Pault17

Just the other day, I was collecting junk metal from the sides of some of the back-roads out my way and I happened on one of the large metal spools for piping or conduit or whatever. I know that this particular spool has been there for well over 6 months with no apparent attention. I looked at it up close to see how useable it might be and found that the center pieces connecting the two big (nine to ten feet in diameter) were actually thick-wall 1.5 inch square tubing held to the sides with pins. I checked the some of the pins and found that they came out easily after a little encouragement. I started pulling pins and got ahead of myself by not dropping the bars before going onto the next one. I ended up having one of the bars drop on my noggin from about eight feet. I got a little egg and no blood, so that was good. But I also realized that, if the bar were any bigger, I might not have fared so well. I luckily walked away from there just saying over and over "what a doofus boy. ouch"

very awesome. congratulations. I would get more of that rod/material and work with it

I have been trying to find a cure to that since the first fews days after I got married. when one of you guys finds a real solution to this magnetism problem, it's worth money to me wife of pault17

you could always make two of the legs a little taller or shorter, kindof like a drafting table:D

All of you. thanks for the help. I have these rims, that were forge welded together. and a bunch of other stuff from an old manure spreader my father-in-law drug out of his woods (same plot of land I got my first anvil and leg vice from). being generous in nature to begin with, I was ready to give half of it to my local abana chapter, and some of them were "eager" for me to do so, when one or two came up quietly and said hold on to it. I later thanked them for the advice and gave one of them a foot long piece. The rest is just laying next to my house, waiting for me to find a use. I hate it when that happens.

pictures of Mike's/yesteryearforge's knocker not trying to troll or poach. just seeing if it works

nice knocker Mike. well beyond my skills for now:) Here's one I just finished. I tried to keep a western theme. The friend it's for is a john wayne knut. the snake is from a spike. the back is a piece of 1/4 inch plate chisel-cut to look like a cactus. the pivot is supposed to looke like a branch of the cactus, but my wife says it looks like a lasso. lots a fun anywho. mike, not sure what you are doing, but I go to the gallery, go down to the "linked thumbnail", copy the whole thing and just past it into my post. I don't click on any other buttons, just paste it in.

all. If a person had six to eight feet of old wrought wagon rim, measuring approx one half in thick by three inches wide, art into one to two foot lengths, what would be a realistic price?

As soon as I get home, I will get a picture of mine. the jaws are about inches, total weight about 2 pounds:D. I found it clamped to a fence post. it opens almost three inches and holds tight enough to twist up to 3/8 inch easily.

I made my first sale. Totally unintentional too. My typical MO has been to give stuff away to friends and family. Well, I made this one for a friend that owns horses, after I told her that I "didn't do horseshoes". She asked if could, so I did. They all started out as scrap pieces of 5/16 roundthree to four inches long.My typical finish is to wire-wheel to silver, color with heat and coat with beeswax. As simple or basic as it is, this could be an easy blueprint for beginners to follow. They say God has a sense of humor, and he made my first sale doing what I said I wouldn't do.I guess He's laughing now. the hand is hers and I made enough to pay for three refills of bbq bottle gas refills.:D

today was a gangbuster for me, I picked up about 40 feet of 3/8 round mild, 12 feet of 1/8 round mild and 8 pieces of 1 1/4 square thicker-than-thin wall square tubing. All of it just took me the time to stop and pick it up off the side of the road. I also get to order a few pairs of tongs from GSTongs, along with a square punch:D

Hey mcraigl, The tongs off the prints work fine. I made a set for fun and realized that the little nubs between the jaws need to be there with relatively sharp edges to prevent the nuts from slipping out

very nice design AM. that would make a great idea for striking stuffers.

Thanks Peyton. I filled it out. I am a member of the local chapter but not the national. I have just recently joined and, so far, it is just to be around others that do what I like doing. One of the better ways to learn.

Pete, that looks great! Keep it up. Aaron and Ken Id like that idea alot. I will have to give it a try. Although I will probably have to go with ken's idea. my little ten-inch bench mount drill press has a tough time with half inch holes. as always, I love this place.

welcome. most fun place I've been to since I don't know when.

I am working on a rattlesnake knocker made from a spike. I want to work on or finish it tonite. maybe I will search the scrap pile for the materials and make one. time is the hardest material right now.

Kevin, I just gave a friend of mine a little horseshoe keychain made from 1/4 square. I punched the little nail slits using a #10 cut nail that I forged a thin chisel edge onto and quenched in water, and included a split-ring style key ring. She instantly asked me to make a dozen more that she would buy from me to give to her "barn-friends" (she's a horse rider) as Christmas gifts. I will find a picture and post it when I can. The thing is about 2.5-3 inches long when staightened out. I am not overly experienced and did it in about 20 minutes - including wire-wheeling down to silver and heat coloring, then treating with plain old beeswax as for the cross, it is possible to chisel cut one out.

I too have been making these for a while. I got the first idea from anvilfire as well. I make them out of just about anything I have laying around. I like the rr spike crosses but have not figured a way to make the bottom nice and flat - I currently just drop the spike into my hardi hole and wale away till is stands up by itself. This distorts the bottom of the head a bunch though. I have never squared the ends and top either. I leave the points on the sides then taper the top to a point to match. My wife still has the first one I ever made (she does this alot - her key chain would stop an aircraft carrier from drifting:D

Dale, even then you learn whether the rest of your time is hot or not:)