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All of the above is good advice. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.

Yep, dozers are made out of anvils. This one cost me $35 U.S. and weighs 110 pounds. We have 3 London pattern anvils but couldn't pass this up. Took about ten minutes to make a bick out of sucker rod. The stump was free from a tree I cut down that was too close to the house and leaning.

We store our helmets & shields in the boxes, keeps the spiders out of them.

Welcome aboard Carpo, I always suggest reading this to get the best out of the forum. READ THIS FIRST We won't remember your location once leaving this post, hence the suggestion to edit your profile to show it. Sorry I can't help with the question but there probably is someone here that will know.

We always store our 2X72 belts in a large zip lock bag, one bag for each type & grit. The reason for that is humidity will affect the belts over time according to a certified bladesmith we know. You could still keep them high on the hanging pegs by running a wire loop through the top of the bag above the zip lock. Just a thought.

I like to think of it as the hammer hits the steel the anvil hits back. My 110 pound Vulcan has less rebound than the 106 pound Hay Budden and the metal will move quicker/better on the Hay Budden. I still like the Vulcan (my first London pattern) and use it a lot but if I'm working larger stock the Hay Budden is the go to anvil. The difference in rebound is not that great Vulcan 70% Hay Budden 85% but the way the metal moves is definitely different.

Welcome aboard... Have you read this yet? READ THIS FIRST It will help you get the best out of the forum with tips like how to do the most effective search and how to stay off the moderators radar with tips like using the quote feature etc. Sounds like you have grand aspirations, which are good. Remember this If you shoot for the stars, you may reach the moon. Get it hot, hit it hard and have fun.

The cart for our Hobart 187 was built by the friend we bought it off of. He made it out of an old HF hand truck that could be used horizontally. He made it out of metal lumber (angle iron) and plywood. The toolbox is an old Coca Cola box. Did I say, I really like yours. One hint I have is don't buy the rolls of flux core wire from HF, they are so much worse for welding than brands made in the U.S. and you will be amazed when you get gas for it.

Not too much has been done since the lock down and not being able to get motivated. I did manage to move about 6-7 bucket loads of dirt and 1 of crushed limestone for the landscaping outside. Then the weather became uncooperative and we had rain every other day making it hard to do the shovel & rake grunt work.

Looks like you are getting there. One mistake I made, when building the smithy, was to not have a large door. Finally since we have added the addition it now has an 8 foot overhead garage door.

Sorry couldn't resist...

I will ring the anvil in the garden three times, to ask for healing light and comfort to be sent his way.

I found out I have to resize the pictures before uploading. That way they don't time out due to all the internet traffic.

Same here, just find it hard to get motivated with all the craziness that is going around. I did manage to put about six scoops full of fill dirt outside the new shop addition before it started to rain a couple of weeks ago. Now with rain about every other day the dirt is too wet to spread around.

Great looking and functional cart.

I still don't have a clue but like Das some kind of calibration part. Linda could be a fitting name after seeing the movie decades ago.

Looks like you are well on the way to producing charcoal on a massive scale.

It really sounds like the tank is freezing up to the point the propane is not vaporizing well, very common with a 20 pound tank. Try placing it in a container of water to see if it helps. If it doesn't help continue on with Buzzkill's suggestions. I always try easiest first.

Hi welcome aboard. I always suggest reading this to get the best out of the forum with tips like editing your profile to show your location because we won't remember it once leaving this post. READ THIS FIRST As far as using ITC-100 in a forge, it is not the best due to rapid heat cycling and very expensive. It's designed to use in large furnaces to keep items from sticking. A better choice would be Plistix 900F or Metrikote.

That would be a Champion blower. Have you tried any of the advice given? Pictures of the blower with the cover off.

That would be use the grinder as designed and if you want a buffer get one designed for that. I can see a 2X72 belt grinder in your future.

Don't know if this member is still active but he may be able to help.

When I was stationed on a Light Station (Lighthouse) the main light had mercury as the bearing, which the rotating light floated on. The mercury had to be strained annually. The first time I did that I didn't realize how heavy mercury is. I pulled the drain plug and 50 pounds of mercury came pouring out and took the bucket out of my hands, with the mercury running down 135 steps to the ground floor. I swept it all up and strained it with out any PPE.

That is the way our address is set by the 911 re-addressal does our addresses. The problem we had with them was they showed our drive way as the county road so we had traffic through our front yard for a long time. The driveway is a half mile long to the house and a quarter mile to the other entrance (a big circular drive up the hill). I had to put a sign out (with a barricade) that said Private drive no outlet, your GPS is wrong. It took us about a year to get all the mapmakers (Google, Map Quest etc) to change the maps. In the 38 years we have lived here our address has changed four times, started out as Rt 5 box # then Rt 7 then CR 594 box # to what it is today. Caused a lot of problems when we applied for a loan with the bank saying we moved around too much. ?????

I don't have a clue, but I think my wife has hit the nail on the head. An antique deep throat magazine stapler.