Chris C Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I second that statement guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 The next project is finished. Several chandeliers and lamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Absolutely beautiful, Alexandr. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, Chris The Curious said: Absolutely beautiful, Alexandr. Thank Chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Alexandr, All I can say about your work is, "Reverente vidite, mortales, heroem laborare." ("Look on in awe, mortals, a demigod is at work.") "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Need to come up with a new way of saying Great work Alexandr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Gratias guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 alexandr, amazing as always. You are a machine. the amount of work produced for a given time frame is amazing. Do you ever sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 What did I do in the shop today? Well, since I've no forge yet, I took my frustrations out on a piece of wood on the anvil practicing my hammer control. Been doing a fair amount of that recently. My wife came out to my shop and said she'd heard me hammering away and was curious (since I've no forge) just what I was doing. I just laughed and said "killin' wood". She just shook her head and walked back to the house. Didn't say anything else. I'm trying to learn better control of and less ham-fisted grip on the handle. I'm beginning to think I might benefit from more squared off handles, kind of like Brian Brazeal uses. I don't like "copying" people, ( just because of who they are ) but I think a more squared handle would help me register more precisely the position of the head. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 As always Alexandr words fail me. I'm going to have to come up with new ones to describe how exquisite your work is in my eyes. Chris: Okay, enough banging around on wood. Either build yourself a temporary bean can forge or start hammering copper. Copper forges beautifully though it work hardens abruptly which is good training, it'll teach you to listen to the work. Ground wire from the electric supply is nice stuff, there's plenty there to make jewelry and leaf pulls and key fobs. For funzises copper forge welds very easily at below red heat flux or not as works for you. Don't make me have to tell you to use a LIGHT hammer on copper wire. Sing out when you run into the problem, the secret will surprise you. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Made good progress yesterday on the Peddinghaus stand rework. Got it fully done and able to be installed or removed by 4 bolts. I did start work on the Refflinghaus stand but the bandsaw blade welder flew south without consulting me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelonian Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 That looks like a very solid stand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 chuckle. Yes, for sure it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Frosty said: Sing out when you run into the problem, the secret will surprise you. Not sure I understand what you mean here, Frosty. Jennifer, that stand is lookin' good! Might it be nearly as heavy as the anvil????? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Might be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 48 minutes ago, jlpservicesinc said: bandsaw blade welder flew south I just hate it when that happens, I try to have a spare on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 IFC, Bandsaw blade? Or bandsaw blade welder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Bandsaw blade, I figured you meant the blade weld failed. That's what I get for figuring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shabumi Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I decided to try my hand at bladesmithing, so I started out with a couple of swords. I banged them out pretty quickly too, only took 10 minutes to make 2 I may end up making a few more to slay the muenster of the cheese plate at our next gathering. After that arduous task, I finished the key hook for my sister's birthday. Besides the leaves which were ⅛"x½" bar, everything else was found on the farm. The petals were from a sheet off an old water heater, old barbed wire for the stem and a cover off some old farm equipment for the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Creative! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Love the rose key holder Shabumi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 My own bandsaw problem today was the tire coming off the drive wheel on my horizontal saw as I was cutting up chunks of 4140 to sell at Quad-State. Very happy with it otherwise, though: it was breezing though 2-1/2” round with no trouble at all for the first five pieces. Made another bottle opener: And worked on a couple of other projects before I ran out of propane. Much of the session was taken up with explaining to the neighbors’ kids what I was doing, which was definitely well worth the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shabumi Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Thanks guys. I don't have a welder (or know how to use one), so I tried threading the leaves with a tap and die set. I just didn't realize that the posts were too close to put nuts onto. I ended up peening them over and got a really tight hold on them. All in all, I'm happy with the first work I've done that has multiple pieces to it. That's a nice looking bottle opener JHCC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Nope. Bandsaw blade welder flew south. LOL.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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