FINALLY starting my shop.

[Ben Hoover]

No more forging only when it doesn't rain.  Went and bought the materials today to build my lean-to that will eventually be completely enclosed to a 12X20 smithy in the back yard.  I hope to have the posts in the ground next weekend and, if all goes well...  a roof over it so that I can finally fire up the forge again after a months long absence!

[Irondragon Forge ClayWorks]

Sounds good, but remember if there are no pictures it didn't happen. Just remember to resize the pictures to around 500X357 so they don't take up a lot of bandwidth.

[Ben Hoover]

I can barely tie shoes. How do I resize images

[Irondragon Forge ClayWorks]

When you are posting look down to the paper clip that says Drag files here to attach, or choose files... That is where you download pictures, once the picture has downloaded click on the +  to add it to the post. Then double click on the inserted picture and a box opens up that allows you to resize the picture.

[Ben Hoover]

[Irondragon Forge ClayWorks]

Looks like ya got it.

[Ben Hoover]

Thanks Irondragon.

[Frosty]

Good golly Ben that's a tiny pic! Just joking, good job. Please tell my you are using ground contact wood for the posts! Buried wood rots fast if not treated for it.

Frosty The Lucky.

[Ben Hoover]

Yep.  And it is going to be in concrete as well.   

[ThomasPowers]

Do you have the sliding barn doors to really open it up for forging in hot weather?

[Frosty]

Have you looked at the brackets that set in concrete but hold your posts off the ground and out of the concrete?  (I've lost the correct term, dang Aphasia, I'm sure it'll come as soon as I go to another thread)

Wood lasts decades or centuries if it's not in contact with the ground or concrete.

Frosty The Lucky.

[Irondragon Forge ClayWorks]

I've always called them post bases, one good one is a strong-tie.

[Ben Hoover]

Y'all are a wealth of info!! I am doing barn style doors as I close it in. Will check on those post bases too.

[Frosty]

Post bases, I blanked on the term. Simpson Strong Tie is top shelf.  Here's some pics so you have an idea of what we're talking about. Sorry about the link size. 

Frosty The Lucky.

 

[Ben Hoover]

Thanks Frosty. I'll add six of those. Already got the ones for my joists.

[Frosty]

You're welcome Ben, it's my pleasure to get you as thoroughly addicted to the craft as possible. Bwa ha ha ha! Remember to run a snap line so they go in level and check with a spirit level for plumb. 

Frosty The Lucky.

[Ben Hoover]

That I have, including the plumb and levels.  Now if I can my micrometers...

[ThomasPowers]

Got your worn shilling?

[Ben Hoover]

Worn shilling?

[Irondragon Forge ClayWorks]

Work to the "thickness of a worn shilling" a typical blacksmith tolerance around the start of the 19th century.

[ThomasPowers]

Usually if folks want to work with micrometers I suggest they take up machining---they will be much happier.

The "thickness of a worn shilling" IIRC was a comment about the tolerances the blacksmiths could hold in the early days of steam power.

[Ben Hoover]

I was actually making a joke. While I have them, I prefer looks good measurements.

[ThomasPowers]

I actually have a trashed micrometer I picked up at a junk shop for a dollar---I use it as a clamp when I know machinists will be stopping by the shop.....they get so excited and red in the face...

[Irondragon Forge ClayWorks]

I have one like that too. I use it as a go-no go gauge when seating bullets in precision ammunition.