ThomasPowers Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I have a set of needle nose reserved for forging too. They are an old 50 cent pair from the fleamarket and have fairly short heavy bits to them which helps with them not bending---especially as I have my students use them to do the second counter bend on S hooks. First they do with a hammer, second with needle nose and I tell them "There is only 1 way to do things when smithing---ANYWAY THAT WORKS!" (I also remind them that that pair is reserved for forging and if you use the Fine Arts Metals instructor's jeweler's set; mayhem *will* result!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I had more blunt tips on these for tweaking rose petals but they were still too sharp for that so I plan to make a new pair specifically for the Rose petals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Very clean and sharp looking knife tubalcain2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 It was raining in my forge so I went and removed the sliver of old rain cap and temporarily installed the new whirlydoo till I either replace my stack with 12" pipe or make a reducer to 10". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerMonkey Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Why’d you replace the old cap Das?? It looks like there are still a few molecules of steel left in it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 You hold the horizontal latter up with vines? We use hangers (think big J hooks) attached to the building. (grin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Glenn, the vines do a much better job of holding it. I couldn't get it off if I had to. Yeah, that's on my list of things to do really soon is get the pruners and free my shop of those vines before they really get growing again. It's perfect camoflauge tho. I was wondering where that ladder was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 At first glance, I thought it was barbed wire, talk about a secure shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 All natural and it grows Fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Plant veggies and use the ladder as a trellis. Works until the end of the harvest or you need the ladder, which ever comes first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 There's an old wooden ladder up there too I could use as trellis since I wouldn't trust using it as a ladder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, Daswulf said: There's an old wooden ladder up there too I could use as trellis since I wouldn't trust using it as a ladder. I'd just paint it and give anyone who said anything THE LOOK. You could make up some great stories too! Like how the vines opened the shed door and carried it off so they'd have a comfy recliner with a view. Hmmm? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Lol. Could twist and weave the vines into a human shape, put it up on the ladder standing up and if anyone said anything about the vines I'll just tell them " I'm not touching them, Look what they did to the last guy! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Hi guys. I sent 2 chandeliers to Buffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Awesome work Alexandr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Daswulf said: Lol. Could twist and weave the vines into a human shape, put it up on the ladder standing up and if anyone said anything about the vines I'll just tell them " I'm not touching them, Look what they did to the last guy! " See, it's an inspiration! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Daswulf said: Could twist and weave the vines into a human shape THE WICKER MAN!!! 4 hours ago, alexandr said: I sent 2 chandeliers to Buffalo. Really nice work! I mounted the variac (speed control for the blower) on the frame of the new forge. (Although I’m not crazy about how it sticks out. I may move it to somewhere less exposed.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 You do such beautiful work Alexandr I don't know what else to say. I sure hope you're charging enough! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Frosty said: See, it's an inspiration! Always! It's rare I come on here and am Not inspired. 26 minutes ago, JHCC said: THE WICKER MAN!!! Technically it would be the Vine man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 You're so vine. I bet you think this post is about you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Don't You! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 You walked into the forge like you were climbing out of your bed. Your PPE guarded your ears and your eyes; Your scarf, it was light cherry red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 How about "You walked into the Smithy" scans better to me and You DON'T scale/dust/dirt/ getting into the variac!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 9 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: How about "You walked into the Smithy" scans better to me Quite right; I should have thought of that. 9 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: and You DON'T [want] scale/dust/dirt/ getting into the variac!!!!!!!!!! It's been doing well so far, but that was a semi-protected location. I wonder if one might put some kind of filter around the casing (a cloth sleeve? an old sock?) to keep the dust out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfeile Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I made the clean out on the bottom of the coal forge. Ran out of wire right in the middle of welding parts together. At least I had an extra spool. Got it lit with the soft coal just fine. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be at all. I did notice it doesn't seem to like a small pile. The grate on the bottom actually has an upward curve so I need to build a big pile over it to get a good coal bed. Made a "rake" with it. It gets HOT. Used to setting the fire in the gas forge and it stays right about where it's set. Almost burned the end off the rod when I was making the scroll haha. Then being paranoid after breaking the other knife I put a 2x4 in the vise and pounder the heck out of it with another I made at the same time. It survived without any issues whatsoever so I'm really thinking I overheated the other when quenching. Then I gave the new grinder attachment a workout on a "fantasy fighter"-ish looking thing, a karambit I've been wanting and decided to just try and make, and the tobacco plug cutter I started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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