No, this is for MIG/FCAW welding; the gas saver is still on the oxypropane cart.

NB: I just realized that I forgot to add a place to store the anti-spatter spray. Got some ideas, though....

Forged out a corkscrew last night on stream. Fun project. my proportions are a bit big but its totally functional. Ill get better picks when the sun comes out. The leaf wrap is probably the smallest leaf of my life. Maybe a 1/4" leaf in total. Since im right handed, I laid onside side of the handle on the fattest portion of my horn to give it a slight radius, then flipped it and did the same to the opposite side which gives it a bit of an S shape. I think it took me about 90 minutes by the time i was finished fiddling with it. Coated with coconut oil to give it some protection.

Pretty nice Duckwalk, cork screws are what I think of as an intermediate project. I hope you enjoyed a little wine with dinner. 

John: I found a largiish cup holder for my can of anti-spatter spray on my down right . . . Nevermind mig cart.

Frosty The Lucky.

Absentmindedly slapped a mosquito on my shoulder with the knife I was grinding last night,  the flat side.  I had been grinding on it and didn't think to dunk it in the water first... 

Smooth MOVE XLAX!   I'm sure glad you didn't need to loosen a stuck belch by fisting yourself in the chest.

Get burned? Tell me you got the mosquito at least!

Frosty The Lucky.

It was just a flesh wound. 

 

 

I got better.

The mosquito?! That's one scary tough bug! 

Glad you weren't hurt but this is too good an opportunity to rib you.

Frosty The Lucky.

Totally expected it.  

More welding cart details: two holders for anti-spatter spray and a pencil cup. These all came from a propane tank for a plumber’s torch, cut into three pieces.

On a side note, I’m pleased to find that a 2lb roll of mig wire fits nicely in the little drawer along with the various contact tips and such. 

John, cart looks good.

One thing tho, do you have an air compressor? Looks like your welder fan could use blown out to get the dust out so it can do its job better. Just a suggestion. 

Forge shops get pretty dusty and dirty. I try to blow off and out my electronic equipment on occasion to keep it safe and working right. Same with stuff at the body shop I work at. 

Yes, cleaning that up is definitely next on the list. 

JHCC, definitely liking the cart. Makes my litle make shift one look like, well makeshift. 

Another completed work.  Wrought iron railing and canopy over the porch.

 

Continued working on my sword project. Today was Hilt day:

Made the guard, pommel, and fitted the grip. 

Still have to do all the final finishes and fitments. Will likely do a cold-blue or patina finish on guard and pommel, and a red leather wrap on the handle. 

Will also have to make a scabbard. 

Very nice, WR. It’s got a lot of character. 

Welded a couple of hooks to the back of one of my rolling tool cabinets, to hold the Hossfeld when it’s not in use. 

Welded a bracket to the oxypropane cart for the tank wrench. 

And added a pair of hooks to the welding cart, to hold wire brushes. 

JHCC,  You are freaking me out.. I'm not used to you getting the shop all organized. 

 

"Very nice, WR. It’s got a lot of character."

Thanks JHCC. I'm pretty happy with it fir a first ever sword. Learned/tried lots of new skills on this one. 

1 hour ago, jlpservicesinc said:

I'm not used to you getting the shop all organized. 

Yeah, me either. I’m just tired of not finding things when I need them. 

But if you get everything organized you do not get to find stuff that you forgot you had. 

Don't remember if I posted that Debi took her tiny teardrop camper, that we built, on a 2 week vacation. When she got home the trailer needed repair. The frame rail that the tongue jack was attached to had twisted when she tried to disconnect the trailer from the hitch ball.

Over the course of several days, I was able to straighten the twist out with a small bottle jack and wood blocks. Then reinforce the frame so that does not happen again. Originally the jack was on the side the tire is now mounted on and the tire was on the inside of the rail the jack is now on.

I found some short pieces of 2x2 square tubing in the resource pile and welded 2 together, cut the tubing to length and welded it into the 2 inch frame channels. I would bet money the rail's won't twist again. I had to take frequent breaks and drink a lot of fluids, due to the oppressive heat 90-100 degrees F. Just need to shoot a little paint on the bar now.

I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sails. ~ Semper Paratus

 

Very nice.  Those HF trailers are decent enough but they were designed just enough in some areas. 

I added 3" channel on the one I have which is a tilting unit..  At some point I will have to replace the front A  as it's a weak link for sure. 

 

More make-and-mend in the shop today. Since my Hossfeld bender was missing its support plug (part #22B), I made a replacement from a bit of 3/4” round bar and some 3/4” plate, welded together and ground to the appropriate dimensions.

 Also consolidated many jars of hardware into an organizer I’d picked up at the industrial surplus place. 

And touched up the edges of some chisels and punches I’d picked up here and there. 

Somewhat shockingly, I did not make any further modifications to the welding cart.

Ok, so in the ”followed me home”thread I said I had a plan for a piece of the ball screw I brought home. Well it’s done:

Basically, one of my managers heard me talking to maintenance about the ball screw and told him I wasn’t sure if I wanted to deal with it. The we started joking around and he made a crack about making a necklace out of it. Well I came back it “I’ll make a necklace out of, for you…” Guess what’s going to be on his desk Wednesday morning.

Keep it fun,

David

Nice!

Finished all but for sharpening. Next step is the scabbard. 

I learned a lot of things in this build that I will apply next time. There are some quirks, and issues with this one, but for the person it is going to l, it will do, and they like it.

Final weight, 1lb 12oz.

Overall length, 26", blade length, 19 inches