Frosty Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Hmmmm, the auto incline is calling out, "Acme "crew" to me. Have you plugged it in yet? A lot of treadmills hit the streets because folk have enough hangers for their clothes and need room for some other fad fitness machine for the cat to hid under. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Here's what ill be using the saw blades for. This was my first one that I made a few weeks ago. They're bowls made from saw blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 6 hours ago, Frosty said: Hmmmm, the auto incline is calling out, "Acme "crew" to me. Have you plugged it in yet? A lot of treadmills hit the streets because folk have enough hangers for their clothes and need room for some other fad fitness machine for the cat to hid under. Frosty The Lucky. I plugged it up and while slow to start it does run. Well I didn't leave it on for long so i don't know if it's actin up or they just got tired of it. I haven't had the time to look at it today to see just what all I can scavenge from it because it was a busy day after the yard sale (son had his 3rd birthday party today and wife's 87 year old grandmother broke down on the way to the party so we had to fix her car before she could go home). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzkill Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 21 hours ago, Michael Cochran said: Unfortunately I didn't look before we loaded it but it has a 1.25 HP DC motor so I'll either have to figure out how to build a rectifier for it to build shop equipment or I may just have to use it for what it was meant for. Excercise Every treadmill I've seen so far uses a DC motor. However, since you plug them into an AC circuit and they pretty much all have a speed control built into them, they already have what you need for variable speed tool repurposing. You may have to build some enclosures to keep the dust and such out of the electronics though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Thank you for pointing that out. I just assumed (I know better) that it needed to be an ac motor. Now I just need to scrounge up a few more materials for a grinder build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 My supervisor at work is a 'knife maker' and uses some of the scrap materials to grind knives from. We were talking about that the other day and he went out and brought me back an old bandsaw blade. When I cut it open and layed it flat it was 14 feet long before I cut off a piece for a hacksaw (thanks Thomas powers for that helpful suggestion). I also got a couple pieces from broken weaving blades from the machines. I'll have to call the company to see if i can find out about the alloy. It's some tough stuff that makes a portaband throw sparks when you cut it so it might make decent chisels or knives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Went to the local fleamarket today; only a handful of vendors but I did buy a knotted wire wheel from my angle grinder for US$1 and a Smith's Fuel Gas regulator for $12. I like to have a spare regulator to hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olfart Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 This hammer of dubious ancestry followed me home from a garbage (...or was that garage?) sale today. The eye is humongous, about 2" X 1 1/4". The previous owner probably couldn't find a handle to fit it and welded the piece of pipe on instead. I'd be afraid to use it in this configuration, but I may cut the handle off of it and see if I can find/make a handle for it. Not sure what else it might be good for. Any suggestions? http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd305/olfart/Hammer_zpswjqlaa62.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd305/olfart/Hammer Eye_zpsihixangt.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd305/olfart/Hammer Price_zps3yt6mnuf.jpg I hope it's worth what I paid for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 looks like it might be made to fit a pickaxe handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackdawg Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 At least welding the handle on like they did makes it an easy removal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 and a need to reheat treat as I'd be a betting they didn't do a proper preheat, post heat/cool on it and it is at least a medium carbon steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 I'd 86 a person for welding a steel handle to a hammer in my shop. Really hard on your joints, I'm NOT DIGGING those BAD vibrations. I like your goats, how many do you have? I miss the African Pygmies. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olfart Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Good points. I'll look around for a handle that might fit it, then worry about cutting/heat treating. I've given the huge eye some more thought... what if I cut the head in half in the eye, then hammer the eye walls out perpendicular to the remaining head? Maybe I could draw the head out some more and make a flatter out of half of this head. We have 5 goats (Nubian and Nubian/Boer cross) at the moment, milking one. Another I hope is pregnant, and two young does that will not be dating until next May. I'm getting about 2.5 quarts of milk a day, and we only use about 1 quart a day. Having trouble trying to find folks to give the excess to. I hate dumping good milk down the drain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I'd try a pickaxe handle for the sledge and cheese making for the goats milk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 We used to live on goats milk junket every evening for pudding. Any junket left over was hung up in a muslin square and dripped, the cottage cheese on top of bread and jam was delicious. Almost as good as a cream tea. Mum tried butter and cheese but she found they were too labour intensive for the return. Junket and cottage cheese were pretty easy. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothBore Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 On 8/1/2016 at 11:16 PM, ThomasPowers said: I'd try a pickaxe handle for the sledge and cheese making for the goats milk. Concur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olfart Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 I bought a mattock handle yesterday, as it was the only thing that came close to the right size. The head end of the handle is tapered, but the taper is big enough to fill most of the hammer eye. I drove the handle into the head as far as I could, which left about 1/4" of wood on top of the head and about 1/4" gap on the bottom side of the head at both ends of the eye. I filled the gaps with JB Weld, now I'll drill the head throug both sides and pin it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 14 minutes ago, olfart said: I bought a mattock handle yesterday, as it was the only thing that came close to the right size. The head end of the handle is tapered, but the taper is big enough to fill most of the hammer eye. I drove the handle into the head as far as I could, which left about 1/4" of wood on top of the head and about 1/4" gap on the bottom side of the head at both ends of the eye. I filled the gaps with JB Weld, now I'll drill the head throug both sides and pin it. Don't bother pinning it; it will just make it harder to replace the handle. If the JB Weld doesn't hold up, try Shoe Goo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Concerning surplus goat's milk. Goat cheese is a cheese fancier's gourmet treat. It is in demand, especially the sharp tasting variety. Check out the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's extensive courses and course materials for goat cheese manufacture. Their Materials are some of the best available. (one of the Ben & Jerry's founders learned ice cream making from their published books). If they have not covered the subject check the United Nations F.A.O. books for the subject. If the surplus milk must be discarded, consider diluting it with water and using it on your garden & lawn. It makes excellent fertilizer. We discard sour milk in this manner. Cheers. SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olfart Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Thanks for the suggestions and info! We have made cheese in the past, but none of it was particularly flavorful. My wife makes soap out of it too, but we're well-stocked on goat milk soap for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Or see if there is someone near you who does cheesemaking and will take your milk in trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Surplus goat milk would be easy to get rid of where I live. I recently had to get some to cure a case of pink eye. A few drops in the eye, and the pain went away and it cleared fairly quickly. The new job is already producing some goodies. I already have a few chunks of chain from #40 to #60-2, and we go up to #160 in size and triple wide. I am also going to be bringing home around 24 refrigerant tanks, like this one. Now I am looking for ideas on what to do with them..hahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olfart Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I knew goat milk was good for ulcers and such, but pink eye is a new one for me! Do I see gas forges for sale in your future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Anybody remember the ladder jacks I picked up last November ? Well, I was looking at those serrated edges, and inspiration struck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 No gas forges for sale. My time is limited, and most people would probably want to make their own for bragging rights. Plus they would only be good for small, or straight items as they are not that big in diameter. These are not the propane sized tanks. Now a personal BBQ grill is a possibility... Mini steel drum instrument.... Luminarias.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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