ThomasPowers Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 There's a 125#? Vulcan for sale out my way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Ooh. I touched a nerve haha. Sorry. They are Anvils so no worries. Eh, ask a hundred blacksmiths get 500 answers.... opinions are like belly buttons and such. The good the bad and the ugly. Vulcan anvils Are Anvils.. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Finished up a desk sign for the president of the college where I work. The metal is wrought iron from the college chapel roof restoration, and the words are one of her favorite phrases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfeile Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 32 minutes ago, Daswulf said: Sorry. No need to be sorry on my end Das. No nerve struck here. I was just agreeing that it will work. A 70 pound and a little beat up, yeah, he will probably want to upgrade at some point, but that should definitely get him started for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Oh, before I incised the letters, I tried to electro-etch them, with limited success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroclick Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Not today but I made my second pair of tongs at the weekend, decided to make a heavy set of scrolling tongs. Which I have been wanting for ages I am pretty happy with them. It was hot work, it was 30C outside and got to 54C in the forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 14 hours ago, Daswulf said: Hey it'll get you started till you upgrade. Looks like a lower end vulcan but no worries. Use it till you grow out of it. Keep forging and reasearching and learning! Yes it is, but the price was right. The hardy hole looks like it was supposed to be 3/4" square, but it's short on one dimension and long on the other. Don't know anything about hardy holes other than what they're used for. Is this common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Hardy holes on older anvils are not often perfect. I have two with 7/8" hardy holes and when i make a tool to fit in my main anvil its a little loose in the other and they are not perfectly square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 30C is considered a cool day here; but 54C is hot pretty much everwhere! Stay Hydrated! Our next week highs: 98F 37C, 102F 39C, 103F 39.4C, 102F 39C, 103F 39.4C, 104F 40C, 102F 39C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Richter Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 After 4 unimproved interventions of police enforcement and 3 call ups to the local government (in the last two months) -I prepare myself for a future law suit against the already mentioned neighbor (with the power hammer aversion and too much time). Covered recently the adjacent wall against his property with extra noise insulation bevel mats which brings the cost of the wall of 1200 bucks and a noise reduction to 70 db(A) (sound of a passing car) for 3 minutes of use in between of 6 minutes re-heat of the work piece to prepare the rough stuff before finishing by hand on the anvil. Even the mats already fire retardant I will cover them with an extra layer of impregnation and heat resistant blankets. Wish me luck. Hans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 No pictures, but Lou L and I met up at his forge and banged out a small diagonal peen hammer out of one of Lou's jackhammer bits. It was kind of rough-and-ready, with me grinding a slitting chisel/eye drift out of a big cold chisel first. It was cooling in the forge when I left, and Lou's going to cut it from the parent bar, grind it to final shape, and heat treat later. Fun was had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroclick Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Oh I know 30C I can cope with not to bad, just really felt that heat in the shop. I used to live in Kuwait and the summers there are unbelievable at the moment it is 61C in the sun and 53C in the shade. But they are really ready for it as everywhere has AC. Just always taught me to drink often and drink plenty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Hans, Sorry to hear about the neighbor.. Maybe this will be the solution.. I'll keep my fingers crossed.. JHCC sorry I missed the visit... It stormed here for pretty much the rest of the night.. Looking forwards to the pictures.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 On 7/16/2018 at 8:58 PM, JHCC said: I tried to electro-etch them, with limited success. JHCC, I've used RootKill (copper sulfate pentahydrate) and table salt in warm water - no electricity - for etching with good results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I’ve done electro-etching with great success on 5160, but this was my first try on wrought iron. Left a rather heavy black scale, which was odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 JHCC, Could a Dremel or Foredom rotary tool, plus a cone burr or etching accessory do the job? SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 The ferrous silicates are probably pretty nonconducting in real wrought iron. Once you exposed them I'd think the process would slow way down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 My current* theory is that I had the etching pad too wet, and the oxygen released by the electrolytic breakdown of the water was reacting with the iron to form a layer of Fe3O4. I am going to have to play with it some more to see what works *Get it? “Current theory”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Isn't the excess metal supposed to deposit on the cathode? What do you use as a resist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Packing tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Some tea light holders, the usual lucky horseshoes, hearts, preparing the rune key fobs for chiseling... Got the season on me... Bests: Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Hey, nice work.. Can we get a picture of your forge? Or is there one one here somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Made the worlds ugliest little swage from a drop of some one inch plate. Working alone a 6 lb sledge is a nice balance between striking “gently” on my 100 lb PW and one handed use for cutting. 9/16 swage for tenons on a tommy bar for a bookbinders vise. Fun playing with ir thermometer C134F958-90BB-4F70-B563-82C8295E5471.MOV 7AFDFA03-FC26-4256-807A-9B3DCAEB8E8A.MOV 3E0AE041-2BD7-4581-B308-6869CAA211B9.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Michael, a couple of tips for the next one, forge at a yellow heat, and find a good straight peen hammer. The peen will work the thickness down faster and in one direction compared to the rounding hammer that spreads it in all directions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 12 hours ago, jlpservicesinc said: Hey, nice work.. Can we get a picture of your forge? Or is there one one here somewhere? Nothing fancy, really. Old portable foot-driven forge converted to electric use. I'll replace it immediately as soon I get two days free. But it has seerved well for 5 years - no bad feelings In the fire is a wine bottle holder I made three of. Also some small things: Bests: Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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