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nice Idea

I have a lg slack tube right next to the propane forge I Always !! cool down tongs after Each use ! & on long bars that dragon breath like to heat the hand ends up - after working bar the hand end 'go's in the tube for a cool down then back to the forge for next heat this take No time at all to do ! another trick I do once in awhile is put a very wet rag on the end of the bar to help keep it cool BUT like I always say All steel is hot until you Know it isn't ! I don't wear glove's much if you see me wear a glove there's a good reason ! also have a slack tub @ the anvil & change water often Just in case someone needs to dip there hand in clean water Steve's Welding & Fab

the Simple Rule I Consider ALL!!! Metal Hot in shop until ck by the back of my hand & have never so far got burnt yet & have been welding since 1976 & smithing for 20 + years LOL now watch me Goof up also I have 3 lg slack tubs in shop & use often to keep tools cold & Hot work is under the forge or in it

forge a new one out of SS steel Gee or TIG it !

Nice sander with 2 belts THAT'S Cool !!

for my two cent's worth 2x3 is not enough I would do 4" sq tube - 3" min & maybe rebar in tubing & cement if posts can't handle wt well you'er Done ! I have a friend that does BIG gates often he will weld legs to posts run I beam across and bury & cement the hold support frame across to the other post - also rec tube will bend more than Sq tube Steve's Welding & Fab

nice set up !! how about a pic of the inside ? to

there Ti framing hammer work as Good as my steel framing hammer the same size @ a tenth the wt So makes me wonder ???

I ask this ? a few years back & the subject came back up LOL some carpenters I work for have Lg titanium framing hammers they use all day long there not cheap $$ but they are sweet !! they don't work you like my Lg steel framing hammer does ! So anyone ever seen a smithing hammer made from Ti ?? or use one ?? Tomas if I remember right you had a piece of ti & was going to try & forge a hammer ?? did you ever do that ? ALSO anyone know what kind of Ti would forge well & work for this Idea I have helped make 1 set of Ti tongs @ a meet along time ago the metal forge well @ yellow heat & has a small working window I have No Ti right now I will have to start looking of a chunk from the Big city somewhere I would like to try one a see who it hammers

here's my 2 cent's worth If welding o/a do you have or can find a Hemrod torch ??? they are a small hand torch that welds like a Tig torch just on o/a 4 psi I use mine for brazing all the time does much Better work than a victor torch hands down !! Very precise flame And there also a cast iron rod 1/4 x 1/4 available not sure you would want that rod but its out there / if brazing I would get a high tensile rod I can't remember the #No though I have used it often -- SO run a welding rod test !!! GOOD Luck ! & tell us what worked when done Steve's Welding & Fab

Hay frosty & All have fun !!! Marks Demos are always fun & busy been there

witch hammer depends on what you're forging ? a new 88 gota to be around 10 G ?? a used 165 ? $$ - is it a one piece or 2 piece ? A two piece is a bit more work to install myself I am a more power guy can you test run the 165 ?? or get near a 88 ? I have never heard of the heat problem you talk of unless its run Hard all day & then some all hammers get warm / hot depending on use a hard day on my 33 & you can't hold you're hand on it and yes I push the 33 when needed ! I need the 65# up & running

I think I am done adding stuff to it -- That's a Joke right LOL

you mite set up a hand air hammer to use to texture plate work to

Alan i weld a ss bolt to the top of the v-grip bolt on my welding table ground lead works good only problem is when you Forget to take it off the trailer you.re moving out of the shop LOL !! I have seen welding eqt follow the trailer out & welding tables last time I did it I tore off a nice alum rope tie down on the boat I Just fixed with customer moving trailer out - well short story put trailer back in & come back in an hour or so lol fixed it on my dime yea my stuff is bolted to the floor a friend of mine dump his Lincoln 6' H onto the floor twice just scratch the paint tough machine red box ac/dc

crescent city ca reg gas $2.89 propane $199 coke or coal about $18.00 per 50 wt & are gas was $5.00 when things were high Texas $5.00 ???????????? you guys make it ! then ship it

take it to a welding shop that has a LG cut off saw 16" or 2' wheel or bigger & be done - worth the cutting fee thats what I have here & how I do that PS don't think band saw will cut it ?? to hard or you are going to need a VERY $$$ !! good blade

Nice set up & well thought out ! I am steeling some of you're fixture Ideas = the hammer & tool rack & vice on the side of the table years ago I installed hitch tube brackets under my 8'x8' welding table I can plug in a 12' - sq-t 2x2 & able to adjust as needed I use them as saw horse I have plug in legs for the ends It triples my work area when needed I mite think about cutting a sq hoke in the top of the table Now LOL also on my brackets I drilled hole & welded 5/8 #8 nuts theres 2 each on the side & on the bottom tighten with a T wench and & whatever is there will not move

I was born with a 9" grinder in my hand !! Ok started welding with one LOL for the price & long lasting G wheels I use flex-o-vit sp-? stainless fast cut they Chew stainless up !! steel done gone now ! I have done a lot of grinding in 35 years Ouch still doing it Ouch Steve's Welding & Fab

I can see theirs going to be a lot of Horsing around in here

Very Nice David trying to get less than 4" gaps on that takes time lol & a few beers !

was the Bot named Thor's Hammer

Nice Forge !!! I have been considering building a brick forge for the last few years with a ribbon burner set up I like you,re design better !! You got me thinking about it again LOL -- Oops just move in the champion #65 power hammer last night to rebuild it LOL or I would be building brick forge I already have built the bass piece last year I am time POOR & Project Happy

VERY Nice piece !! Matto you need to take pics of process & tooling So we have Drool time LOL makes me want to see if I can do something like that in my 65 ton press

Slyfox ck your message box if anvil was down here I could fix it to new condition but you are a good 8 Hrs up Hwy 101 from me if you can weld there is ways to repair anvils Right !! Steve,s Welding & Fab