Frosty Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Spoken like someone who lives in cold country Gewoon. Cold is cold all a thermometer does is put a number on it. All a person is concerned with is converting the cold air around them to warm air. I really like your tic tac toe set Shaina, I may have to make one for myself. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerooster Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Nice work Shainarue, I like the tic tac toe set. I got a new tuyere attached to the forge, along with a new fire grate. The fire grate is 5/16" steel plate with 3/8" holes drilled and slightly beveled on the top side. Got it all put back together and gave it a test run to finish the weld on my basket handle. I found that whatever mystery metal I have doesn't like to be forge welded, or worked hot. as it decided to show cracks, and not stick together. I thought there was something up with it when I decided to use it. It didn't look like the rest of my stock. It had surface rust, but didn't look like surface rust on mild steel. It may have some chromium in it. Here's a pic of the new fire grate after todays session. I also enlarged the intake on the side draft it seems to draw better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabbsterinn Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Had a very productive 6 hrs in the smithy today, made a new nail header, hot cut, anvil mounted tool holder (punchline?) and got started on another pair of bolt jaw tongs and I hung up the horseshoe my friend and I found while we were out hunting ptarmigans, that horseshoe and 3 empty shotgun shells was all that we acquired in that trip but we had a good time in nature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostTownForge Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 sounds like a very productive day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Welded up a bracket to hang my box of repoussé and chasing tools off the side of my workstand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Thank you for the compliment on the snail Larry. Haha about the pens Billy. Thanks Frosty & BlueRooster. Frosty, I have a few ideas if I were to do it again - I'm sure you'd come up with something even better! I would like to do another one but not a a 150mm challenge, lol. I've also been wanting to do a mancala game for a few months now. Just haven't gotten around to it. I have another club meeting this coming Saturday. Because of where I live, I can go to all of the Kansas meetings so I joined their club last year. I'm able to go to about half of the Missouri meetings. Anyway, the trade item this Saturday is yard art. I have an idea but I haven't even started it yet so we'll see. Today I welded up a coat tree for my best friend. It's not finished. I still need to get it level, grind a nice dome shape to the end of the branches, and paint. None of the decorative work is mine. I had picked up a bunch of solid metal railing balusters for free from someone on FB Marketplace. I figured I could grind off the coating and use them as stock. When my friend mentioned needing a coat tree, I told her I had just the thing! I only used 4 pieces for this. I still have 50 or so left, lol I also worked on the Buffalo 0 forge I've been restoring. I learned how to lace a flat belt using cord and got that done. It's super loud because I still need to work on the fan but this is huge progress! (In case you can't watch the video: it's just me cranking the lever, making the wheels spin which turns the fan pulley and blows the air.) 401388169_24031428269837949_6806182915641071939_n.mp4 Dabbersterrin, that's a lot of progress for 6 hours! Or at least, it would be for me, lol! I like the punchline. I've been thinking I need to get something made for my punches. I've gotten to the point that the cups I keep them in currently aren't as convenient as I'd prefer. I just have to decide what I want and where I want it. Nice setup John. I see you also have tools in cups - but keep them all together in a toolbox. That's a great start at least. I think I'll do just that when I'm out in the shed tomorrow evening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabbsterinn Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 the treadle hammer and a short but thorough list of projects for the day make for a productive day. 11 years of forging also help even if the days spent forging have been way fewer than I wished. who'd have thought that work and 3 other hobbies would take up so much time Regarding the punchline, a neat feature of that design with the angle iron suspended from the sq. tubing is that scale and dust will have a hard time building up in there but I'd add something on either side closer to the bottom since the current gap is wide enough for tools to get between Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Shaina, Looks like something is a little to tight on your forge drive.. The flywheel should keep spinning even with that little bit of lever crank.. Looks like there is some resistance someplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Shaina, what ever is making the clanking noise is what's keeping your forge from freewheeling. You have to be able to feel the clank, have the Mrs. slowly work the handle while you carefully watch and feel the works. A screw driver touching a bearing will let you feel and hopefully localize the problem. It also stops rather abruptly so you should be able to see what's catching. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HondoWalker Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Since I finally got a pretty good anvil and my step son finally moved his car I managed to forge a knife and a couple coat hooks. I've had trouble heat treating knives in the past because the forge isn't long enough to heat the whole knife at once. I had a good piece of wrought iron given to me by a nice member of this group. I used that to beat out a knife. I am out of practice and as a stroke survivor practice is critical to keeping up any learned skill. I'm not too ashamed of this latest blade. Much. I split a piece of 3/4 inch copper pipe to go between the steel and wood. I turned the copper down on top of the handle to hide the wood and make a fake guard. It's number 20 since I started forging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 The flower growing season is long over. But gardeners are not ready to wait. To install the arches, I had to drive pins into the frozen ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Hondo, is the copper visible along the spine and underside of the handle as well? If so i am thinking a faux cap on the but end by bending the copper like the faux guard would look quite nice as well. I prefer drop point rather than up swept, just my taste, nice job regardless. Alexandr, i do not envy your driving spikes into frozen ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Well it is almost Thanksgiving so it is time to start getting geared up for Christmas. My mom and my aunt are quilters and like to cook. So this year they are getting book stands, or i suppose you could use it to hold an i-pad. No, i still have not cleaned my bench off, but at least i can see part of the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Repoussé on the Road. First, some toolmaking (filing and rough sanding in preparation for hardening and polishing) in my hotel room on last week’s business trip: And today, lining-in a new practice piece while waiting for my son to come out of the doctor’s: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim695 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 6 hours ago, BillyBones said: No, i still have not cleaned my bench off, but at least i can see part of the top. Come on Billy. Don't lie to us. you just put the board over top of everything on the bench just like we all do. I do like the book holder. Simple but elegant. JHCC, doesn't that make a lot of noise in the hotel room?? I usually just annoy the people in the next room with my snoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 That’s why I don’t do any filing after about 10:30-ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewoon ik Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Actually friday, but basketweaves and round ends (no picture) by welding a piece of squarebar to the roundbar and rounding it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerooster Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Alexandr; A drill with an auger bit is your friend. BillyBones; I like the book stand. May have to try something similar to hold a phone. Dabbsterinn; Looks like you've been busy making things for the shop. I guess it helps keep the shop warm. I got the chance to get started on another fire poker with basket twist handle. But after I got the working end done, I came to the realization that I have no way to do the twist on the handle. My vise is leaned against the tool bench, and have yet to mount it to the new stump. But first I have to move the stump to the smithy. That requires the use of the tractor. The tractor had a blow out on the front tire the other day, and I'm trying to find a new tire. If it aint one thing it's six. Progress thus far: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabbsterinn Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 2 hours ago, bluerooster said: I guess it helps keep the shop warm I sure wish it did, we have 2 electric blowers and a radiator in the shop but that just barely keeps it above freezing, layers are the key and a nice hot cup of coffee also helps a whole lot but for the twisting, could you mount the vise on a plate with a square shank for the hardy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerooster Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 It's a post vise, and I don't think it would take kindly to being stuck in a hardy hole. I had to rearrange the smithy when I installed the side draft flue. And had to move the vise. The stump that it was attached to was rotten, and I decided that it needs to be replaced so I didn't install it. I have a new stump, but have to get it from there to here, and my tractor has a blown out tire. One would think there would be some way of using geothermal energy for heat. Being in "the land of fire and ice" and all. But I guess it just depends on where you are there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 "Monday is a hard day" Russian proverb. It’s difficult to decide which job to start with; I do several at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Why not? Make the shank and mounting table so it rests at the correct height for the leg vice, the floor socket mount pins under the anvil stand. It'd take a couple minutes to drop in or remove and no it doesn't need to take up space over the anvil, you'd still be able to hammer on it. You can use any of your bottom tools in a leg vice. Sure it's a temporary stand but it's a useable and portable stand. Sure you can use geothermal energy anywhere, even Antarctica. You just aren't pumping 140f water out of the ground, you circulate the coolant of your choice and transfer the thermal energy with a heat pump. In Antarctica you'd have to circulate the heat pump refrigerant. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 11/19/2023 at 10:56 PM, bluerooster said: Alexandr; A drill with an auger bit is your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim695 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Alexandr those wood panels are beautiful. what are those for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Alexandr, you’re always a hard act to follow! Beautiful as always! I got some time in the shop today and started on a single picket for a railing. (One of the smiths in our group is redoing his and asked for one for all the smiths, with their own style and touch mark.) I’m maybe half way there: I’m probably over doing it, but I guess that’s my style… I’ve got to clean it up, before I can got to the next step of forge welding. Keep it fun, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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