Les L Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Great work everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Was making nut cracker but it ended realy realy bad. Lost my motivation for week. IF you mess first step in making something, i think its in vain to try fix that. Better to throw it to scrap, or to other project. I was making shoulder and hinge for nutcracker like you make with tongs, some space away from one end. But boss is located in nutcracker at near end so it give more leverage. After that fail i saw i wasted it for good, tryed to fix but , ended with wierd shaped hardcarboon steel objects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Nice solution John the first pic had me frowning while I figured them out. I'm glad I didn't read the description first a nice little bit of brain strain is a good thing. How do they work? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Haven't tried them in the forge yet, but hope to this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Before lunch I went out and wanted to test the big fan I drug home from Peavine, OK, USA. It had taken two of use a rather rough time to get it back to where it might go; unfortunately with no 220 VAC plug nearby--currently. So I dug through some stuff and unearthed some industrial casters, (lost civilization and alien base were found too; but that's normal...) Mounted the casters on 2 2"x6"x20" boards and C clamped them to the fan frame and I was easily able to move it over to the current 220 outlets. Starts up with no issues; save for being a might loud, not as loud as an old B52 SAC wing coming in for a landing at Wright Pat at 5 am; but I guess I will be wearing my hearing protectors anyway when using it. Now to put new grills on it and run 220 over to where it will sit in the roll up door opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 How fast did it get moving on the casters before it unplugged itself? How long did you ride? I wonder if you could mount away from the shop and use duct to make exhaust points around the shop. That should isolate the noise, noise doesn't go around corners so well unless you angle them to bounce it. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Glad it works Thomas, lemme know when your ready for a truckload of em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I was worried about it tipping over; so for the first trial I had it in the regular doorway so it couldn't tip either way. Billy; just think of what I could do with White Sands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Lol I bet i could see the sand storm from here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 It would be a White Out for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I'm thinking mounting 4 of them facing down with a 300amp generator in the frame would make a properly blacksmitherly flying machine. You'd need remote control to make a drone would a blacksmith shouting which way to go work? I'd want a seat and drive it myself! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Get some belt drive fans and find a small engine repair guy..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I might know someone with some engines laying around… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW513 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 8 hours ago, jlpservicesinc said: JW513.. it's hard knowing where someone was compared to where someone is.. I'm conflicted because of this.. I know where I was vs where I am.. And yes Carl did take again.. Mighty fine smith.. I think this is his 7th or 9th grand champion.. I have high standards and producing sub par work is not something I relish. Even if it's the work produced at the time. Those kids were having a blast and killing it.. I loved the fact they had a few people who had like no practice and took a spot on the board. Next year I'll do better.. David really nice hawks.. life is one big wave, highs and lows but you gotta ride it and there’s always something to take out of the experience. At least you showed up, I’ve only forged twice in the past year. I’ve taken some classes by Carl and he is great. But all the spectators there don’t care who wins. I think everyone had fun just watching. This isn’t a knock to Carl because is a master. But I love your style of forging. Very colonial influenced. I’ll be there next year rooting for you. I should have introduced myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Frosty said: How do they work? At first go, not bad. Had to tweak the reins a bit. I think the next pair should be somewhat more streamlined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Required tweakage is to be expected. I was thinking I'd bring the reins closer together but I don't have large hands. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Brought the reins closer together and angled them inwards a bit more. Also yesterday, I wire-wheeled a couple of pairs of sheep shears, which TWISTEDWILLOW had generously donated to be decoration in my wife’s yarn shop. Interesting to note that while the surfaces of the blades of the bottom pair are severely pitted, their edges are still just as clean and sharp as those of the top pair. (This reminds me of Frank Turley's post with a photo of an old knife in his collection, where the blade was from a pair of sheep shears and the handle was a somewhat fancier bit of metalwork. There's a cool photo HERE.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 My wife will be jealous of those sheep shear decorations when I show her tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 How you guys deal with holding stocks knifeshaped it tend to twist like that. If you hit it on wider side. Like if you try to hit recentagle but not flat side, it twisted and flipped couple time on me hard to hold in tongs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Box jaw tongs will keep it more managable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Billy is right Nat, you need "Box Jaw" tongs to hold knife stock. Either wolf jaw or offset jaws. The pic below is of offset knife tongs, another useful version of box jaws. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I have tongs designed to hold knife tangs and other tongs designed to hole knife blades. Students are not allowed to miss-apply them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 9 hours ago, JHCC said: donated to be decoration in my wife’s yarn shop You got em lookin good John! I hope she likes em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Nice work everyone. Getting some fuel tomorrow cant wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Bullet Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Finished the cleaver I started using my press. I'm gradually getting my stamina back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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