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the pan is a CAST Iron rivet forge as a welder its not worth welding back together & has no fire pot just make a steel pan with a fire pot & you will have a good forge that will last, now the blower is worth fixing

NICE JOB !! Spears ? Would a thicker cut out pattern stand up longer ? also have you tried this in a press set up ? I really like the Idea ! Thanks for posting

Well I did my thing for Int blacksmithing I started training a 17 old helper witch now is HOOK on the need for hot steel & can weld we fixed a farm field sprinkler ran the lg forklift ,then Hit the forge :) & PH He will be back -- bummer is 4 weeks from has other stuff going lol spent 10 hrs here today and wanted more :)

Aw Ok thanks

So ? the pipe coils in the front of the forge are pre heating the gas ??? or what ? tan after burner is taking the unburnt fuel and re burning it in my book, that I am not seeing done- also I cant read the language :mellow: that would help lol

GOT a forklift ?? :o

Hi John - Steve P here ? what are you going to use a surface grinder for in the first place ??? LOL thats a nice piece of eqt ! keep it -- no I can't help you unless I can have it to grind anvils flat :P if you can't get it to go forward or back sounds like the table stops are not adjusted right ? up & down working right ? I have a Machinist friend here I can ask him, who made it ? any info on it ? HAY just bring it down here & will get it working NO problem ! will get the Mike,s over done deal :D Chad looking for a reason to have a hammer in :) Me to :)

YEP to BIG :(

Well here's a pic of my forging area + welding table 8' sq lol can you tell :wacko: I am redoing / make over time on the portable forge now on the table, it will have more Bells & Whistles when do its more or less like the shop forge just smaller and come apart for packing now to see if this works ? sorry if pic are to Lg

Good for you Stewart :) !!! that kind of giving keep's blacksmithing going :)

All I can say is WOW !! :) thats a nice piece & well done also the biggest split cross I've seen yet ?? what was the size of the billet used & length / depth of the per cut's done or is there a formula for those measurements ? again NICELY done folks !!!!

Hmm you mite be a blacksmith when you open up you're closet & on one side is the wife's shoes and such, on you're side hammer & tong racks,leathers Oh & boots :rolleyes: if there's an anvil in there you need to get help, and put it back in the shop :P

we need to a pic of the resurfaced anvil to have an Idea on what to tell you :) good or bad

Home Depot type stores have PL @ least on the west coast

We have used PL adhesives to glue floor tile to steel we did a 5' dragon fly X 2 one red other blue ,the wings were tile with steel frame around them ,since then I have used PL for lots of art work no problems

ciladog ? is the Tig torch also running on Nitrogen for that weld ? or Ar -- or either one will work ? I have never used Nitrogen yet in my Tig welding but always looking for other ways things are done Thanks

whats it for ? you mite think about Teflon bearing maybe depending on use

MAKE A RING ROLLER TOOL if you need production !-- easy tool to make - cut a circle out of plate the ID size - stock thichness you need ring to be - drill center hold in + holes to bolt down circle to weld table or jib bottom plate witch is bigger than circle make a FB handle have bolt @ end that gos into center hole of circle now put stock next to circle find a good roller bearing drill bolt hole for it install on handle now you can rotate 360 degs / TO roll ring you just need a pin to hold the end of the ring in place to roll - you will need to know the right leanth of stock to roll + you mite also have to make a jig to hold ring closed to weld - this set up works well jigs / circle can be made out of wood depending ? this is just like a deco bender set up made right if you need another ring size then make circle plate for it re-adjust bearing placement and go :D you roll about anything as long as you're circle / die is right for the job

THANKS for the post ! I learned a bit of whats going on in tire :) I have done alot of frozen lug nuts over the years ! carefully ! now will have a water hose there to and keep all heat to a mim + I am thinking on a lug nut heat shield thing so lug nut is the only thing that gets warm

Hi Chuck sounds like a cool table set up ! :) do you have a pic of it by any chance ? hay where in NE Or are you in ?? I am on the coast @ the Or line

**Safety Note** after you use your tongs they should do a little dance in the slack tub first---then you Kiss them :rolleyes: OR hand them to the next smith thats @ the forge something I see often smiths not cooling tongs much !

Another welder friend of mine has 5 adjustable Lg pipe stands he works on a 4'x8' table & the stand hole the rest of the project level I have used these stand often all sorts of projects you can set up just about anything to work on :) there on my LONG LIST of tooling to make LOL thank God I have tools he likes to use to :rolleyes:

Danger - How was the glass picks made ?? in a form or mold or twisted like we twist steel ??? looks interesting to get them to that twisted shape

Well I will Third Francis on Mark's 2 books !! I have them & waiting for his third when its done. If you haven't meet Mark @ a hammer in then his 2 books are the next best thing :) there very well done !

David Steve,s welding here I have repaired over 45 anvils so far :<) ! rod I use & have had no problem with is Stody 1105 arc rod and the other rod I haven't yet is 2110 top pass or on edges a bit harder DO NOT USE Hard Face rod !!! wrong --- other rods not as hard but do work 7018 - or better 70110 6011 is another bad idea to brittle & there's MG 710 I think also I haven't use it yet some here have many of my anvils are in blacksmith school setting and are get beat BAD but no chipped welds yet & there 10 years old now I just ck 5 of them @ a hammer in I was at still in good shape other than chisel & hammer marks lol Good Luck Steve