Bob S

My comment (up a few) was in regards to the foggy and arbitrary line between 'traditional' and 'not traditional'. Not mis-information.

Reminds me of what is called 'conventional' landing gear (on airplanes. ). Back when all there was was tail draggers, that became known as 'conventional' landing gear. Then 'tricycle' landing gear came out. I doubt an airplane is made today with 'conventional' landing gear (1) but the taildraggers are still called 'conventional'. (1) possible exceptions are some 'kit planes'. more here... http://en.wikipedia....al_landing_gear ps. I'm not a pilot. :ph34r: pps. the whole 'traditional' v. 'modern' seems like a pointless quibble to me. I mean who cares? ppps. could be fun to see a 747 taildragger tho. :o

http://blacksmith.org/forums/threads/1854-Tong-tutorial

Looking good Sam. Are you making these to sell or just outfitting your shop?

it's a Kohlswa (they say 'coleslaw' in Iowa). :D

If you have 2 guys + gear in a Corolla you aren't going to be bringing much more than zero back anyway. If it was me I'd fly and save all that wear and tear. 800 miles x 2 is a lot of wear and tear. As far as getting around while in Rapid City there isn't much problem there either. It's a pretty small place. But maybe you're thinking of touring Mt. Rushmore or Needles Hwy. or Crazyhorse or Devils Tower (in Wyoming but not so far). Badlands are a good drive thru on the way (couple of hours east of Rapid). All in all I think I'd fly and rent a car for a day. btw speed limit in SD is 75mph. Good luck.

Good advice.

1/4"x 2-1/2 x 2-1/2" angle.

not dead... http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/science_technology/Metal_Spinning_Magic/#348307

Ha!

what's the difference? :P

If you want it and have the money.... buy it. The difference in price will be forgotten in a short time. You don't ALWAYS have to get a deal.

I like that large hinge plate on that vice. Very strong.

I like it.

The HofihammerCasthammer vs Forged Hammer To my opinion the Cast is better then the forged. The deference is small. An amateur will not fill the difference. The 6150 steel of the Cast is a better steel then the c45. The Cast is more balanced because casting on a mold I could arrange the steel in a better and more balanced form and there for more ergonomic. I myself forge today mainly with the Cast hammer. There is a belief that the forged because the grain re-organizing is better then the cast. Not any more !! To day with the lost wax system that the air is leaving the mold from all around the mold and not only from the air outlet the grain dispersion in the Cast is better. Even in the industry many parts that were forge are Cast today. And it is very interesting also that more and more I sell more Cast hammers then forged. The people loves them. Hofi

I really like the shape of the chopper. Very nice. The press looks well built. Is it fast enough to forge? How big can you forge?

What came first the shovel or the forge?

Everything has been said but not everyone has said it. Mo Udall

Grant was the real thing. A big loss to us all.

my advice would be to stick with the tong project. Build on what you learned today. A couple more sessions and you will be making decent tongs. Don't get discouraged if it takes a few tries. Also don't forget to put up lots of pictures.

more than you ever wanted to know about post drills here... http://www.beautiful...com/thepost.htm

how totally sad. I hope whoever is able to go to the service will carry the condolences expressed here to the family. Bob

Very sad news.

My guess would be cast steel.