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This is a project that we have been working on for sometime now !! on & off were talking a long time Its been a fun project & a strong learning curve for both of us, its not done yet we still have to mount it on its 4' sea weed base soon I hope lol The pieces is made totally out of SS plate Hot formed into tube's & Tig welded as needed the Tig was also used to build up any area's to be grinded to form / shape like the ridge's on the clam shell I will post pic's of it when it's done down the road I am also looking for a prehistoric name for it ?? any Idea's on what to name out there ???

can you weld & do you have a welder ? ck & see if tip area is weldable then build it back up & grind it to shape OR take it to a weld shop & let them ck it out -- some cast Iron anvils will weld up with a GOOD 220 V wire feed if there's more steel than cast in the mix Ive fix 2 like that --- So you never know till you try ! to weld it Steve's Welding

Reading Creek if you're looking to have that anvil fix right down the road I can do that I have fixed alot of anvils all around Ca & other states ! How about a pic to see what you have ?? Are you going to Weaverville Hammer In this March ?? I will be there if you are bring the anvil to & ask for the anvil repair guy LOL Steve Portzer or PM me STEVE'S Welding & Fab & Blacksmithing

a ball wt for a fly press ????????? :wacko:

that is VERY COOL !! Thanks for showing ! WELL DONE !

He must have a reefer freezer for his summer shop :rolleyes:

OK Folks first off what is you're going price when you take you're tank to the propane filler PER gallon ?? AND where are you ??? located AT !! ? were NOT ! talking about a truck coming to fill you're tank !!!! that's another thing STILL whats that cost ?? per gal I am not talking wt or Lb as for tanks costing less or more $$ cause of size ?????????? it's per gal in CA . on the west coast here in crescent city $ .80 in the last 60 days & still going are gas reg $ 3.80 down from & 450 GEE WOW ? propane @ 2.80 per gal today

I agree with Mike you're the man -- I can see a sm water holding tank with ball dump valve for my compressor Ho just in case theres a lot of water I will install a Beer can holder in the area LOL :rolleyes:

there are smiths in youre area I know a few last I heard Jim Joyce is still teaching smithing he is In Stewart's Point try -- blacksmithbiz.com there will be a 3 day get together there in Oct ck with CBA

A friend of mine made his metal base out of 8" or 10" channel can't remember witch on the height & filled with cement put it on a horse pad & bolted it down works real good MUCH !! better than the wood logs Tom used and this hammer was Toms old hammer in his shop the new owner is taking good care of it :) OH & I can go use it to :wub:

Nice Bench Design Chuck ! :wub: for a fisherman well done !! ? where in n/e Or are you - I am on the coast next to Or

if you to can go see Mark A --- DO IT !!! he will set the hook in & life will never be the same :) next will come a Picnicking outing to the junk yard LOL

WOW !!! Thanks for the link I ck it out I like the Giraffe VERY COOL :wub:

Swedefiddel never thought about that kind of a fix for a keyed shaft way COOL Idea !! Steve's Welding & Fab

THANK YOU Glen for posting this Cutting tanks or welding on them can BE A BAD day Quick !!! :( KNOW ! what you're doing or DON"T !!! Do It !!! Steve's Welding & Fab

A friend of mine has a Saymac & needed it 8" or 10" higher off the floor we took some channel & welded up a box put in Re-bar welded bolts on lip to bolt hammer to filled with very dense concrete its still going good no problems with, it cut the hammer noise down a bit to

Thats central Calif - Northern Ca is @ least 6 Hrs MORE + North ! & someday maybe called Jefferson State LOL ! we have trees :<) just for the folks that are not from Ca GOOD video though !

*** DANGER !!! I disagree with smootBore Just filling a tank with water can not be enough at times !!! YOU can trap fumes inside = AIR pocket / explosive fumes , a baffle or other things can cause this air pocket you think you're safe when youre NOT ! and BOOM if you find that FUME pocket , though all that water will put out any fire's around :<( Cutting or welding on tanks is not a job for most folks !!! Unless you KNOW what your doing & are set up to do it Safely Rule #1 your first mistake WILL be your last one !! you don't get a second chance !!!!!!!!!!!!! Rule # 2 IT can go BOOM !!! get my point ! I do cut tanks when I have to ! its not something I prefer to do ! its not worth the risks ! even done right ! and I don't tell folks how to cause of the risks!! & they don't listen or have Eqt that I have or the no how ! PS that being said I still DON'T like cutting or welding on gas tanks or such ! If you go Boom you don't get paid so why LOL STEVE'S Welding & Fab

welding alum boats is NOT a walk in the job ! arc rod not going to work unless you're WAY better than most GOOD welders ! you need tig & wire feed set ups depending on what your welding on the boat also on tig sometime you cant use foot pedal cause your up inside it LOL so your choice is have someone else run the foot petal for you WITCH is really FUN !!! or have a tig torch that has a adjustable power switch on it & you use your fingers to control it learn curve there to ! also its an inside the shop job, out of the wind cause of the argon gas needed !! right rod for that kind of job is 5356 I do this kind of work often and its not easy & I have everything I just said and then some ! I would take it to a boat welder if its just small holes to fill should be easy with RIGHT Eqt Steve,s Welding & Fab

I think that was an OOPS wrong hammer LOL --- Yea I got 6 claw hammers in the smith hammer rack to :( carpenter is just another hat I wear :rolleyes: like the idea of 8 hands doing stuff just can see how to do that DARN ! man that could improve shop time !! :)

Well welcome back to smithing Galen & back to the north coast :) I knew Tom well and Do miss him alot !!! He just gets under you're skin & stays there LOL :D :D he was one of a kind ! it was always a blast to go up to the farm in Or to have a hammer in or see him down here @ Weaverville & @ other hammer ins, there was NEVER A DULL MOMENT with Tom around he wouldn't stand for it LOL ! Are you in Susanville again or where ? There are many Jefferson Smiths in the northern Ca & southern Or area !! maybe someone close to you depending on where you @ we have had 2 small hammer ins here in the last two years if you're interested give me an EM I will put you in my smith Rolodex If you don't know about it there's a Hammer in the first weekend in March @ Weaverville Ca A not to miss meet !!! put it on you're calendar ;) good to have you on the forum Steve,s Welding em -- [email protected]

you all wreck my day I have enough problems with Murphy NOW you tell me theirs a Howards Law :( :( :( gonna have to tell you about Sewer Sonoids sp ? then there the invisible little buggers that hide everything from you LOL !!!!!! wheres that wench I just put down ??? on the table :wacko: found this out when we started working on cars here years ago OUCH !

well done I like the sanding disk set up on the side !!! GOOD extra tool ! :D

Yep got one here to, that looks like a #65 wt I need to be put mine back together I have used one a friend has they hit hard ! it always seams other stuff keeps getting in the way getting it working lol :( maybe when the rain starts will be back to inside work again lol thank god I have the #33 to use !

Look up corten steel it will surface then stop more or less its not ! mild steel ! ALL steel is NOT the same LOL Steve's Welding