Jasent

I get that way with new projects some times. With something like this I’ve now made 27 of these. Was kinda therapeutic as I didn’t need to think. Just let my hands do the motions.

Paint is drying Thank you

Got all 16 leaf coat hooks forged today. Bit of clean up and paint and they will be ready for their new homes

What is your liner? Looks like just wool to me?

I just love basket twists. Nice job!

Thank you cgl

Well the guillotine tool works great. Can now do the blanks for my leaf coat hooks in 3 heats and had enough heat left to punch the hole and cut it off from the parent stock. Used to take 5 heats with my small spring fuller. Just got an order for 16 of these

A slow flame keeps more heat in the forge and not racing out the door

Is that forge not sealed? This pic makes it look like it’s just wool and no refactory?

Happy to see your work once again posted on the forum

Nice job

Lol some will remember

Finished up my Guillotine tool today. Got a set of fuller dies made and a few blanks cut for more

Not bad for not touching a welder in 25 years. Started making a guillotine tool

Owners Manuel states 50amp but I may as well get as much to the shop as I will need in the future. I would like to get a gunsmiths lathe in the future as hand chambering my barrels takes forever! We only have single phase here as 3 phase is still several miles away

I looked up a wire gage calculator and it recommended 3 AWG so about $300-400 just for the wire. I’ve got 100 amp going to the conex right now and really only need a 20amp at most in there (light and a freezer) so I could use that breaker panel for the shop and just run 20 in there from the meter panel. Also have 120 going to the well house and only a 30 and 20 in that panel. Probably set up the conex to run the welder till spring. It’s a hf brand welder but for a c note I couldn’t say no. Plus it was brand new in the box. Never been used.

I will do that Charles. She is in a care facility but I will see her Monday. Thank you both

Price was right so I picked up a 250amp arc welder today. Now to figure out how I’m going to get 80 amp in the shop. Got about 150’ to go from the meter. Will probably have to wait till spring as the ground is frozen good now.

My daughter is fighting mental health issues aswell. Prayers for you both.

Exactly my thoughts

Picked up 28’ of 3/4” square and 10’ of 7/8 square and about 8’ of 1 1/8” square and a bucket of files and rasp’s. all solid stock and was paid $5 to haul it off

I have seen the same with my very limited experience with wi. Working on the square I had no trouble but diagonal I had splitting. Definitely looks like wi to me

I would agree and probably more work will come of it

They look great

They look great. Glad to see you sharing.