Stash Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Hey Jungle- I picked up a bunch of blanks for diamond blades, I was told they were 4140. Hope this helps. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaera Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Le Marechal- Beautiful! Are those surfaces milled? They seem to have toolpaths. Or is it just how they're ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 The holidays are over, it's time to go to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 My knee is well enough to get out for a bit again. Tried another drawer pull, think i may have the process down now. Definately going to have to make a jig for the rings. I hope the groove is acceptable otherwise i may have to go with a tenon on the back of the post holding the ring. And of course i show my ugly old drawer pull just as Alexandr puts up stunning work. Love that light, would that be considered a sconce? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 That is not A sconce, that is THE sconce. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Thank you! I think yes. I have been working in this house for several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaera Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 You never cease to amaze! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Snuck out at lunch and wire brushed a bunch more tools to oil. T-Shirt weather if you were standing in the sun. Just enough breeze to flush the rust dust away from the bench mount wire wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Is that your house or a clients? Regarless beautiful home and beautiful iron work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
671jungle Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 1:12 AM, twigg said: 671jungle, was that a door knob you got the pin stock from? Neat! Thanks. It is from a fancy toilet paper holder. The cacti growing group has requested a few grafting blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 “Toilet paper” and “cacti” should not be in such close proximity. I wired up the 1725 rpm motor for the wood-cutting bandsaw. Still waiting for the drive pulleys to arrive in the mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 6 hours ago, BillyBones said: Is that your house or a clients? This is the client's house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 It's beautiful work as always Alexandr. I love the stove pipe surround, it'd be hung with wet gloves at our house. A person has to live where it's cold to truly appreciate a nice warm, dry, pair of gloves. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twigg Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Alexandr, really nice work as always! JHCC, lol! 671jungle, is there any significance to the different shapes of grafting knives? My dad's a wine buff and the one he uses is shaped like a hook with the sharp edge on the inside (always struck me as a finger amputator!) I finished my decorative twig tonight. Could've done better, but I learned a bunch. Time for me to get a die grinder. Also added some rests on the forge for propping firebricks more snuggly. Now that the firebricks don't lean or fall off, the new forge got significantly hotter tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davor Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 No forging for a while. Rebuilding the engine from my vintage CZ 175/477 year 1972 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaera Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Nice twig twigg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Ditto nice twig Twigg. You can forge the electric welds to blend them into the twigs more naturally. Do it at a pretty high heat, high orange minimum, if the welds break try hotter. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Alexandr, thought maybe it may be yours since working on it for years, a labor of love. Twigg, maybe time to branch out? (ok, thats all i got, i am stumped for more) I like the welds myself. They look natural, that bottom one looks almost as if maybe the twig was broken in the winter and is starting to regrow. Or maybe it is an orange tree with a grafted on tangerine branch to grow tangelos. Frosty, not only the gloves but we would also hang our socks on it. Warm dry socks are also very appreciated in the cold climes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, BillyBones said: Frosty, not only the gloves but we would also hang our socks on it. Warm dry socks are also very appreciated in the cold climes. Oh BABY there'd be socks hanging but I have lots and the dryer is about 8' from the wood stove. I keep procrastinating some sort of decorative drying rack for behind the stove. Something to set out boots on would be nice, warm boots. ahhhhhhhh. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twigg Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Thanks for the input all! I think my big challenges with the welding were visibility (time to replace the screen on my welding helmet, could barely see my own hands before auto darkening) and the rate I was dropping bead (way too fast, had to grind a lot of excess and what I couldn't reach stayed on). I've been blindly trusting the recommended settings on the chart and maybe it's time for me to experiment to get a slower bead. Frosty, hadn't thought of forging the weld bead! I think I'm a little low on heat at the moment. I just got a low yellow yesterday. Need to reline the forge. I think I didn't rigidize deep enough because every surface is moving and flaking off refractory (I did butter first, not sure where I went wrong). Going to have to break off the existing refractory layer, re-rigidize, and re-line it. I didn't put any emissive lining on yet because I wanted to see if the refractory would flake off first. Glad I did that! BillyBones, I think I could a better job on finish work. Gotta put a bough on top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Couple of little bits: made the mounting bracket for the second motor in the vertical bandsaw (center) and added casters to the base of the horizontal bandsaw (lower right): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerooster Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Ya'll are doing some fine work there. I didn't do anything today. cold, and windy. I can handle the cold, but the wind seems to drive right through me. Time to put up a wall or two around the forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 A leather welding jacket is good for shop work in the cold and wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I dig the twig twigg. I think it looks fine. You should deffinately change the lens covers on your welding helmet if they are that bad tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Yes definitely keep your welding shield right. I've found I need to shine a bright light on my work to see even with an auto darkening shield but my eyes are getting old. If you're quick enough you can do a little hammer refining on the welds before they cool. don't get me wrong, they look good as is but different joints and textures are more tricks in your bag. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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