mashin' metal Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Hello, My name is Tim and I'm an addict. I am a full time powder coater, I have perfected the art of custom powder work via multi layering etc etc, for those that think powder is "one or two colors" anymore, check out my web listed below to see pictures of stuff that has over 20-30 layers of powder to create some wicked effects, I own a small biz and as a hobby I mess with traditional hot rods and I have been making things out of metal for a long time, but more over, fabbing with new metal and mig and torch etc etc etc. Things like this mini-altered roadster buuuuut, I have the itch to make stuff with a blacksmith mindset, and so it begins thanks to "Ulrich" I am in the process of building a serious 2 ram hyd. press and am doing a forge this weekend. I will be making most of my tooling myself and from that I will move on to bigger and better things. Thanks for having me! I will be soaking up the knowledge like a sponge! Timothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't tread on me Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 welcom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Welcome~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted T Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Welcome to I Forge Iron! You do "Very Nice work ". From what you have shown to us, success will be yours as a blacksmith also! I have no question about you doing well as a blacksmith. Reason given is that you will bring across the "Craftsmanship way of Thinking" with you into the blacksmithing learning curve! Enjoy the process, and the best to you. Ted Throckmorton (AKA) Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Howdy from East TEXAS!! and welcome to IFI! I'm not too far from ya, only about 4 hrs or so. I'm just out of Longview. Ever get this far up give me a shout, my shop is always open. Nice work ya do. Looking forward to seeing you grow as a smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashin' metal Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 Thanks for the warm welcome folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Welcome to IFI ! Look forward to seeing your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.S.T. Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Welcome to I.F.I. Have you checked into H.A.B.A. yet ? They are good group, might even some members close to you. Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashin' metal Posted August 30, 2010 Author Share Posted August 30, 2010 whats a haba? [googling now] cool! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulric Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Habairon.org http://www.habairon.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Things like this mini-altered roadster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashin' metal Posted August 30, 2010 Author Share Posted August 30, 2010 indeed so, horizontally opposed 18hp briggs twin, belt driven to a set of pulleys(very small jackshaft) and it feed the differential from that. the foot clutch is a belt tensioner on the belt before jackshaft. if you look close, you can see the hoop that holds the bearings for half of the jackshaft hanging under the frame, driveline not installed in this photo. the zoomies are made from 1" and 3/4" conduit, The body is a wheelbarrow I chopped up, added a cowl and dash and "tubbed" it for the tires. electric start, forward and reverse, foot clutch, I made everything, its a suicide spring behind straight axle, real working suspension...blah blah blah Timothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Will it have brakes? Street legal, or just for off road fun? Nice, creative work. Looks like a nice Chevy? pickup behind it. 50's? Very creative use of a wheelbarrow. Just wondering how one fits into it, or is it for a kid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashin' metal Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 It has a disc brake on the transaxle. I will use it at the shows I go to, I am into traditional styled hot rods and go to a crapload of shows, I'll put the 46 chevy on display and ride around in this. the mini-altered is supposed to mimick a late 50's - 60's altered dragster, I have small wheelie bars and a fake parachute I made for it also. It has a tuck and roll seat and I actually can fit in it to drive (6' tall 160#), I made a butterfly dragster styled steering wheel so knees out, hands in between and drop the clutch, it will yank wheelies and scare crap out of ya. electric start and just tool around. I had it on static display at the Lonestar Round-up in april and there are over 1,000 hot rods, I'd wager this was one of the most photographed critters there. Its probably in a few magazines already from that one show. Its just something to goof off with and keeps me out of the titty bars I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Tim Got any photos of it done? A neat piece. I appreciate great craftsmanship and the creativity it took to think this up and put it together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashin' metal Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 I appreciate the kind words. its going back together this week. I tore it down to do all the powder work on it, hopefully I will have the tub completed this week also and hope to have it painted a sexy gloss red with a silver checkerboard firewall and scallops. I took a break on it to build a yamaha chopper with a zx-6 air ride blah blah blah, got it finished and sold and now Im back on the altered. I'll take some digitals this week of the assembly that drives it and stops it. Its crazy looking mixture of brackets, pulleys, cantilevers and rods etc etc, that way the clutch pedal also acts as a brake pedal and I even made little barefoot feet for pedals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Welcome aboard Tim GLAD to have ya! Love the mini altered! Altereds were always the most exciting rides at the strip, I used to spend all my extra time at the drags, not counting my sunday job sitting the hot pit gate at the San Fernando Drag strip in the 60's. Truth to tell, everybody here is into red, or hotter, rods we just usually beat the snot out of them with hammers. What kind of forge are you going to build? I'm pretty good at naturally aspirated propane burners if you need a hand. Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashin' metal Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 Thanks indeed Frosty dude! I was planning an assembling a table type with fire pit and blower, common basic type for burning solid fuel . as far as smithin' goes...just wait till you see what I have in my head for starters, hehehehehhee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Solid fuel forges are pretty straight forward you won't have any trouble once you decide what kind you want. My powered coal forge is a fire brick table 3'x4' with a few bricks missing over the air grate in a (sort of) duck's nest configuration. I then use fire bricks stacked around the duck's nest to shape the fire as I like. A reasonable sized brake drum makes a good fire pot though they're round. Unless you're going to try working HUGE stock don't use a semi brake drum. There are lots of options and it can be hard to decide until you've been doing it long enough to know what you want or need to do. It's fundamentally no different than setting up any kind of shop, you always end up adjusting with time and experience. To be honest, I don't really want to see what's in your head. I have experience with things trying to look inside my head and discommend it highly Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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