forged a couple hammers. These hammers I didn't have a striker for, but that morning I put together a blacksmiths guillotine, and so I just used that for it. Let me tell ya, those hammers take alot when your are using a hand hammer and not a 12lb sledge! also a plant hanger and my first rams head that is on the handle of a dutch oven lid lifter.

                                                                                                                                         Littleblacksmith 

 

That plant bracket is wonderful! All your work looks great.

 Neal Cassidy flips his hammer.

That is a very nice knife, I would have been proud to make that! I think you did a great job, everything I see you post on here looks great.

This was a great afternoon! Lucian did a very interesting demo. Had some fun with trying out a coal forge before he showed up, and worked with a guy starting a bottle opener. I wish there was something like this every weekend close by. 

Ben's Mill is worth the trip to check it out, lots of neat stuff there. Great folks too.

19 hours ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said:

My wife found a Ozark Hoe in an antique store. It was made by my mentor Isaac (Ike) Doss of Berryville AR. It followed her home so I decided to make a copy of it. Made out of leaf spring bolted to the haft. Ike designed it and made many for digging in our rocky ground. Had fun making it and it works well.

 

Never saw one but now I want one! very cool. About how long is the handle?

Very nice moose! They would sell like crazy in the gift shops around here.

I plan on going! I go buy there a lot motorcycling.

27 minutes ago, the iron dwarf said:

my hydraulic forging press either fits on a removable post made to take stake tools or will sit on the anvil, working anything long that is going to be bent and it is normally on the post so it cant tip over

Do you still sell these?