Greetings all,

Its been a while .  Time for another " WHY DID'NT I THINK OF THAT..

A simple piece of 1 inch Chanel with welded ends to use as a guide for scribing 1/2 or 5/8 stock for your pineapple twist..  Works great .. You can also add one to your treadle hammer table which is even faster. It also is useful for round stock texture..  Have fun.

Forge on and make beautiful things

Jim

Isn't it kind of counterproductive to have your treadle hammer's anvil mounted to the ceiling?  I'd think the whole thing would work better if you weren't fighting gravity the whole way.  

Vaughn,

Can't seem to flip the picture the right way on my cell.. Oh well just turn yours up side down.. You'll get the idea.. Or if you touch the picture it turns over. 

Forge on and make beautiful things

Jim

Edited August 29, 201510 yr by Jim Coke

Kinda figured that was the case, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to razz you a bit.  

Glad to see I'm not the only one using chiping hammer handles for top toolling

Vaughn,

Can't seem to flip the picture the right way on my cell.. Oh well just turn yours up side down.. You'll get the idea.. Or if you touch the picture it turns over. 

Forge on and make beautiful things

Jim

When you find that you just can't seem to get your photos right, just take(use) a tablet!  Btw. Jim I thought you had a fly press?

Greetings Ian,

Yep I do have a fly press and as you would guess that's what I use.  I post ideas for students and others who can't afford the luxury .. Did you notice that the pineapple twist expands and is open at the end with a small forge weld formed at the end.. Quite a challenge .  Have fun across the pond. 

Forge on and make beautiful things

Jim

  I got tired of the chasing flipped pictures on my phone and tablet(both android), so I got an app called "screen rotation control" that locks my screen in whatever position I tell it, and all I have to do to turn it off is pull out the drop down menu and tell it to buzz off.  It works really well on this site