rawtiron

My thoughts are with you JA and all those impacted by the quake/quakes. A long road ahead for all concerned.
Jason - PN North Island

Sweet!!!

Awesome work David!!! Thanks for all of the photos and info about it.
Jason

Beautiful!!
Jason

Nice work Smithy1.
Jason

Great shop James. Thanks for the photos.
Jason

Beautiful work.
Jason

Inverter stuff doesn't take the knocks that transformer gear will. From my experience, it can be a pain to get repaired. I buy the best quality gear that I can afford. I by it with the intension to have for many years. Save up and buy the good stuff.
Jason

Jason,

I like that end quite a bit.

Billy

Thanks Billy, its usually the end where I head to. The other stores the car and some other metal and woodworking gear that was my grandfathers.
I really like your shop too. Thats a neat old looking building. I see some newish timber on some of the framing. Did you build it there? What was it used for before the smithy?
Jason

Looks like its a tube socket, that may have been made/modified to undo car aerial mast nuts. They have the mast going through the centre of the nut where it secures to the guard (fender). The nut has two opposing slots on it. I'm in the motor trade, and have used similar sockets. The "21" sounds like it was metric. I have also seen brass cap screw type bolts with a similar head. It was on some sort of old machinery or engine.
Jason

I have built a 100sq metre workshop. This is one end of it.
Jason

Shoe-horned into about 1500 SF of commercial industrial space.

Great shot!!! What camera and lens were used to take that photo David. Looking at upgrading at the moment, to a wide angle lens of some sort.
Thanks, Jason

Heres some shots of the forge, taken by a friend of mine. Will add some more if I can figure it out.
Jason

Merry Christmas from NZ you Aussies!!!! If any of you decide to venture across the ditch for a look, and are heading through the lower north island, let me know. Call in for a cuppa or a beer. Take care.
Jason

Good morning everyone. It's Christmas day already here in New Zealand. Slightly overcast and warm weather. No snow like some of you on the other side will be experiencing!!! Merry Christmas to you all. Take great care over the holidays.
Jason

Great Job You Guys!!!

The Naked Forging Block/Station/Anvil. Buy the block and then dress it with the goodies that you require. Like Barbie (I mean Ken) with all his different outfits!!!
Jason

Great work!! I like it very much.
Jason

Good Wifey.

Nice Work Dunstan.

Same here. Too much of my energy gets put into my day job (working on cars etc), but that pays the bills. We have a 9.5 acre block of land, covered in pines, gorse, and native bush, so thats where a lot of my spare time goes. When theres a slow day at work and I can afford to, I get home a light the forge. Practice practice practice.
Jason

Great Work Danger!

This old girl runs a 10 inch stack. I've made a shroud to lower the height of the hood, for when I first fire it up. I remove it after around 10 minutes, and provided I'm not too generous with fresh coal, there is very minimal smoke in the shop. I've made up this high velocity stack for it, which works great.

I'm looking forward to seeing some of your forge work Jesse.
Jason

Well said.
Jason

Looks great Alec. Looking forward to seeing it up and running!
Jason