Bob S

I remembered hearing this years ago. Maybe from that old movie about Bens Mill? Not sure. Anyway for what it's worth.... http://www.kountrylife.com/cgi-bin/topic.cgi?bd=forum&th=39494 Posted 12-03-2002 at 20:21:07 [Reply] [No Email] Thats the same type of sleigh, DC, only alot smaller. the farm type had two inch wide runners,the size shown probably had three or four inch wide and was used strictly for logging as you say....to keep the runners from freezing down, the sleigh was pulled up on poles layed crosswise. One other secret was to use cast iron runners instead of steel...only problem was the cast would not stand up to the abuse like steel would. Still another method used to "break" the sleighs loose, was with another horse hooked up to a snatch block system hooked to a "dead man", [large timber dug into the ground in the summer and frozen in in

some guys want everything... :D

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some pics of old wi anchors in Duluth MN.

Jer, Thanks for not sending pictures). But you have every right to snivel. I start sniveling at a much lower level. I have not had shingles but have two friends that have and it got into an eye on both. They came out okay but it was quite a struggle. About that time they came out with that shingles shot which is supposed to reduce the chance of getting it and reduce the severity if you do get it. Didn't take me long to decide. We both got it. Not cheap but.... Anyway hang in there Jer. You are way overdue for some good luck. G says hi. Bob

You don't seem to be able to get a break! Hope you are over them soon. :( Bob

Looks like a nice vice and it has it's spring and mounting plate. $100 is a fair price. It will always be worth that.

Good advice. Tools don't make the blacksmith, the blacksmith makes the tools.

second that....

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very nice. thanks for the pictures and description.

how many heats is it taking you? that's what matters.

word is that the railroad will prosecute anyone found stealing spikes etc from their right of way. all this 'abandoned' steel belongs to someone. taking it without permission is stealing. most scrap 'yards' will not allow anyone poking around the piles. makes sense..... it's a great place to get hurt. instead try the local welding shop that will have drops from their jobs. this steel has the bonus of being a known material...usually a36. that way you won't get halfway thru a project and have it fall apart. even 'new' steel is relatively cheap. $20 worth will keep you busy for quite a while.

looks to me like you are missing the 'feed arm'. the feed arm rides on a cam on the main shaft on one end and reaches up to the 'feed wheel' you have labeled #3. there is a pretty good study of post drills here.... http://www.beautifuliron.com/thepost.htm btw I wouldn't sand blast your drill. just a good brushing with a hand held wire brush and a light coat of oil will preserve the natural finish. jmo

true dat!

Was the corten siding in strips or sheets? How was it fastened? Are there pictures? Thanks.

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I enjoyed reading that thread again. Grant had a unique voice. I did notice that the thread included comments about the need to heat treat hot cuts or hot hardys. In message #6 of that thread Grant said... Some people claim that the hot cutting will ruin the temper anyway, in my experience it IS worth hardening and tempering. It seems like we had a more recent thread concerning this same issue and the opinion was that it wouldn't matter whether the tool was heat treated or not since it would lose any hardness as soon as it touched hot metal. I tend to agree with Grant but I do understand the logic of the opposite view. Comments?

Grants sudden passing was a big blow. Here one day........ gone the next. Gone. So effing sad.

good idea less is more.... new rule no pictures. ha!

got pictures?

Here is a very cheap digital camera in your area. http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/ele/3151571061.html could probably find a cheaper low megapixel camera at goodwill etc.

Well it was obviously worth it to you or you wouldn't have bid on it. What do you mean?.... how much could you sell it for? Why would you want to? I figure a workable vice with spring and mounting hardware is worth* $2-$3 per pound (easy). You will use it the rest of your life and pass it on. No reason that that vice wouldn't be in virtually the same shape it is in today in 100+ years. Go to any hardware/tool store and see how many things you could say that about. * this doesn't mean that you would never find a lower price vice. only that it's usefulness is easily worth $2-$3 per lb.

I wouldn't worry about the cap. Just squirt a little oil on the gears every now and then. Be easy to bend up some sheetmetal for a cover if you wanted.

Sam, There are some interesting ideas for this type of anvil over here... Link removed at the request of Anvilfire. I think this kind of anvil is way more useful than a 'london pattern'. Good job.