ThomasPowers Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 The idea is to have the maximum amount of steel "under" the hammer. Why I beams don't make good anvils they are mostly air under the hammer except for a narrow line down the middle. There used to be a nice write up on making an anvil from an 180# forklift tine, total cost was US$25 IIRC; but the site is no longer there. I found a picture of the anvil Marco Borromei made The 1.5" diameter rod was what the forks slid on for positioning. Steel all the way down and it's welded to a RR track plate---the $25 cost. As for dozers: they are built from heavy steel components that do wear, break and get scrapped. A place that works on them probably has a boneyard and may have a pile of no longer working pieces that you might be able to get for scrap rate---you don't need usable stuff worth $$$ you want scrapmetal worth cents. As an added plus Dozers often use dome headed sq shank bolts, like carriage bolts, so if you are lucky you can find a piece with a built in hardy hole. Example: a 50# chunk from the scrapyard with 2 1" hardy holes, ran me US$10. (Should be much cheaper at the source as the buying rate at a scrapyard is MUCH less than the selling rate.) Note the top of the holes are round but the rest is square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaera Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Frosty, definitely the straight lines part. I agree on the ailments. TJ, that makes sense. Thank you. Ok, TP. I think I get it now. I'm itching to go to a scrapyard for a number of reasons, so I might see what they've got while I'm there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Pity; I have the other forklift tine like they used for their anvil; pulled from a spoil pile near a river in an industrial part of Columbus. However I moved it to NM with me... I'd talk with the other SOFA members that live your way and see where they suggest you look. Me I have a small Pop&Son scrapyard 6 miles down the road from me and try to visit every Saturday morning for an hour or two. (Especially lately as I am trying to keep them in business!) It's fun as it has farm scrap, stuff from the old mines and stuff from the local University. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirerabbit Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Now the files have a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexmateria Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 cut a piece of steel off an old wood stove, going to bolt it to my workbench.. I need to cut another slab off tomorrow, which I'm not looking forward to. I don't have the right tool so it takes forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Tried out a new motor for the horizontal bandsaw, in the hope that I can put the old one into a vertical bandsaw that I’m modifying for metal. I guess I’m going to be making a new motor mount next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Burnett Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Added the base for the chimney flu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Chimaera said: Frosty, definitely the straight lines part. Straight line is an old Vaudeville term for a set up for a joke or gag. I'm a natural joker and often innocent turns of phrase jump out at me begging for a related wise crack or pun. Fish names sounding like ailments just begs for silly remarks about how my loaches are killing me. Or perhaps the lunch wagon at the fish market is known as the loach coach. I'd make other examples but loach is the only one that sticks in my dented memory. Welcome aboard Roger, glad to have you. If you'll put your general location in the header you'll have a better chance to hook up with members living within visiting distance. I have to say that is one NICE looking masonry forge. Are you building the shop around it? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaera Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Ah, now I get it! Didn't realize straight line had a meaning besides, well, a straight line. Along with the loaches were synodontis, pictus, gouramis, and plecostomuses (just for my tank) Roger- That looks awesome! The beautiful arches in there, and nice variety in the brick color really make it excellent. And yeah, what Frosty said. That's kinda a big deal on here. I haven't been able to hook up with anyone yet, but it sure would be nice. And even if you don't visit, people can help you find anvils, coal, etc. etc. On a different note, I finally got tong blanks from Ken's Custom Iron. I ordered one pair of bolt jaws, plan on making those bolt vbits, and two pairs of flatjaws for wolfjaws. Thought those would be some of the most universal/versatile styles to get me started on multiple sizes of square, round, and flat stock. I hope to be able to make my own by the end of next summer, but I thought these would be a good starter set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I made some Christmas tree ornaments. Nails, Candy Canes, Icecicles, Wreaths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twigg Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Roger, looking good! Wasn't enough space in the shared shop to do any forging today, so I worked on fixing up my crudtacular new gas forge. I spent an hour or so drilling and tapping two 1/4"-20 tapped holes in the burner collar. The stainless kept work hardening on me. Eventually sacrificed a carbide burr breaking the hardened layer, switched to a twist drill bit and sat on the end of the cordless drill to bust through! Not a fun night, but it's done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul TIKI Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I love those wreaths. They would have the added bonus of probably not breaking when the dog inevitably knocks them down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 What colours are you going to paint the ornaments? I did my barbwire basket icicles "metal flake silver". (Weren't the pictus found in Scotland before the Irish moved in?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I was going to leave them as is just with wax and tie them up with red ribbon to off set the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I believe the creature from the black lagoon was the last surviving member of the Pictus peoples. A truly mistaken creature that came in peace, you can tell becuase not once in the movie was he wearing blue paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul TIKI Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 It was a long woad to get to that one BillyBones! Flatliner, I know what I will be doing next fall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I believe that his depiction in that movie was biased! If only she had remembered to say "Klaatu Barada Nikto" she would have gorten off lightly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Bias indeed, what Gaul to be depicted from that Angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Remember the review of the Battle Of Hastings? "Not enough Saxon Violence!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul TIKI Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Was that review written by a guy named Norman? It was a pretty Frank review. The other guy gave it Teuton thumbs up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjdaggett Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) I codn't have made it through this day without you guys. You've given my soul a new perch. Without you, I might have paid a visit to the sturgeon. Edited December 16, 2020 by tjdaggett Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Well if you are going to egg us on; Tom(Thomas) said caviarly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaegers Forge and Foundry Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Tried something I've never tried before mokume gane from quarters. I chose raindrop pattern. and through the power of redneck photo shop (my thumb) I hid delamination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaera Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Nice mokume, Jaegers! Waiting for nice weather to take crack number two at some for myself. How many are in that disc? TJ, nice, nice, but you missed one. You've given my sole a new perch. They're a bit like flounder. Very tasty. Most famous is the dover sole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Alright i have about Haddock Whiff Herring fish puns. Got this almost done, couple more coats of poly. Got the idea from some one here, wont mention any names JHCC. A gun rack for my dad. He got a new Henry a while back, the blued style not the brass so i went with a lighter color wood. The wood is sassafras. Putting those stars on was a... I used dental tools and tweezers, with a flat of aluminum and they still aint straight. I wont set the hooks till after Xmas when i can go and have the rifle to use to make sure it hangs straight and all that. Made the bolts, dropped one somewhere though and need to find it, just lag bolts i heated and squared the head on. The hooks have leather then a suede on top of that to line them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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