bluerooster

Yeah, I guess I will. Too much unwanted stuff in clinker.

I got started thinking about all the scale around the anvil. And the thought came to me to build a clay furnace, and toss all the scale into it and see what comes out. I'll fire it with charcoal, and see if I can create a bloom of forgable steel. Also what about tossing in clinker as well. Clinker contains a mix of scale, flux, dirt, etc.

My side draft is made from an old water heater tank. It's glass lined. Less chance for acid to attack it. But the flue, on the other hand, is just cheap 10" duct. I expect to change it every other year or so.

Took a few hours and started another "hotdog" project. Got the "bun" and the "Dog" made. And got a good start getting them fitted together.

Let the middle layer of the billet extend out some inches, to become the handle. No weld to break then. And can be cut off when the time comes.

I all ways sharpen a blade by running into the edge, not away from the edge. I don't use a belt sander, (don't have one) but I may start with a bench grinder and stone wheel. Then file. Once I get it profiled, and sharpened to a degree, I then heat treat, and finish with wet stone. Yes it takes me a day or so from forge, to heat treat. But I don't have to worry about "OOps, I took too much off".

Tie plates, Is that the plate the rail sits on and the spikes go through, or the plate that ties two rail sections together?

The hex is about inch and half, the round and square are inch and quarter.

I have several lengths of PTO shaft. Some hex, some round, and some square. Just wondering what they would be good for other that their designed purpose. Hammers? Top tools? Other?

Jennifer If I ever get to the point where I can get that quality of work on something, I'll be better than happy.

Yep, flying machine. 1946 Taylorcraft. Gotta iron out the wrinkles in the fabric (Polyester) covering. Heat also causes the fabric to shrink, and get tight. Nope no steam power, 65 hp 4 cylinder.

Did nothing in the smithy. Spent the past two weekends working on another project instead. But I got the Fuselage covered, ironed out, and a coat of "Poly Brush" on it. Before ironing. Lookit all the wrinkles. After ironing, and a coat of "Poly Brush" It's drum tight.

I like that. What did you use to dish the ladle?

I've got one of those punches at work. It works great for punching holes in sheet steel for plug welds. I let a coworker borrow it the other day, (he'd been drilling holes) He loved it, and wants one.

Two a day! That's crankin' 'em out. Not preaching to the choir. I'm learning, and you're helping me to learn. I may do that, or repurpose the material for a different project.