MotoMike Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 made an adjustable scrolling jig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Also made a set of butcher dies for the guillotine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfeile Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Made it out for a bit today, and it was certainly more productive than last time. I found my clear safety glasses finally. (Before anyone gets huffy, yes, I have been wearing glasses, but I misplaced my clear ones and the other pair have yellow lenses in them. Not so good for seeing colors.) I flipped the bricks over in the bottom of my forge where the flux from my so far unsuccessful attempts at forge welding had eaten them away a bit. So that's back to reflecting heat as well as it can until I can get some metrikote in there. I got 2 more paper towel holders about 90% done. I still need to make some rivets to assemble them and drill 2 holes in each, but all the parts are made. I flattened out the ends of my last piece of 3/4 round for another pot rack, but that's as far as I got on that. And in between hammering, I managed to finally got two knives I started earlier in the winter profiled and quenched. They are cycling right now in the toaster oven for tempering. I had one very small bit of warp in one but managed to gently get rid of it, so I'm pretty pleased overall. File skates right off. Those are the only thing I managed to get a photo of before the boss came out to tell me it was time to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMike Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Look great Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherViking Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Couple of bits done today.... the first is long long overdue. A simple bracket thing to hold a beer bottle quench cup to keep punches etc cool. I decided to make it in such a way I can remove it when required, and will likely make several more of the mounting pieces so I can position the holder from each corner of the anvil stand... and make other similar removable brackets for holding various other tools/stands/helpers. Secondly, I got a bit more progress done on the new forge facade. Doors mounted, and a few additional decorative touches... just because. The new forge is working brilliantly... takes a bit longer than the old one to come up to temperature (much bigger... so go figure), yet it can still idle at a very low pressure once it's running. No doubt i'll have to add more decorative touches in the future as more ideas pop into my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 That turned out excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerMonkey Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 37 minutes ago, JustAnotherViking said: ....I got a bit more progress done on the new forge facade. Doors mounted, and a few additional decorative touches... just because... ...No doubt i'll have to add more decorative touches in the future as more ideas pop into my head Very cool JAV! Here's a suggestion for an inscription to go above above the gates - "All hope abandon ye who enter here." Dante Alighieri -1321AD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 "Some like it HOT!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherViking Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Not the clearest in the picture, but it has three futhork runes above the door. Dagaz, Uruz, Cen. Very loosely representing: transformation, strength, fire. If I can get some decent welds without burning off the horns, I may add some dragons next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerMonkey Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I saw the runes in the pic, but my old Norse is a bit rusty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Repurposed a couple old nippers Thinking of beating down the little nail puller into a scrolling pliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 51 minutes ago, JustAnotherViking said: If I can get some decent welds without burning off the horns, I may add some dragons next Now you got me wanting to make a gas forge in the shape of a dragons head. Ugh. I'm nowhere ready to make a gas forge tho. Good looking conversions Reeltree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherViking Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 8 minutes ago, Daswulf said: Now you got me wanting to make a gas forge in the shape of a dragons head. Now there's an idea! Hinged jaw as an adjustable door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Yup. It would sure give true meaning to the dragons breath. Unless someone local that can build a gas forge wants in, it'll have to wait. Tho I poke around at the gas forge threads, I haven't put enough mind into them to build one yet since I'm really enjoying my solid fuel forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherViking Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Make a small dragon forge? Coffee can with castable refractory, and put your scrap sculpture skills to the challenge for the head, feet and so on. Should be relatively cheap and just use a small torch for the burner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Thinking my dragon head mailbox will come first. Just to add, if I make a gas forge it will mainly be for knives and probably will end up getting used for other larger objects, say perhaps the size of a deer or human skull? Hmm.. I need to know what size I need really before I jump into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Heat & beat these nippers out for 7/8 & 1 inch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfeile Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 @JustAnotherViking Those forge doors look awesome! Great job on them. I'm continuing to do things backwards.... Knives are looking decent, but "basic" forgings still look mediocre at best. But at least I'm learning a bit more with each project I do. Still trying to get the hang of riveting though. I can peen the rivets fine, but making my own is what is getting me. I keep making them too long and they end up bending or squishing before I can get them set properly. I have a set of torches coming soon which will allow me to heat just the rivet though, so maybe that will help some as I won't be trying to wrestle everything into the forge while trying to keep it all together too. Some more grinding on the knives today. Profile grinding is almost completely done and they are just about ready for me to start polishing. (8 inch chefs knife shown for scale) Also got my two paper towel holders done and one hung in my kitchen. The other is going to my daughters house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Made a handle for a 2lb rounding hammer I needed to get finished before tomorrow and finished up a set of bolt tongs that’s a new design for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherViking Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Made a few leaves, then ran out of gas. Hopefully can get some delivered soon, but the roads are currently invisible due to the snow, so might have to wait to next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 We try to keep our snow on the mountains---where it belongs! Stay warm and safe; y'all are having a bad time of it from the pictures I see og the Beast from the East. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherViking Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Thanks. I made it about half a mile this morning heading to work, then the road completely vanished. Almost zero visibility, and it was all down hill from that point. Quick handbrake turn and headed back. Unfortunately being a programmer, I don't get snow days, I just get the pleasure of working from anywhere that has power. Worst case I can probably get a small gas cylinder from the local store if the power drops out tomorrow and my laptop battery dies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 today I got the heating on for an hour in the shop, was still minus2 at least, gave up and had half a snow day ( first time in a year heating was used, just a small portable gas heater ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba682 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 lol you wouldn't like out in my shop in the winter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Nor mine. Funny how you can start out bundled up heavily and end up smithing in shirtsleeves, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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