sanddraggin Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Well I finished my Vise Stand by welding in a crossbrace system that I could use to anchor the bottom of my vise to. I made a U-bolt and it tightened her right up. I cut the corner off my vises upper bracket and then forged it into a more rounded shape. I got my first Coal fire going with the forge out in the drive way because the weather was pretty good today. I found a guy that travels to my area occasionally that sells firewood and coal. I bought about 150 lbs. It was in big chunks the size of big grapefruit so I spent one evening last week breaking the pieces up. The kids thought that was great. So wanting to try out the coal I got a bead on a project I've been putting off for a while. I made a Case for my Daughter to hold her scriptures for Church in. A sort of leather basket with a twisted steel handle. The trouble has always been that the books would fall out of the bottom when the leather would sag. So I finally fixed it. I took two 1/4" round and twisted and bent them to create a cradle to support the Scriptures. Welded a couple of washers to the ends where they bolt on and what do you know..It's fixed and I think It looks pretty good. I still had some time outside so i decided to make a backpack rack for the house. Pointed my first rods and made my first scrolls into the hooks. Gave them a twist and Voila...A rack I was very pleased with todays work. The vise worked great with it's new gear, The projects worked out better than I could have hoped for, and the coal fire was easier to manage and consumed far less than I was used to with charcoal. All in all it was a pretty good day in the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Looks like you had a very productive day at the forge. The best part, you enjoyed yourself and learned a few things along the way. Nice looking projects. Thanks for sharing them. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Very nice, thank you for sharing. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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