Retired newbie from MA Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 New member here. No blacksmithing experience, but I did take a course at Prospect Hill Forge school in greater Boston a while back. I have since constructed a brake drum forge and a rr track anvil. Had a torch guy cut off a piece of track and burn a hole through the middle of the track web. Mounted it with chain, screw eyes, and turnbuckles to a piece of 6x6 PT timber beam. Not having access to much metalworking tools, I cut off the 1 1/4 inch receiver from an old auto trailer hitch and had it welded vertically to the rr track. I figured that those receiver bars are plentiful, so no need for time consuming effort to make hardy hole tool shanks. I got an old Ford wrench and had an additional handle welded on to make a turning wrench. Also made a turning fork on a receiver bar. Presently working on a clamping fixture for an extra hand when hammering, using a large pair of slip joint pliers with extended handles as tongs, and attaching a small machinist vise to my hardy hole attachment. Soon will be ready to "fire up" I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Welcome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Welcome to IFI! I see that the READ THIS FIRST post has already been shared with you, so I'll direct you instead to this list of suggestions for what to do with RR track: By the way, the local slang for a receiver is "gazinta", as in "That's what the hitch gazinta." Either way works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Welcome to the madness. What is your plan for fuel? Looks like the forge is not yet done? What are your plans to finish it? And air supply? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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