garbear

Haha. Reason I run heavy equipment farm and was a soldier. Darn spell check failed me yet again. Thanks for the help. Its been good for me to get into this hobbies. I have whole list of tools. I need. Garbear the grizzly

The file is high carbon. Not cheap case harden. I haven't made a tomahawk either but focusing in on tools mostly figure one gets me tools two practice practice. Thanks Garbear the grizzly

Thanks. I was thinking it might be. But figure using for tools I'll be okay. Like if I miss on a hot cut won't hurt my hammer. I have an old long file that I can attempt to forge weld in for a bit. Not going to be for throwing mostly strap to my ruck sack for Minot chopping choirs but want a round eye so if necessary can fit a handle to it. Garbear the grizzly bear.

I keep telling my self don't succumb to this hobbies. To late. Ok here's my questions. I have a tie rod off my 94 3/4 ton Ford. Now before the Chevy guys start in here me out. I had to replacethrong tie rod. I tossed it in the steel pile, but everytime I look at it the wheels start turning. Ok mostly I'm wanting to make drifts punches and cut off tools. I think be good for that. Other question. There a nice round hole and I was thinking tomahawk run a drift through it and forge. Does it need high carbon bit or is this a hard steel that I can quench the edge? Thank. Garbear

Ok. Found Mark on the side of anvil. The bottom is gone. Looks like angle steel welded to it and whole thing bolted to the stand. Ok. Couldn't get a clear picture. But is a diamond. Its a Trenton. I couldn't make out what the weight was. I lightly sanded with wd40 and steel wool but didn't wAnt alter it since it is my brothers.

The steel isn't sparking coming out of the forge. I'll try get pictures tonight at dusk. I he st section of spring unwind section n hot cut. I heat and straighten and start squaring. One heat for bending one end another heat to bend second end. Can scale cause cracking? Got thinking might be issue but not a lot of scale when it comes out. The color is a bright orange almost a yellow color. I'm using small propane forge. I stop hammering when Cole does to deep dark red. Mostly whether steel will work fir striker or not also for practice Thanks Garber

I'm attempting to make a flint striker. I'm using coil spring from garage door. My issue with the second n third is cracking in the steel while I'm forging. It isn't happening at the quench stage. I set them aside didn't go that far once I seen the cracks. Mostly I'm thinking I need to normalize but couldn't find answer searching. Thanks for the help. Oh I'm sure it's plenty hot because it's orange nearly yellow when it gets to my anvil. The shape simple d shape. I'm squaring the round after straightening. Hope I gave enough info. Garbear

Finally regulator arrived. 0-40psi. Works great. Just playing with it for now. Next kaelwool for forge body interior. Next months order. 0621161923.mp4 0621162028.mp4

Tried to edit and can't find the answer. Ok here is my question. Do I want the needle valve in conjunction with my regulator. I ordered a 0-60 off Amazon.

I am building a second forge. With kaelwool. Regulator on the way. Have been reading like crazy. This is the forge body he is using. The diameters is 8 inches. Lenght 19 inches. Body stainless steel. The other forge I built ages ago. The burner wad from a thread on micro burner here and links from other members.

I will. I had the tank cracked open and my emergency ball valve barely open. The body is just over 19 inches long diameter 8 inches across. My brother dead set on using. This is a fire extinguisher He cut the top and bottom off. He kept the top and bottom. Illvbe lining it with kaelwool. My best calculation is 245ish cubic inches. Be cause of the length doing two half inch t burners.

1/2 t burner. We're waiting on a pressure regulator. I was able to get it to heat a 5/8 rebar. The forge is a coffee can forge and insulation is homemade mix of plaster of Paris and sand. I'm currently working on a bigger forge that will be insulated with kaelwool. I'm building this for my younger brother who is a disabled war vet. 0528162304.mp4

I don't know. We live in Utah. My grandpa lived across the road from the black smiths shop. He spent hours as a boy watching the man work. He often spoke of it. My love of tools and fixing things I learned from him.

This anvil was my grandpa's. He gave it to my younger brother. No idea who made it all I know is grandpa had it long before we were born. He did tell us a friend gave it to him.