Irondragon Forge ClayWorks

If you are going to use a stump, my favorite way, you can dampen the ring by bedding it in cheap latex calking compound. Just draw an outline of the feet and calk around the outside. Of course anchor the feet with the method of your choosing. I usually forge some spikes. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

I really don't see a problem with the link, thanks for it. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

I doubt seriously you will get an answer on this very old thread. Have you read all of it? Might try and sending the OP a PM. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

We really do need a like button... I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

No need to apologize for the photo's they look fine to me. What a wonderful walk through some of the work by past blacksmith's, that would be impossible for me to recreate. I love it. Thanks John, I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

May be free but you still have to have an account and give them too much personal data... sorry. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

It's still pinned there, most folks just don't look around to find stuff. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

Welcome from the Ozark Mountains. What does the bronze spiral gear look like, it is what drives the fan shaft and usually is worn out or jammed up. Are you sure the shaft hasn't moved and the fan is binding on the housing? A picture with the cover off would help and knowing where in the world you are located there may be some members close enough to give some hands on help. I would wash it out with kerosene and use a garden hose to flush it good. Some members take them by a car wash and use a pressure washer to clean the insides, then lightly oil it to see if it will turn. I use chainsaw bar oil with some STP added. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

I would suggest sending the poster you are replying to a PM as there has been no traffic on this thread in 4 years. Another option would be to post in the Tailgating Section, after reading the rules there. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

Thumbs up.... I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

My Radial Arm saw will stall and shut down, when I've run it too long like when ripping a long 2x6 in two and it gets a little too hot. It has a reset button that I always have a hard time finding to reset it when it cools down enough. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

I believe you are right. Just tried to upload one that in the past went fine but this time it failed. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

Welcome from the Ozark mountains Without photos it will be difficult to guess a value. The Read This First thread explains how to add them, along with other hints to get the best out of the forum. I would say in today's market $6.00 a pound U.S. would not be out of line. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

I have one of your dishing bowls Greg, with the spoons on one side that I bought years ago. The first one had a casting flaw and your customer service is top notch, had a perfect one in no time flat. Randy I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

I would probably braze it. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

Any time you have or see a problem click or tap the three buttons up in the right corner and pick Report. Give a description on why reporting and it will get the moderators attention. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

First make sure your tetanus shot is up to date. I need to do that at my next appointment! One thing we have in the medicine cabinet is a powder named BLEEDSTOP. Most pharmacies and Walmart carries it. It is in individual packets and it really works on bleeding that refuses to stop. Another home remedy to stop bleeding is granulated sugar. It usually works also. I'm prone to bleeding whenever I'm in the shop or mowing or working on the equipment or playing with the dogs, I come in bleeding and nurse Debi patches me up.

Seeing as we are chronicling our early days, let me chime in here. The only thing that kept me out of college was high school. I started my junior year in high school with English as my first class and Gym as my second class. The English teacher absolutely hated me due to my brother being in her class three years earlier. I worked out a solution by trading Gym for English so I would have a different English teacher (Gym first and English second) which both teachers agreed to. I went to the counselor and she said “you are 16 why not just quit”. I said give me the paper’s and turned them in the next day and was out of there. I went to work full time at a Sunoco full service gas station where I was working part time making good money at the time. From the service station I got a job at an independent auto parts/machine shop store working as a counter man/ delivery driver/ and machinist assistant. Making double the money. While working there for 3 years I got my draft notice and passed the physical so I went right over to the USCG recruiting office and enlisted. Vietnam was heating up and I didn’t see me as a ground pounder. While in the Coast Guard I obtained my GED and several college courses. When my 4 years active duty were up I found a job at a Cadillac dealership as a counterman. Worked my way up there to Parts Manager and Assistant Parts Director of the owners other 6 dealerships. Retired from there after 17 years to move to Arkansas. In Arkansas I changed careers and became a Police Officer, retired again second in command after 29 years. Over the years I found out I was better off financially than some of my contemporary friends who had 4 year degrees and have outlived them all. I took up Blacksmithing in 1984 with an excellent teacher until he passed away in 1991. I also learned that I’m not a very good teacher. “Not all knowledge comes from college”. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

We really need a like button. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

That vise will turn out just fine after soaking in Evapo-Rust or Electrolysis solution. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

I've made and sold a lot of spikes, this one The Christmas Nail was a good seller 7 1/2 inches long. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

The September News Letter, good meeting combined with the knife show and demo's. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~ 202509 BOA VOICE .pdf

Welcome from the Ozark mountains. A quick google search brought up this thread. Some info in it. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

Welcome from the Ozark mountains. There are many ideas in the sub-forum "Building, Designing a Shop". Just scroll down on the main page. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~

I'm not positive but I think I have seen the article in one of the ABANA Hammer Blow's magazine from way back. Might check their website. "Make a tool to make a tool". I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~