M.J.Lampert

ok so im looking to build a jabod like piece with this old home made barbeque i would be cutting the grill off and adding  adding a blower from the side. should i use the sand on the family property or would it be better to go for about 2-4 km min and get good clay? (where in a weired bannana belt sand with clay all around it and it will be raining for hours aroundand we get like 5 min) anyways what is your opinion on this idea or should i try for a 55 forge

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34 minutes ago, Irondragon ForgeClay Works said:

bolts along the haft

these were flattened partly or just carved in?

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ok thanks

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so whos gonna be sixth?

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5 minutes ago, Irondragon ForgeClay Works said:

Don't feel bad, I did too.

that makes at least 3

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3 hours ago, Irondragon ForgeClay Works said:

Another good use for leaf springs is garden tools.

do those have mild an front and back with 2 bolts holding them in place? 

also would a broken shovel handle work its about 3-3.5 ft

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Haha thats why i wish to 'self identify' as a goose (-10to-30*C winter and -30to-40*C for 1-3 weeks) and if they let foxes through the border for "Essential reasons" (steaing the other sides chicken IMO)  A Fox Crossed The Canada-US Border For 'Essential Reasons' & The Photo Is Everything (canadiancontent.net) they should let a goose migrating to the lower states/mexico through. right???

also we have a military air demenstraition team called the snowbirds Snowbirds - Wikipedia they where at the Vanderhoof airshow in 2018 very simular to the yankee thunderbirds  United States Air Force Thunderbirds - Wikipedia

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mikey yes i aligned it then messed around with hight and got it to well enough

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On 4/15/2021 at 5:51 PM, Frosty said:

Deb and I may pass through Prince George, we'll be doing some snow birding once the pandemic is under control and things open up. Maybe you and I'll take a drive to a scrap yard and I'll point at all the anvils that don't like a Hollywood prop. If we stop by I'm not going to call your setup crappy, if it isn't. Certainly not to defraud your Father! 

sorry took so long to reply i said that wrong as i have no wishes to defraud my father he has great ideas, most of the time i was trying to improve my setup and as i cant use his rr anvil i figured i would weld hard face rod on top of anvil he said no to take a plate and weld clamps to it as shown in pic below i thought great then i started i relized it wouldn't work mentioned to him he said it would work so i pushed through then still loose so was told to heat them with a torch and hit in after finished got 2 heats on a piece of steel about 12 wacks and was already loose. next morn 30 min in and the plate broke off.

not saying he's bad just human we all have our mistakes some times

also what you mean snow birding, i know snowboarding

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ps heres the pic i said id share before that it looks brighter in pic than actual

sorry wrong thread not sure how though

was supposed to be in what did you do in the shop

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On 4/22/2021 at 8:43 PM, SLAG said:

With the present "heat wave", Alaskan citizens  can finally thaw out?

Is this weather due to 'Global Warming".?

Will palm trees soon invade Alaska?

Only time will tell.

yes and global "warming" also caused Texas to freeze

On 4/24/2021 at 12:31 AM, Chad J. said:

Rough forged a pair of 5 inch blades

look real

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26 minutes ago, BillyBones said:

But that is Ohio, we have a saying here "Dont like the weather, wait 10 minutes it will change."

in cental bc we say that but wait 5

oops yes

its a real nice place and has nice homy feel

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On 4/21/2021 at 6:47 AM, BIGGUNDOCTOR said:

TIKI, yes that is a pretty famous house , and it was up for sale, so you may get your chance to own it

When I moved to the desert I looked into all types of alternative construction; straw bale, monolithic concrete over airforms, rammed Earth, Earth berm, subterranean, storage container, etc..  

I haave freinds who used straw bales and staccato 

16 hours ago, Glenn said:

The saying here is do not plant before May 15. 

Looked out to see snow falling and a squirrel at the bird feeder with snow landing on his head and tail, and starting to stick to his fur.  He seemed to thing an evening meal was more important then the weather.

glenn my mothers rule is after june long weekend and we get as good or better crops as those who do may 15

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so who all wants to go in on this looks like we can get like 6 guys on that one side

if we set up a water wheel with inverter we got electric lets do this

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14 hours ago, Frosty said:

You're too behind the times for me M.J. when I want to talk to fish I catch them on the net.

Frosty The Lucky.

frosty,

in Canada only the first nations can net fish and only in their tribal areas so no I'm not behind the time I'm on the right side of the law

12 hours ago, Chimaera said:

Both billets are 6 half dollars.

can one do it with quarters, also doesn't that count as destruction of legal tender?

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hey frosty you know how to talk to a fish???

drop them a line.

now let that sink in.

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NZglenn,

 first i wanna say welcome aboard.

i myself was in your shoes not to long ago and remember dont quote what was just said we also just read it, now if its along one and you wanna reference a little piece yes good or if it was on the top / a few pages back yes then its ok but not the one right before.

one piece i found very helpful was this 75% deffinitly applies to everyone the last 25 is good for all but especially for curmudgeons or admin

How to safely ask curmudgeons for advice? - Everything Else - I Forge Iron

also suprised this hasnt come up already  READ THIS FIRST - Blacksmithing, General Discussion - I Forge Iron

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well not in the shop but after watching 2 i got to trim a horse for the first time with my father there to supervise and correct.

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ok thanks will close up and try. probably turn the other burner to this style as currently it uses 15-20 psi and that means both burners cant run simutaniously 

frosty you ever go through prince george, BC area with a few spare hours I'd be hounoured to have you come by and tell me how crappy my setup is (need it from more than me to convince my father i need to find a decent anvil not a cast aso )

will throw a 3/4 bolt in and post the results after i finish some more school work

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ok so i got the bottom of the tip to under 1/32 of an inch off all the way around and got this flame

then after running for like 30 sec it turns orange

and any backing off results as such

I've tried backing off more/ less to about 3/8s from stop but to no avail also tried changing psi from 5-10 still no change 

any further advice would be appreciated 

thanks 

M.J.Lampert

ok will try to fix that. other things came up today so didnt get in the shop today maybe tomorrow??

thank you both for the help

mike, looking at it i see that there is a angle between the mig tip and the burner tube

frosty, I have backed it off all the way to 3/4 of an inch and had same prob but i think now that the angle is causing that orange flame. if correct let me know, if not tell me no and what your theory is 

will post more pics later

thanks

so I am working on tuning my frosty t burner and it appears to be constantly burning rich i have 3/4 pipe so according to the plans I should be burning lean with a 1/2 inch gap instead of the .5D of 3 /8 but it doesn't even seem to change when it is 3/4 in. off the tubes start. if any one can give me a hand that would be great

this pic shows the nozzle all the way down tried a video but didn't upload proper

On 4/8/2021 at 1:58 PM, DHarris said:

Clean up?  That’s what teens are for. My first real after school and Summer job was working in my Dad and my father in law’s shop. In addition to cutting flat bar and punching holes in it with an Iron Worker, my job was to sweep up every building.

 

hey thats gonna be my job to start this summer then il be moving onto the production floor at a shop that makes sawmills

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