Hans Richter Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Pimped the other two SS 316 Ti burners with an orifice of #60 instead of #73 and supply them with a #60 pressured air injection (MIG-tip). Now they powerful enough to reach the temperatures on a second (brass, bronze or copper) melting furnace (maybe for sale) and the two gas forges I intend to use for damast welding. And YES I still use the TÜV- approved gas components like torch and connectors of the humble ‘weed’-burners instead of the galvanised 110lbn/in stuff from the local pluming shop. Do this to avoid damage on the rubber hoses and valves by crawling up heat to hoses and valves after shut down the devices. Any tips for assembling a simple damast packet are more than welcome. Cheers, Hans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 It's the start of a skillet, or a pan! littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Champagne bottle holder for New Years Eve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 21 hours ago, JHCC said: A pair of experimental tongs (as detailed HERE): Nice bits on those tongs. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Got my new brush and just had to try it out so I had to forge something. So I figured go kinda big with a bickern made from 1 1/8" torsion bar. I had trouble getting it bent exactly how I wanted but it turned out ok so I spent the time and hardened it and smoothed it out. As forged wasn't far off but I did polish it up a little. Does this butcher block brush make my anvil look small? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Beautiful job on the bic daswulf that brush looks to be 12" long? Where did you find that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Now you can take a bath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 It's a winco br9 from Amazon. I bought another one before it that was a complete dissapointment. This one throws Sparks and so far is awesome. Before this I've only used the old welding brushes and have been meaning to get a good one The bickern was inspiration from JHCC making his and I needed a useful project for the evening. Other then that I got some chrome wrenches soaking in a potassium permanganate solution to see how that works to help remove the chrome. Whatchu talkin bout Thomas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Finally got around to forging a pair rounding hammers. A buddy of mine struck for me so he gets to keep one of the inaugural pair. They’re a far cry from Mark’s Damascus cross pein but hey, he’s better than I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Nice work Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Beautiful job on the hammer(s)!! What weight, about 2#? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Didn't do any blacksmithing today, but I did poke around in the other shop a little. Took a few things out of the overnight vinegar soak. (I added the Collins HB axe to the vinegar after the pic was taken) First I cleaned up the double bit Kelly axe and re-profiled the edges. (I sharpen double bits with a steep angle on one bit and a thinner angle on the other side.) I had it looking really nice with new edges until I picked it up again and decided I wanted it a lot thinner... It looks terrible now with all the grinding marks going almost to the eye, but I guess it's a little thinner. Ugh. The cleaver is something I found in an old trash pile by a ranch in Colorado. There was some pretty cool stuff in that pile... It looks better than in the pic, and I'm planning to re-handle it. (Anything jumping out to y'all that would look special and be dishwasher safe?) Also stuck a ball peen in the vinegar just cuz. The real thing I'm looking forward to is re-handling this Collins Hudson Bay pattern axe. It's an old military issue with a US stamp and some green paint left. Ran out of seasoned hickory, so I had to order a handle. The head is in great shape with just a little surface pitting. Edge was so good that sharpening it was like sharpening a knife. Went ahead and made a sheath for it the other day, while waiting for the handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Thanks fellas. Arkie, miraculously I ended up right at the target weight of 1.75lbs on one and a little over at 1.83lbs on the other. Here’s both of them handled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Very nice, you'll really enjoy your own self-made hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Re shaped an absurdly large chisel to split and mainly spread some fork tines and other thing like leaf heart hooks from nails. It's a bit taller then I meant at 16" tho. Fixable, but I'll try it out first. Then made a handle for a 3"X1" brass brush I'll be trying out. Used the bickern I made to make the loop. Worked well but needs more testing. Other then that just putsing around with electrolysis and a first failure at removing chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc1 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 That's not a chisel, that is a crowbar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 That's a smart idea for the brass brush, Das. I have had too many small burns from fingers slipping off the sides of those brushes while burnishing awkward parts. An easy solution - thanks for the idea. Another one of those 'why didn't I think of that?' things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 But if the handle is attached to the brass brush, how do you give the handle a brass brush finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 yeah Aus, the idea came from others I've seen make handles for butcher block brushes that don't come with one. JHCC, it's an ancient secret but I'll let you in... With the other brass brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 <snort> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Finished the wall hanger part for an old fire place tool. (Not old-old, I just made it couple years ago.) Also the owner wanted the tool shaft drawn out a bit longer. Also made two of these Aus' nail hooks: Bests: Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Cool hanger Gergely. Very outside the box. nice clean looking nail leaf hooks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Thanks, Das! People tend to like these hooks The poker made me think of something unusual for the hanger. Unfortunately I realized only when it was forged ready that my original thought was to cut the hook part from the opposite direction. There went almost a year between the thought and the realisation of this project so that's why I forgot it Anyway the costumer seems to like it, so all okay... Bests: Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Yep, those nail hooks are well done, Gergely. You bend them a lot more than I do and they look good like that. My efforts today included a rebar snake. I have found that upsetting the bar for the head gives more mass to use. Better than folding and welding I think. Also made a double length bull's head camp oven lifter for a person who has a bad back (like me) and doesn't want to bend too far. And thanks to Das's post about the brass brush handle, I made one for my brass brush. Used an old spike thing I found in the scrap. Good thing is that they are easily removed and attached to a new brush when the old one wears out (as they do). Thanks again for the idea Das. Saves burning those overlapping fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Thanks, Aus! Those are real nice works of yours, too! The longhorn had me think about its adaptation for the Hungarian Grey cattle. Those are pretty popular and iconic creatures nowadays around here, being revived ancient cattle Hungarians used to have in the shiny past. Bests to you! Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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