Donal Harris Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Didn’t get to work in the shop/back corner of the yard today. Spent the day watching Godzilla and zombie movies with the grandkids. Closest I got was swimming with them in the pool, but I guess that could count, since I sometimes cool hot iron down in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Masterson Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) xxxx it lol Edited August 3, 2021 by Mod34 Edited for inappropriate language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Globe looks good Pat. Nothing ever turns out as good as you want the first time (not even on the second or third for me). Nice tool rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 It's art Pat, nobody's going to use it to navigate around the world. It does a good job of representing the continents. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Watched video of a power hammer, a huge, huge power hammer. The piece being worked was almost 6' wide, almost as big as the guy standing next to it, the hammer looked the size of a pile driver. Which i guess would be a sort of power hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 I watched a Daniel Moss video where he made a table for a guillotine tool. I've had a few instances where that would have been handy so I built one. I used it while making some Poz tongs and it worked good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad J. Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 An electrician at work asked if I could make his boys a couple spike knives and I made a couple bottle openers between heats on the spikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 8/2/2021 at 3:38 PM, Pat Masterson said: figure out a way to make it spin Could you just weld, or JB weld a piece of round stock on the South Pole that fits into a piece of pipe on a base to make it rotate? Might have to make a base, though. It never ends... I like your globe very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDoc Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Was given several springs yesterday. No idea what they were for or are made of, but they are about 2" wide and roughly 3' long, so there is a lot of metal there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Masterson Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Nodebt said: Might have to make a base, though. It never ends... I like your globe very much! Thanks Nodebt. I was already planning to make a base and then have that half circle arm piece that connects at each pole like most globes have. I’ve got a few ideas along the lines of what you suggested. On 8/4/2021 at 11:20 AM, Frosty said: It's art Pat, nobody's going to use it to navigate around the world. It does a good job of representing the continents. Frosty The Lucky. Thanks Frosty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 32 minutes ago, Pat Masterson said: that half circle arm piece that connects at each pole If it encircles the entire globe, it’s called a “meridian”; if it’s only on one side, it’s a “semi-meridian”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHDforge Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 I was trying find a better way to create a simple fixture for wrapping various round loops or arcs, like an “S” hook. first I tried this, simple pipe to a fitting I can hold in the vise. the problem as you would expect is that the nut moves left- right. I recently built a portable hardy hole stand I thought of this idea, make a hardy to hold various pipe fittings. I built this today it is now easy to change pipe sizes using various adaptors. And it is stable in all directions. Mostly all parts available at the hardware store, pipes, adaptors, flange. Thought I would share this idea. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Give consideration to a stop or hold so you do not have to use two hands when making the wrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHDforge Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Am thinking of a machinist magnetic stand with an adjustable stop arm/bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Something that clamps or bolts in place would be preferable. Magnetic fixtures have a way of coming apart at inopportune moments; mechanical ones, less so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/1/2021 at 12:32 AM, DHarris said: I continue to work on the stairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Hewitt Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Not been around here for a while. Been crazy busy trying to keep my business afloat since February 2020 but things are looking up again and managed to lift the fire in what must be about a year. Bought myself a drill press and little mig welder. This prompted a tidy of the bench to put them on so I made some tool hangers to get my hammers and tongs out of the way (not easy in a 10 by 10 container) Made a couple of belt buckles for a mate, a pair of calipers to measure a large pipe for work on Monday, a belt hanger for my pick up stick when I go clay shooting and a large hook for a fitness project at home. As always the quality of everything is pretty rough but it's okay for the lack of practice I have had and I enjoy it so I don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Nice belt buckle. I always like seeing people using rebar for its decorative potential, rather than simply because it’s cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Masterson Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Good to know JHCC - I’m going for a semi-meridian then. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Hewitt Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Thanks JHCC, I made a rebar buckle 30 years ago that I have worn every day since, its a great track of my waist line. Luckily I made the belt strap far too long so it still fits. A pal of mine always liked it and I found a foot of 3/4 rebar and decided to make another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I keep having to punch new holes in my belt to cinch it tighter, but I think that has more to do with the leather stretching than with my waistline shrinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Hewitt Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 The belt strap on mine stopped stretching years ago. It's had a hard life going from a 28" waist to a 44" waist and I think it realised if it kept stretching I would only ask for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Masterson Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 What’s up guys. Hope everyone’s enjoying the weekend so far. I have a question about tenons for what I’m working on right now. Going to be a picture frame. It was supposed to be upset square corners - the type the has the nice sharp outside edge with the smooth radiused inside. I basically ended up with the opposite lol. I didn’t have the right stock to try to technique that Peter Ross does - taking a thicker piece of stock and drawing down towards each end starting from where you want the corner to be. I thought I could upset the bar where I want the corner and try to work the upset towards the side where the outside corner would be and then bend - maybe a better smith than me could pull that off. But it’s ok they still look better than if I had just bent some square bar (I think) at least that’s what I’m telling myself after almost two hours of work. Anyway back to the tenons - how much of a bite do I need to take to to have enough to join them at the corners? This already ended up being smaller than planned so I don’t want to take any more that I absolutely have to. It’s 1/2” square bar. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 1/4"-3/8" should give you enough material for the tennon, assuming a 1/4" tennon. You could always do a test piece to get more accurate. Do you have a monkey tool to square up the shoulders? Easy to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 A very hard session in the shop today, and I’m definitely feeling it now. In retrospect, I probably pushed myself a bit too hard in the heat. However, I did get the forging done for four custom beer tap handles. Drilling, tapping, and finishing await. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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