Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Speaking of sucker rod, back in the late 80s someone had put a lot of it cut up into 4 ft. pieces in the cities scrap metal bin. I had permission to scavenge all I wanted from the bin and at the time I was driving a Honda CRX. I loaded all the rod and cut off ends into the CRX and headed home with the front wheels almost off the ground. When I got home I weighed the lot and it came to 400 lbs. no wonder the CRX gave a sigh of relief when I unloaded it. I still have a lot of it left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 7 hours ago, JHCC said: A yard each of sucker rod and HC cable, along with a tracing of his pattern sheet for rose petals, all courtesy of Daswulf. Just realized I forgot to add the photo; sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPRussellJ Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Doing an asbestos demolition on a former hoarders house, and was given the option to take what I wanted, found this stuff... the bull pins are 304 stainless according to the manufactures website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 RUSTY 304 STAINLESS steel? I don't think so. I could be wrong of course but I don't think so. Was the place a hoarder's or a blacksmith's it looks like good loot. The yellow glove is a real score! What kind of PPE do you wear demoing asbestos laden haz mat sites? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPRussellJ Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Frosty thats what i thought about the stainless, but the website is stamped on the pins, i think im going to get in touch with company and ask them about it. As for the PPE for asbestos, we wear tyvek suits, PAPR or full face respirators with P100 filters, gloves, also while working we have to isolate the areas with poly, run hepa filtered negative air scrubbers and lots of keeping the asbestos materials wet. and of course having to shower before leaving a work area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Bull pins---could that be a part number rather than an alloy designation. I've never seen one stamped with the alloy. Anyway clean them up and save a couple of them and trade them off to other people for stuff you can use---like ones in different sizes. I have a short hefty one that I stick in hammer eyes when I'm going to be sledging on their sides for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 58 minutes ago, GPRussellJ said: Frosty thats what i thought about the stainless, but the website is stamped on the pins, i think im going to get in touch with company and ask them about it. As for the PPE for asbestos, we wear tyvek suits, PAPR or full face respirators with P100 filters, gloves, also while working we have to isolate the areas with poly, run hepa filtered negative air scrubbers and lots of keeping the asbestos materials wet. and of course having to shower before leaving a work area. Sounds like handling asbestos and other dry particulate Haz Mats hasn't changed that much since I took the classes. All but a couple of us had to keep personal Haz Mat response kits in our lockers. Those of us who wouldn't shave got supplied air hoods, you could turn up the blower and it air conditioned the tyvec suit. I carried 2 extra battery packs for it in a belt pouch. We never got called out on a serious Ha Mat spill though, a couple fuel spills and once to keep people away from a liq. nitrogen tanker that'd parked on it's side in a ditch. That one was pretty neat, the experts couldn't get their truck close enough to pump off the liq nitrogen so they vented it. We stood there blocking the road for a few hours and watched the geyser. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 A geyser of liquid nitrogen? No wonder they call you "Frosty the Lucky "! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPRussellJ Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I bet that would be fun to watch, In a science way. The "neatest" thing I have seen is a motel room that had the walls and roof partially blown off due to meth lab explosion. Thomas yes those are some ideas i will put in my back pocket. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 It was controlled, just a jet of white vapor that looked to be a couple hundred feet high. We were holding traffic back about 3/4 mile, didn't even feel a cool breeze. Best haz mat spill ever, we usually got called out to toss sand on a fuel spill then shovel it into a truck. Being DOT we were an emergency response agency and got to take care of dangerous stuff, avalanche chutes, unstable rock cuts, we used explosives on both. Floods, Fires, earthquakes, whatever we were on call. We worked with the FD and PD often. Our worst calls were to pickup roadkill that'd been laying there a while. Maggots can make an entire moose carcass squirm. B-A-Dness and no the gas cartridges for my mask wouldn't filter out the smell of rotting critter. I got smart after the first time I was on road kill clean up, you stink no matter how many times you wash, it soaks into your clothes and driving home was . . . Ugh NASTY! The second time I stripped naked and just wore my coveralls and rubber boots. They wouldn't let us waste tyvek suits, oh no. Anyway, when we got back to the shop, I hit the shower in the lady's room for a really long soapy shower and put my clothes back on. The coveralls got tossed in the laundry bag after they went into plastic or the laundry really complained. It was a good job, worth more in satisfaction than the pay and bennies. Those were nice though or I would've stuck with being a certified welder. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckcreekforge Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Can someone identify make and model for me, it followed me home yesterday. Can utters and punches be obtained? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 3'x8' of 24 gauge copper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wroughton Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 On April 7, 2017 at 9:47 AM, duckcreekforge said: Can someone identify make and model for me, it followed me home yesterday. Can utters and punches be obtained? Thanks. It's not all that old since it's hydraulic. Cute, very cute. Check your local welding supply, they often sell iron worker dies. Pull the punch and bottom die and take them with you. Any labels? Early Uni-Hydro I'm guessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 here there are places that make the punches and dies to order, I used to own a scotchman 207 ( made in the us ) and now have a geka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Four coil springs and a handful of connecting rods (from my mechanic) and a box of beeswax candles stubs (from my priest). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Estate sale find, got all this, plus the bucket for 5$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melw45 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Went to the locale metal yard. Found the springs and 1.5 inch rod in the scrap bins. The springs look to have been from some type of shock absorber. The large rod was in with some others that had been threaded. The rod I hope to turn in to some hardy tools.Maybe later make a hammer head from some of it. What is not in the photo is the 3/8 x 1inch flat to use for making some tongs fallowing the process I found on anvil fire. Thanks for looking. Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 It's nice to have friends that turn wrenches. Atleast a 120lbs if not more. School buss leaf spring and a Chevy tow hitch followed me home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I was at the College theater scene shop today doing some welding on my post vise stand, and checked their dumpster on general principles. In addition to a fair amount of scrap lumber for kindling and some other bits and pieces (including a nice 12" hacksaw frame), I scored this beauty: Which appears to be in perfect working order. Since theater lighting went digital, they just don't use this kind of dimmer any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Variac? Doesn't look vented enough to be a rheostat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 33 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: Variac? Doesn't look vented enough to be a rheostat. Looks like it. Is this something I can use to control the speed on a blower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Depends on the type of motor on the blower. Universal motor would probably be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 9 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: Depends on the type of motor on the blower. Universal motor would probably be fine. Thanks. I'll try it with the vacuum cleaner blower, since I understand that most vacuums use universal motors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroclick Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Picked this up yesterday, it is 6 lbs with a ball pein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 luckily you're an ocean and a channel away so little chance my drool will contribute to rusting that very nice hammer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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