January 31, 201313 yr Went by the scrap yard and picked up an old table pedestal. large round base, pipe shaft and small dished sq top. I increased the hole in the top piece (using the anglegrinder as I needed a 1 5/8" hole) and now it holds my largest ballstake (with 1 5/8" shaft) much like a gazing ball for the garden but in my armourmaking shop area instead. I also picked up a used drill press table---cratered like the moon; but the shaft on it fits the round hole on my bridge anvil and so I mounted my whitney punch on it as mounting it on the shear table would limit the size of pieces I could cut. 20 cents a pound; more than paid for it by picking up new bolts that were dumped!
February 4, 201313 yr Found this in the woods on a friends farm, 2 pieces of forge welded barge chain. He said that his dad brought them home in the "60's. 1 piece is 6.5' long, the other is 7.5' a total of 57 links, 1" to 1-1/8 " in diameter about 11" of mild steel in each. The other piece is a raker tooth from a bulldozer I found on my new property. 1" thick and 3" wide What would you do with this? No power hamer or striker.
February 4, 201313 yr I found two 22" sticks of 1" x 5 tpi acme in the maintenance shop scrap pile. Each one had a nut. Appear to be drop from some "special" machine project. Even with the tighter thread, ( checked my leg vises and all 4 are 4tpi) these are just begging to be used. I'm not sure how best to turn the hex nuts into proper screw boxes. If I used them for a woodworkers bench leg vise, I would just inlay into the fixed jaw. I'm thinking salvaged ball hitches would make proper ends to fit the screws to. Then there's the grease cup for the back...
February 5, 201313 yr Found this in the woods on a friends farm, 2 pieces of forge welded barge chain. He said that his dad brought them home in the "60's. 1 piece is 6.5' long, the other is 7.5' a total of 57 links, 1" to 1-1/8 " in diameter about 11" of mild steel in each. The other piece is a raker tooth from a bulldozer I found on my new property. 1" thick and 3" wide What would you do with this? No power hamer or striker. 011.JPG012.JPG013.JPG Whats the plan for those chains mate? I got some a similar size recently from the local scrap yard to wrap around my anvil. Cheers Andy
February 6, 201313 yr Last weekend I bought a 230 lb. Fisher that looks like it's never been used. I paid $125.00. It has 1938 under the tail on the body. Is that the year made?
February 9, 201313 yr Author When you find a brand new heavy forge fire pot, you put it in the car and bring it home. About 8-9 inches across the fire pot, 3-4 inches deep, slop sides, large opening for the twyere, and a ring to support it on a forge table. Just needs a twyere, stand (legs) and table.
February 9, 201313 yr Went to the local flea market here (quite a big flea market). Was able to nab both of these Pexto swages. My Pexto plate has square holes, and the bits I bought are round and hexagonal. Will have to change that! Nabbed both for $3 a piece.
February 10, 201313 yr DanielC, those are not stakes, they are hand tools held like a chisel and struck with a mallet, used for seaming sheet metal. They create a channel so that the folded seam lies flat. There is an opposite concave tool that flattens the folded seam.
February 10, 201313 yr DanielC, those are not stakes, they are hand tools held like a chisel and struck with a mallet, used for seaming sheet metal. They create a channel so that the folded seam lies flat. There is an opposite concave tool that flattens the folded seam. Thanks for the info! I was hoping you would duck in this thread and explain what they were!
February 10, 201313 yr Brought my 30" hacksaw to the scrapyard yesterday and cut a 3" pipe for the 4" ball brazed to the end, picked up some expanded metal for forge grates (about a years supply worth) and a piece of grating to scrape mud and goatheads off our shoes at the door. 20 cents a pound!
February 13, 201313 yr Picked up a leaf spring and 2 coil springs from an auto mechanic friend of mine for free.
February 23, 201313 yr Local old timer passed away near here. Had 3-4 acres of stuff he had collected over the years. Like a scrap yard only very little ever left once through the gates. I scored two blowers on stands. the little one turns very well and throw lots of air the large one is tight but moves, need some cleaning up to work. and i got the tongs. grand some of $57 Australian dollars . There was heaps of old wrought iron wheels, chain etc. could have a had a field day if i had more time etc. Shame is in next few weeks it is all being scrapped the big excavators were already getting into the back 2 acres which the public could not enter into. Tis a sad day. http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/Swiftden/IMAG0097.jpg http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/Swiftden/IMAG0095-1.jpg http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/Swiftden/IMAG0098.jpg http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/Swiftden/IMAG0096.jpg http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h283/Swiftden/IMAG0099.jpg Went back today being 24/02/13 and picked up 3 wagon wheel rims, a couple of forge tools, some weights for in the shed and a sledge hammer head which i rekon would weigh 5 to 6 kilos at a guess.
February 24, 201313 yr I took a picture of the sledge etc. i weighed it and it weighs 6.6kg or 14.55lbs . id hate to swing it myself but couldnt let it go to scrap. Also got a drive shaft from a farm truck i think. about 4ft long and 1.5" thick
February 26, 201313 yr Scrapyard on Saturday; not much there this time though I did pick up 20-30 feet of 1/2" sq stock and some other little bits---35# worth at 20 cents a pound
February 26, 201313 yr Found a Mankel 3 burner forge in my area and went by to see it. It followed me home with 3 propane tanks (5 gal each). Once he fired it up and he turned on the blower, I was hooked. I tried not to show my excitement, but he knew by my drooling I wanted it. It is a serious forge and I'm so happy to have it.
February 27, 201313 yr Greetings Dave, I too have a Mankel forge My friend Tim Carr in now making them He bought out Ken Mankel and is doing a great job... He is on the internet and has some great information.... Stand back , fire her up and let the fun begin Tim is a great guy and is very helpfull. Jim
March 3, 201313 yr Ok...its about time i actually had something to put on this thread and what a haul it was!! a 25# Little Giant PH.....$1800.......a traveling bellows forge with post vise ..$250.....a very good condition 1920s vulcan 100lb anvil..$150....and a mess of coil springs of varying sizes..FREE......a double handful of horseshoes and 2 buckets of coal...$10.. now i need a bigger shop!!!!! have 3 coal forges and 1 propane...3 anvils and the power hammer amongst all the welding equipment and mechanics tools and of course the 1939 SB lathe i got off craigslist a cpl yrs ago for ....wait for it..........FREE!! and as a test of the power hammer (have never used one) I hammered out this spiked war hatchet out of an old chipping hammer i had laying around....test SAT!!!
March 4, 201313 yr Nice scores Keith! How's the LG feel? Ain't a powertool wonderful? Frosty The lucky
March 4, 201313 yr Greetings again, You'l have fun with your new hammer .. OXYMORON it's not little and it's not big butttt it sure works well... A LG 25 is the only hammer Francis ever had.. Can't see does it have a brake.... If not look into it... Jim
March 5, 201313 yr Man you guys are lucky. I live in Flint, MI. A heavy industrial town with TONS of scrap yards. Theres is not a yard in town willing to sell anything out the yard. I mean nothing. Once it makes it through the gate it cannot be resold. One guy even told me he thinks its actually illegal here to resell scrap.
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