BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Kenny O, fill the hollow part with something, and see if it quiets it down enough to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawnJockey Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I saw a CL ad for a partially completed air hammer that the owner had lost interest in. I traded emails with the owner and concluded that his price was fair but it wasn't practical with me being in the process of moving to a different state. So I told the seller that and that if he didn't have any other takers I would be interested in it at a substantial discount. A couple weeks go by and I get an email from the seller cutting the price in half. I jumped on it. What I got was the base (23 x 40 1 3/4 plate), the anvil and tower all welded up. Also included was the tup and guides as well as two chunks of forklift time, enough to make two sets of dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 testing testing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Nope, cant hear you ID, type louder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 You fixed it! It's a relief...So... Have I already bragged about that they threw an almost complete set of old wagon iron parts at me. For free ! With some extra parts: ie. 8 wheels, but only the flat steel tyres no wooden elements. I have to go through the whole lot and select pieces that can be used for revitalization. I took a small sample piece and it forged so smoothly. It's not WI but a very soft, old MS. It's a shame that people let these old wagons and buggies rot for decades. They are pretty common find around here in the scrap yards.Oopsie no pics, sorry.But still in enthusiastic mood from being able to see this topic right!Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) my anvilSome stuff that followed me home for free and an anvil I had to talk into coming home with me a few weeks back.Im working on getting this out my van Edited May 27, 2015 by Stephen Jones added pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 So I had a quick trip to visit my wife and get her swamp cooler on our central NM house working last weekend. Not in my plans or schedule but more of a rescue mission. Anyway to sweeten the trip I stopped off at the Las Cruces Flea Market both on the way up Saturday morning and the way back Sunday morning. Saturday all I bought were a couple of Mangoes; Sunday I picked up 20 sanding disks for my large angle grinder and a pair of diamond farriers tongs is excellent condition---light in the hand, fairly short reins, convenient jaw opening and only US$5! Wouldn't even set them back down on the table to get my wallet out...(also picked up enough english muffins at 1/2 price that I can stuff my freezer and have breakfast covered for the next month...)Same fleamarket just a day apart; or to quote: "Constant Vigilance!" is needed to find stuff cheap! (I allot the time it takes to my entertainment budget...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawnJockey Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Who ever did the fix, thank you.I could not resist this. It was someone's air hammer project that he lost interest in. That is a 1 3/4" 24 x 40 base. It also came with the tup and guide as well as a couple pieces of forklift tine for tooling. So this will be the start of my tire hammer. Unfortunately I have to complete our move before doing any work on the project. Until then, read, read and then read some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humphreymachine Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 4 items from an old smith's shop.Two heavy tongs - not sure if they were designed for manual or power hammer use - 'standard' size Atha tongs shown for size comparison. Most power hammer tongs I've seen have longer thinner handles designed to both give the user more distance from the hammer and dissipate some of the shock of the hammer's blows. The 'loops' on the ends of the one pair of tongs appear as though they once pointed to the side as each of the reigns have be twisted 90 degrees A neat old Oxweld acetylene gauge with 1917 and 1922 patents. All brass construction and fairly large. A shelf piece. Lastly - an interesting hand forged punch holder. Internal seams demonstrate that the 'cone' was fabricated from a piece of flat stock which was forge welding into a cylinder and then forge welded to the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humphreymachine Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 An interesting bellows(sans leather) with a carved animal head surrounding the opening which presumably held a metal nozzle. Appears ancient but I don’t think that it is as old asit looks. Probably late 19th/early 20thc and Asian in origin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 That is one wicked cool bellows. Are you going to make it work again? I don't know if I'd "restore" it but I don't think putting the leather/canvas/naugahide/etc. on it would damage it's value.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 WOW! Puts a whole new slant on 'dragon's breath'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humphreymachine Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Hope to leather the bellows one of these days. It is 28 inches longwhich is larger than a hand held fireplace type bellows but quite a bitsmaller than the common American forge bellows. No sure how it was operated. There are no nail holes to suggest that it once had handles butthere are three unexplained notches/depressions in the top and the extrapiece of wood on the top. There are also three rubber bumpers on the bottom suggesting that it may have been placed on the floor? Foot operated? It is made of hardwood and rather heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humphreymachine Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 This 48 inch long bellows was for domestic use but thought I’d show anotherexample of how fancy they can get. Satinwood inlaid into mahogany. c1910 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humphreymachine Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Picked up this pair of blacksmith’s shears which struck me as having larger than normal jaws compared to the size of the handles.Seams are visible in the jaws which I assume are the forge weld linebetween the tools steel and mild steel.Neat graphic. The fellow I got them from thought they would look nicehung outside a shop as a trade sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 The tongs with the bent bits look a lot like tongs designed to manipulate wagon tyres when you go to iron a wheel and they are generally larger to work heavy tyres and take advantage of leverage when holding them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny O Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I picked up these bottles at a yard sale, not until I arrived home did I notice that one bottle has a sticker with "Anhydrous Ammonia" on it.I Have googled it and it don't look good... I was thinking of making a bell of it...The little one is a C02.. $20 for both. The photos were rotated sideways without my permission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Anhydrous ammonia is basically fertilizer from my understanding.. Meth heads also use it for manufacturing illicit pharmaceuticals.... I believe it is also used for furnace atmospheres in some cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Nothstine Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Before you cut them you might want to check some of the larger welding gas supplier. Some place will trade you tanks even if it's a different gas or the tank doesn't have a current test stamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothBore Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Anhydrous ammonia is basically fertilizerThat's true, ... sort of, ... it's used to "bond" Nitrogen in the soil, so that it's available to root systems. But a little bottle like the one pictured, was most likely used to charge Ammonia based Refrigeration Systems.Around this area, some of the older Dairies still use Ammonia Systems, ... although they're very dangerous, ... due to the poisonous nature of the Ammonia Gas.----------------------------------------------------------Before and during WWII, ... my Grandfather had an "Ice Plant" in Brunswick, Maryland, ... that used am Ammonia Refrigeration System, ... powered by a Rex Buckeye, diesel, "hit & miss" engine.( That engine ran the Refrigeration Compressor, ... a DC Generator for lights, ... and furnished Domestic Hot Water to the living quarters adjacent to the Plant. My Dad can't remember the horsepower of the "Buckeye", ... but claims the flywheels were 7' tall. )Being quite familiar with Ammonia Refrigeration, ... at a time when many "Tech People" were "away" in the Military, ... He was often called upon to repair Ammonia Systems for Dairies, Breweries and Meat Packers, ... in a 5 State area. . Edited June 2, 2015 by SmoothBore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) When I first stared working in refrigeration it was on a 400 ton ammonia(R717) plant it can be dangers stuff. Its boiling point is -28F at atmospheric its somewhat flammable and can be explosive with the right air mix a small amount may burn, damage the eyes and cause loss of consciousness so be careful !Note that applies to ammonia refrigeration don`t know if Anhydrous is any safer. Edited June 3, 2015 by stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny O Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I am going to find the right threaded fitting for the opening run copper tubing some distance away and open the valve, I haven't even opened the valve yet...the threads look good, there are many farms in the area, including mine. but it is rather small for any type of fertilizing application.Thank you all for your valuable input, I will proceed with caution. I found this link:http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?455421-Correct-way-to-purge-clean-Propane-and-Anhydrous-Amonia-tanks-for-welding-cutting&s=848d222ce5d401cf8309f229a6694089 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 The one looks in really good shape. I would swing it by the welding shop to see if they would like to get it into their system. Then again if it was a rented cylinder they would just keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Olson Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Found this cool ladle at a garage sale today. Looks to be a coated copper pot with a cast brass handle. Question, how do I bend the handle for a better working angle. Hot? cold? I don't want to break it. Maybe it will just hang on the wall cuz its so cool! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Cast brass doesn't take to bending, hot or cold. It's a pretty high probability it'll break if you try.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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