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Cool !! He was amazing ! I have meet him a few times when he was on the northwest coast of Ca Fun to talk with !
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I am gona have to barrow that Idea & make one for the auto shop I have here NICE Job !!
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anvilfire off slack Tub Chat -- AND- they did Pic's
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very cool Nice Idea
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what do you think this is ???
ironwolfforgeca replied to JT's topic in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels
you mite be able to weld that ??? Test weld needed if can,t weld then re-grind dish form clean if possible ?? -
my draft box has 14" pipe works great --get it !
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CUT Down / x off stuff on the to Do list its way to long LOL Shop LED,S are up one down ! Hmm new PH Tooling Fun
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How do I proceed with a wounded anvil
ironwolfforgeca replied to stockmaker's topic in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels
come the day you do repair that anvil I would use 7018 arc rod Or a better rod for that 110-18 same rod just better ! No reason to have a welder Tig it for a root pass Prep as suggested earlier on this page weld some on one side then flip weld some on the other side continue doing that till done Steve's Welding & Fab -
Hawk where in southern Or are you ? northern Ca on the coast just bellow the Or line here
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The most used tool you made for your shop.
ironwolfforgeca replied to Glenn's topic in Tools, general discussion
Nice tooling Jim ! -
YES I am slowly changing out all the 4' florescent lights in my welding & fab shop x about 35 + units the one's I am working with run on 110 V SO that mean's you must take the old transformers & change out the end fixtuer's to the smaller T-8 size & re-wire them for 110 Volt Not all fixture's can be rebuilt !! & yes you can buy new ends / small that the LED fit @ electrical supply store my bulb's are 2000. Lum - 5000 color = Daylight - 18 watts - 2 Led row strip type & Clear plastic covering = Bright !! NOT Frosted ! I have 2 - 4 bulb units over my welding table WHAT a Change !!! = Happy camper ! I can see WOW a day or so back now I had a LED salesman @ the shop to see if there was a better way to light up the shop he had some bulb's that will work on the old electronic fixture's like the one's I got out of cosco I have a lot of those !! & they were just a tad brighter $15.00 per they are single Led row strip type so you just take out old florescent & replace with Led Done mite go that way still thinking on what next ? I built my shop as a truck shop Long time ago with 16' ceiling"I could back then bring in a Log truck to weld on & close the door's WOW not no more to much Eqt LOL I have a 150 watt spot light Led I am testing up in the 16"' ceiling right over the anvil area we will see how I like that Idea ?? Only down side I see is people say thats to bright to look @ Hay stupid don't look @ the light Look @ what you're working on ! there's my 4 cent worth I hope this help's someone out Steve's Welding & Fab Also shop celling light wire set up is 8 zone's + on/off & over wired LOL + @ Eqt lights are on a string pull switch on/off so No light's are on in area not being used Other than the Safety lights so you don't run into eqt & other stuff
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What do you do when.....
ironwolfforgeca replied to SkoobyNewb's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
I stand next to the coke forge tending fire & then answer the phone & BURN Up my work So Leave a Voice massage next time LOL !!! I also keep many pieces in the forge so there's No down time ! until I am done the forge has a fan on a foot switch for control on/off works well no hands needed also I can set it up to where you must stand on the switch to keep fan going That's for the newbie's to save coal Pandora here to cranked Up so I can here it over the PH noise with my ear protection on speakers above PH facing the worker -
That last one could be on Star War's LOL Killer spider !
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Interesting Idea you just mite have something there
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LOL Ha Ha You could go to Jail for that kinda thing ! There Watching you now !
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what I have seen done over the years for a fix like that is find an old Lg Ox tank cut the bottom off & use that for the fire pot that means cutting out the bad fire box then welding or using bolting tabs & attach it to the forge thatS cast iron A PAIN to work with !! you can braze it thats the better Idea or with the right arc rod weld it not so easy ! a plasma will cut cast iron real nice I have done that on mine witch has the same problem ! pan in Good Shape fire pot Not !! other idea find a cast iron fire pot & fab that to you"re forge pan that what i did GOOD Luck Steve's Welding & Fab
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If you put where you're @ on you're profile there mite be a smith close to you ?
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NOW that's a Leg vice WOW !! that would go good with my 3" tc 5' x 9' outside weld table though my forklift would more than likely run away from home it doesn't like moving the weld table much LOL & its 8000 lb forklift
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Best blacksmithing advice
ironwolfforgeca replied to Glenn's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
ITS to cold heat it up again LOL then Hit it - No that's wimpy Harder #@%$ Ho don't grab that its Hot use the tongs that's what there for if you ding my anvil I will Ding you're head Oops -
New anvil has face repairs done right?
ironwolfforgeca replied to tonyw's topic in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels
Ok most anvils i see this done to they use hard face on the edges with Bad! penetration some of it is chipping off the anvil done by Want-a Be welders ,can we say shrapnel I can take a hammer & brake a piece off!! also is it wear or in pack hard face ?? Or ? there are many kinds of hard face most folks don't know that ! when I worked @ a rock crusher & asphalt plant as a maintenance welder I did alot of hard facing on all sorts of Eqt & rolls stick & wire I take care when repair welding anvils right !! they end up looking & working like new I have done over a hundred or so now a days & not one unsatisfied customer !! & years later i see that anvil again & ck it out to see how my work is doing ! they all have very little wear & some are in High school metal shops that says something ! also have anvils in x 5 or more in a blacksmith school those were the first i did along !!! time ago I see them & ck them every year & the still in good shape I repaired 2 PW #300 free for are schools metal shop here even with the Kids beating them up there still in good shape And Thank You Rod G ! -
New anvil has face repairs done right?
ironwolfforgeca replied to tonyw's topic in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels
Another Fix all rod I see for anvil repair is hard facing rod NOT the right rod to use but folks still do ! you can take a scribe and try to scratch the weld SS will scratch easily hard face will not Steve's Welding & Fab -
Portable Blacksmith shop
ironwolfforgeca replied to jlpservicesinc's topic in Building, Designing a Shop
WOW thats a start from scratch RE-do fab job on that trailer, looks like you replaced or reworked every piece of steel on it ! thats a lot of fab time Well Done !! just looking @ that much work tiered me out !!!!!!!!! Steve's Welding & Fab -
Show me your drawing board
ironwolfforgeca replied to Gergely's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
I keep my welding table's painted with a cheap thin coat of red oxide primer paint that does a few things #1 it keeps rust down on the table #2 it keeps the wire feed welding from sticking all those little bits AND #3 it make a LG great drawing board !! & set up for copying Hot work designs -
For Marking Hot metal I was showed by Mark A along time ago to make a square pointed center punch you can see the mark well @ heat much better than a round center punch !