brian robertson

Jim, in the 1911 Champion catalog this was labeled a bench crank forge or table top rivet forge; sold for $16 plus shipping. probably why it's so short

sure looks like a rivet forge to me. Any military equipment would have US all over it. And you're right that would suck for forging but not half bad for heating rivets...

after4 decades of running a truck mounted forge, I think humidity has the biggest impact on forge perfomance. Altitude on venturi burners can be an issue but not so with a blower forge.

enough of a difference not to bother with it.

castable refractory around the fire pot and fire brick for the rest of the field; both can be found on ebay reseasonable prices.

that's a quench tank on the side.

sweet set up you have should last a long time

The steel industry doesn't use pet coke because of the sulfur/heavy metal content and lack of consistancy of content. I'd like to know if pet coke would be a viable forge fuel without some terrible risk. I know it's used in power generation but only up to 40% with the balance made up of coal.  

The reason I'm asking is that there is 30,000 tons of pet coke for the Marathon refinery, piled up by the Detroit river and the local officials want it gone, pronto! Could be gotten for a good deal

Anybody else out there tried pet coke?

I think D L Schwartz sells L-brand not pet coke.

steve, where did you get the pet coke?


I've been using L brand Forge coke for a few yrs. L brand is made from coal though or atleast that's what their ad says

Anybody using pet coke(by product of tar sands oil/heavy crude) in their forge? Is it doable?

Has there been any studies comparing venturi and blower propane forges in regards to btu and fuel consumption?

I have used to services of tow truck drivers for loading 25lb and 50lb LGs. It took a rigger for the 100lb LG and he had to be union, in order to come into the plant.

Neil, I have some T3 drops from a gravel processing machine manufacturer and I have been unable to cut this with anything I own, abrasive cut off & power hacksaw. How did you machine the T1?

what series stainless? Some will forge, some won't, some will forge but require 50% more force to move

What happens to those little slivers of steel in you?you ask. They are rapidly removed from your hands, provide a fine mist of a blood splatter on the inside of the MRI tube, almost instantly become incandescent, appear to evaporate and get the 2 MRI operators/medical tech personel VERY excited. Oh and housekeeping gets a litttle XXXXX when they have to decontaminate the inside of the MRI; I told them I would do it if they gave me some paper towels& Lysol.

Moral of the story: during the orbital xray hold your hands, palms facing outward along side your head. If they find any ferous metal they will remove it in a less dramatic fashion

thanks for the info

Is handling weight the main reason for a 2 piece hammer? what are ther other advantages? Just trying to wrap my head around the concept.

I know this isn't "Antiques Roadshow" but can can somebody put a fair market value on it? It's fully functional and still 1/3 full of clean oil no water.

A retire GM machinist stopped by and said these oilers were common on line shaft driven machines and the hammers/presses in the forge plant in Flint. He said some of the larger pieces would have more than one. When he was an apprentice his job was refilling these at the start of the shift. If a piece of equipment that went down and had an oiler that was empty, there would be a serious butt whoopin'

Alright you hammer drivers, what can you tell me about this thing?

http://picture.vzw.c...o7k558kgzdY00KU

Here's the only pic I could get to post

I found interesting old piece, was told it was an oiler for a steam hammer, made in Detroit. It was a 3/8 oil line, a brass buttom for priming and an articulating arm that pumps the oil. All in working order. Any ideas on it's value?

I'll see if I can get one of the kids to post a pic.

Found a, made in Detroit, oiler for a steam hammer in my collection of intersting stuff; thought I should be that along, atleast for the conversation .

Bringing another load of forge coke, 4340 shafting, thunderbolt welder, abrasive saw blades, anvil or 2, hand tools etc...