TWISTEDWILLOW Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 I got a bucket of sucker rod connector ends from a friend that builds pipe fence and I thought they would make good hardies, I straitened up an old pair of hoof nippers to hold the big square ends and they work pretty good for sucker rod hardie tongs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 I collect slightly longer ones and use them to weld mill balls to for ball stakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 I’ve got a old 5 pound auger ball I’ve been saving to do the same thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 That augurs well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Lol, JHCC, I guess I didn’t think that comment through very well, they are used in a feed hopper in commercial chicken houses, as the auger turns it kicks the ball up and the ball busts up hard clumps of feed so the clumps will fall down to the auger and feed down the auger line to the feed pans. Hopefully that all made sense lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 That does make sense, and now I’ve learned something new. I was just making a pun on “auger” (a drill) and “augur” (to foretell). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Lol that shows how smart I am, I didn’t even notice that you were using a different word. But know I’ve learned something new too! I’ve never heard the term augur but I’ll remember it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisCA Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I got walls now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Congratulations DennisCA! I like the big front door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Haven't done anything in the shop but im in Louisville for a concert and I'm hoping cumberland elkhorn coal and coke is open on Saturdays so I can grab a bag or two of coal. Fingers crossed because they're not answering the phone yet. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Tried out that back support i made for my anvil. Worked quite nicely making the first of what will be a few turning wrenches. The first one i failed is lying next to the one i made yesterday. A little wider than i was going for but that can be either fixed or just make another slightly smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I’d definitely recommend making the opening somewhat smaller, for two reasons. First, I think you’ll find it generally more useful (depending, of course, on the sizes you work with most). Second, you can take the opportunity to make a square upset corner on the outside, which will make it stronger overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 A customer from Ventura sent a photo of the installed lanterns. Today I sent another one. фонарь фиоре.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobtiel1 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Went to my brother's work today to weld up the new fire pot. Some of the welds are very sloppy, that's one me, and my brother did an amazing job welding up the pot itself. Tomorrow I'll install it, but before I do that I need to find some threaded rods so I can actually attach the blower. ~Jobtiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 New flag holder on a piece of redwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Nice. Good clean lines: simple and elegant. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Nice, good job. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 simple yet beautiful good job ted M.J.Lampert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Thanks, I dug the flag out but the pole is missing. Is solid round stock ridiculous for a flag pole? I've got some electrical conduit that might work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lary Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Thanks for sharing Ted. I really like it. Its got me thinking about that tin thing on the corner of the carport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Conduit would be your best bet, especially if it’s the aluminum kind. Solid stock would be MUCH too heavy, especially once the wind starts tugging at the flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Has anyone bought new steel recently? How the price has gone up. Almost doubled. Anyway i needed new steel for an up coming project. It will be porch railing. The existing railing is wood with just square spindles. I will take out the middle three and put in an iron center piece. Then every 3rd spindle will come out and be replaced with iron. Or at least that is the plan. So yesterday i spent working on the process and making a couple scrolling jigs. A total of 28 scrolls will be needed. The center piece has a tenon that will go through the top piece, it will be threaded and i am going to make something like a blacksmiths diamond that will be tapped to go on top. The bottom will have a finial that will bolt to the lower rail. Anyway here is my lay out, one side of the bottom is missing and the scroll is not right, just laid it there to get an idea of what they will look like. Above to the right is one of my jigs cooling off. Oh, this is one of the center pieces. The spindles will be just simple twisted bars. Also been working on getting my deck built. Man what a pain 8 holes, 14" around and 34" deep, by hand. Almost a yard of concrteBut while digging found this. What to do with it? That 18 on the bottom (top of the photo) is how big around it is, 18". JHCC, i am still trying to get that upset square corner down, almost there but not quite. I can get the nice sharp corner but i end up narrowing it down. Just have to keep trying i know eventually i will get it. Ted, really nice flag holder there. My flag pole is an old tent pole, one of the telescoping kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Nice work Billy. Hoping my one day off tomorrow get my forge started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 The 18 in piece looks a lot like an under ground water meter/valve cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 I was thinking a septic tank or cistern. It was in the back and all my utilities come in from the front. That does not mean that they always did though. My mom went across my back yard where we are digging with a metal detector, the house has been here for about 100 years so she was curious, she totally missed this huge piece of iron. I found a nickel, a new nickel...they make it look so easy on the videos. See why they get excited about finding a button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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