ausfire Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 16 hours ago, CWest said: I managed to knock out a paper holder as a gift. I wish I would have kept track of the amount of material used, in case of similar projects in the future. Weigh it, then cut the same weight of stock. On 9/19/2018 at 11:29 AM, Steamboat said: have either of you considered creating some visual metaphors or visual puns in steel of well-known things or idioms like "snake oil," "snake in the grass," "snake eyes," "lounge lizard," "toad in the hole," etc.? Might be kind of fun. Well, I know we have both made file snakes from rat tail files. And real file snakes do exist here. I also make hundreds of what I call 'shifty lizards', because they are made from a shifting spanner. (You probably call them adjustable wrenches). I have also made a dinosaur from a pipe wrench. A Tyrannosaurus Wrench. Here's a bunch of shifty lizards: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Hewitt Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Love it, I love the creativity of the people on this forum. I may have a go at making a pet shifty lizard to guard my shop when I'm not there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamboat Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 The shifty lizards are great, and yes, we'd probably call them adjustable wrenches, although I grew up calling them Crescent wrenches (popular brand name). Al (Steamboat) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 7 hours ago, Ranchmanben said: I will also sometimes dunk my brush before I use it. Haven't heard that one before. I'll have to try that one. Mudman, excellent idea. 2 hours ago, JHCC said: The pseudo-penannular type I'll have to give it a try. Might have to make it a bit beefier a snake tho. Steamboat, same on growing up with them called Crescent wrenches. I haven't done any real visual puns yet. Could be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I grew up calling them Crescent wrenches too. I like the "shifty lizards" Aus. And they look like they can still function for their original purpose. Can't help but picture someone under their car working on it, with a bunch of "shifty lizards", and other tools turned into animals, all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Neighbor brought by a top platform off a ladder stand ( dumpster find). Modifying for him and daughter to sit in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 10 hours ago, ausfire said: . And real file snakes do exist here. Take one to a taxidermist and juxtaposition it into a metaphorical snake file? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Lit the coal forge in the suburbs last week, hammered out some legs and feet on a figurative sculpture, some flower finials that will be come hooks for the lovely wife's trivet collection, and finally got 200 lbs of coal out of those UV degradable bags and into a bin before they became a spontaneous pile of coal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Mighty fine work there Boys.. As for keeping scale off/clean work.. Wire brush, Butcher block brush, Neutral fire core.. For removing stubborn scale use a hot rasp and sharpen the end into a flat scraper. .Then you can scrap the scale off without digging into the work.. Also hot rasp is your friend.. It will cut down on time spent at the wire wheel or grinder dramatically.. CWest: both methods mentioned will work great for getting a ball park for the metal.. liquid displacement and weight method.. Just remember to add a little for scale losses.. Far easier to keep a Steel yard in the shop for those times you just need it fast.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Began work on a new anvil stand. Didn’t get very far, only got the pipe cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWest Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 JHCC, Aus, and JLP thank you for the suggestions. They will be put to use soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 If you really wanted to have accurate sections with complete marking out or forging strictly to dimension you'd have to measure each taper and do the math.. then mark it out for the cross section you are using.. a little more involved math wise but more accurate if that is what you are after.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherViking Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Quite funny with all this talk of keeping work clean and scale free.. i've been having the opposite issue with recent pieces. They've been too clean of scale and hammer marks, so i've been having to gently hammer some scale back in to achieve a specific aesthetic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 On one of John Rigoni’s videos (making bottle openers on the power hammer, I think), he sprinkles scale on the workpiece for precisely that reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherViking Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 This one? Some really nice tooling there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 That’s the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kerr Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I had a go at turning a small ball pein hammer into an axe. Really pleased with the outcome (my first axe!). Also wired up my blower with a foot pedal, which was super handy and conserved a lot of charcoal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Made a mesquite anvil stump for a new anvil and also built a new hammer. The anvil is on the small side but I really like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMike Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 very picturesque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Mike, it’s only there for the picture. I’m probably going to keep them in my living room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Nice hammer, anvil and stump. What is miskeet like to work with? What is the thickness of that hammer handle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Mesquite isn’t that bad to work if you’ve got the right tools. That handle is pretty thin, maybe 3/32” at the thinnest section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Mesquite is a beautiful wood. Goes well with the new anvil and hammer! Good job. Having been born and reared in W. TX, I love it when I see things that folks have made out of mesquite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Thank you. I’m a big fan of mesquite too. One of my other anvils is on a mesquite stump too. I worked on a ranch for a while in Lordsburg, NM, anus of the United States. The fella I worked for had solid mesquite cabinets through out his entire house. They were stunning but the cabinet maker said he’d never do it again. Where about in God’s country were you raised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Odessa, Lubbock, Ft. Worth, San Antonio. (Hated Odessa). The others were ok. The only thing we BBQ'd with was mesquite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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