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This is my new treadle hammer. I bought it from a friend a few weeks ago. It's well built and hits hard. The base in which the bottom die sits upon is solid to the ground. This hammer is HEAVY and was hard to move between my son and I.

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What was in the tank? Have you cut into it yet? I am not trying to mind your business, but please be SURE you know what was in the tank before you start to cut into it. You sound like a neat person and I would hate for you to go boom .


What kind of critter is Spooky? She sure is cute.

Has anyone got any idea what this is? It's tapered and it's got a square, left-handed thread. The shank shows signs of having been turned clockwise in a chuck. It doesn't look like an east-out, which usually fit into a tap wrench and the material appears to be softer (marks on shank).

At what temperature would a small gas forge get up too.
Thankyou in Advance

I gave up smokin 10 years ago but round Christmas time i still like a cigar,whatever i can get my hands on.

he lit his pipe

You have done well Sir,Nice animal

Cheers for the info Matt, yes i have thought of Mig tips, our Migs here in New Zealand are only .6 of a mm i thought they may have been too big.but i will get a0.035 drill and see how i get on thanks very much

Ta Thomas i realised i made a mistake on the Lpg & Natural Cheers for putting it right.you were thinkin straight and i was in the clouds some place.:cool:

I`m building a Gas Forge simular to the Gary Ford design in BluePrints,
And i`m havin trouble with main Jet size please can someone help out what would be the best size to use Thanks so much in advance:confused:
I`m using LPG or natural gas

Would anyone know what kind of steel are Tine Harrows made,Thanks in advance

I have a post drill here and i think its an old Model T diff and the attached gearbox, it was built by my Grandaddys Friend many moons ago.would work if had something to run it with,but i use a faster drill press now.Plus i have a homade HackSaw to go with it all she is of the same era.Both gathering dust now.

Thanks for all your thoughts, I had a friend that told me beeswax was good,Which turns out to be false,i have since found stove polish works great.

Hi guys thanks for the help, i have some mud off the track to cut down the forge size,Thanks rmcpb.Frosty you ask what the Rod is coming out of the Tuyere,If i pull that out it clears out all the fire ash and keeps it all clean, i have a small half disc welded on the end.works great.I do have a hand blower coming,so will save on fuel big time,Thanks for your all help muchly appreciated

My only regret is this forge is hungry on Charcol,but a least my fuel is free.I built
from bits i had in the junk pile,The blower is a 3 speed car fan, which works rather well,bar the hungry part.:)

Dose anybody know if you can heat steel to a yellow heat then dip into molten beeswax for a non rust effect & keep a slight shine.
Thanks very much in Advance

Dose anybody know if you can heat steel to a yellow heat then dip into beeswax for a non rust effect,keep a slight shine.
Thanks very much in Advance

I notice alot of smiths prefer transmisson oil is it pretty good,as oils go.
Thanks in Advance

I`m new at this kinda thing,Is Hard wood better or soft wood Better.Which is best for the greatest heat. I have many diffrent grades of wood to choose from.
Thankyou in advance.:)

I have a heater fan out an old car,if i run it flat out it blows all the coals out,so i put two 12 volt light bulbs inline and that slows it down just good.i use my tractor battery has heaps of grunt.lasts a few days till i need to recharge it.

Well done, the copper rivets really add to the piece,And make it stand out

If you use some fine emery cloth plus, a few hours of spare time it will all sand off.

Hi I`m new to this forum,and not sure how it all works,anyway i`m building a power hamer out of old junk i have lying around.works fine but i`m wondering if some one could help out,whats the best style of spring that sits on the top of a power hammer heavy truck or light trailer type.
Thanks very much for your time and thoughts.
Alastair

Now thats a townie hen house if i`ve ever seen one. Very tidy

Hi i`m new to "I Forge Iron",and always been interested in Blacksmithing,I`m also into engineering love to fix what ever.now that i have the internet there is just heaps of information,ecellent trades peoples to help.
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