simmonds Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 KeyKeeper, how many rpm does that motor run and is it a 1/4 horse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Frosty: Ok, I'll see if I can find some. Would probably be easier to mig up something than use the 6" tee. I checked with a local hardware, they called their distributor and was told it would be special order to get one. I found one online for $29 but the shipping would cost several $ more. I'll check with the exhaust shop up the street from me. I already have some 3" for the air inlet. Now my wheels are turning faster. Thanks. Simmonds: I'll check and get back with ya on the rpm and h.p. of the motor. -aaron c. aka "the scrounger"....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentin Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 600 USD for this pile ...quite a nice find don;t u think so ? The spot welder looks like it took a beat but except the bendet frame i hope it works ok The reductor is 40/1 The punch press is 10 Tone The grinder on the post has 1850RPM And a bench drill ... to bad that the only way you can adjust speeds is by changing it's fuleeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 Keykeeper, * Cut a half circle on the edge of a piece of rectangular metal, then do it again on the opposite edge. Now roll the metal into a circle so the two half circles make a hole for you to insert your air tube. * Piece of 6 inch pipe and cut a hole in it for the air tube. Your a blacksmith, YOU can make the things you need. And no one said the thing had to be round either, because square, rectangular, etc will work just as well. Pyramid shaped with a flat top connecting to the fire pot would be actually best as the ash would have no place to catch and clog things up. If this forge going to replace your *potty chair forge* ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Thanks BT! I had thought about using the crimp coupling idean but I will do it right and go inside and add new wire. You are totally correct about the cracking insulation on this old wire. I have 10 OLD antique oscilating fans with this type of wiring just waiting for me to repair. 2 of the have the brass blades. I can get the cloth wrapped wire but they are REAL proud of the stuff! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Keykeeper, * Piece of 6 inch pipe and cut a hole in it for the air tube.? *6 inch pipe seems to be the best, cost effective, ease of fabrication, solution, at this time. No one said it had to be round, but the area where the original tuyere fit on is round, with a slight depression. I want to make it fit as tight as possible, to avoid losing air. Pyramid would look good, and work, I'm just not inclined to go that far in the build, if 6" pipe will work. I plan on making a plate/counterweight ash dump so nothing can catch up when dumped. Besides, I have some really clean-burning coal. Yeah, it'll replace the potty chair forge. Unfortunately, the welds broke holding the air tube to the brake rotor. Took a little rotor with it, too. I think I may have gotten them a little TOO hot. He He. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 (edited) Attached is the exhaust pipe Tuyere on my coal forge. It isn't a very good picture of it but there wasn't a good angle. Maybe when I get it into the new shop. I just thought to add the Sketchup component I drew of the exhaust pipe tuyere and flapper cap ash dump. Frosty Edited May 15, 2008 by Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I hear ya, Frosty. Thanks, that's pretty much what I had "drawn" on the sketch pad in the cloudy recesses of my mind. You Da' Man! On another note, I examined the No. 50 blower about 30 minutes ago, attached a cord, and it hums right along. Man, I love blacksmithing and scroungin'. -aaron c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 NICE, good old blower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentin Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 This folowed me home .... for 120 USD iT has a variable speed starting from 3.2 rpm until 32 rpm .At 32rpm it has 46Nm of torque ...and i hope that at 3.2 arround 400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 These followed me home today, I was going by the junk man's place and he flagged me down, told me if I didn't want the little wood lathe he was gonna junk it. Its small and cheap but has a self contained motor and variable speed, A widow woman wanted her garage cleaned out, I don't think its ever been used. The motor is a 1/4 hp Monkey Wards repulsion induction motor and runs good. I couldn't refuse them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayco Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Here's something that followed me home.....about 15 years ago! I was cleaning up the back of the shop for the first time in years, and happened to find this little squirrel cage blower.........I,d forgotten about having it. Now I can't wait to hook it up and try it out! Kinda like gettin' something new, and not having to pay for it:), or I got myself a present 15 years ago and I,m just gettin' around to opening it,,,,,,,:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegodlesky Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I must not be getting out much :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Jayco, That looks like it would make a good small forge blower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 My New Bumper followed me home from the Powder Coater today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmaster1766 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 this table didnt follow me home, it just showed up one morning oh i knew it was coming, i just didnt expect it this soon, what a surprise, was woken up early a dew days ago to a loud crashing sound, so's i commenced to looking out all the windows, when i get to the front window theres my friend rolling the table up my driveway about the table, it is just a few inches shy of being 8 feet long by 4 feet wide, the table top is 1/4 inch thick, it has some very nice wheels to move it around its just a bit to big for my shop, im thinking maybe to shorten it to about 5 - 6 feet long, unless i can better organize my shop, then ill leave it alone or maybe cut it in half, make it so's it can be put back together rather easy for those big jobs that i know will happen as soon as i cut down be like dadgum i wish id'a left this thing alone Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayco Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Jayco, That looks like it would make a good small forge blower. Bentiron, that's just what I was thinking........I puts out a goodly amount of air........made a round sheetmetal air gate to cover the air intake today.......I think I am 'good to go!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 If it doesn't work for a forge blower it'll be dandy to circulate heat from the wood stove in winter. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayco Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Frosty, you're right.......it would work with the woodstove! The last time I 'priced' a direct replacement for the fan assembly that mounts on the back of my King wood heater........the price was nearly $100! Needless to say, we placed a 'dollar store' box fan behind the stove that winter........worked well enough. I got the little fan in the pic for $3 at the flea market Even though I'd forgotten about buying the fan at all........when it comes to money, I remember!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 VERY nice table MM! I love the parts racks/trays underneath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 (edited) several 4 ft sq tables with 2 ft of space between them to work between makes an ideal set up, not to big to reach the center of, not to big to spend all your time walking around and if they are set so the tables tops are all level with one another, makes for a long table for those big projects. I would remove the bottom tilted trays, run angle iron mid way between bottom and top of your table, then turn trays upside down on the angle iron frame for storage on your table. lips catch dirt, dust and grinding swarf and is hard to clean out. you might consider drilling 3/8 holes every 6 inches on center both ways in the top to bolt things too for jigs and such. also some narrow flat bar stock on edge tacked under the top will stiffen the top greatly so heat and pounding don't make the top wavy. too much welding on the stiffeners will warp the top too. just my penny's worth. Edited May 21, 2008 by irnsrgn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 oops, and tack weld a 3/8 nut on two opposite flats on the bottom each hole for ease in fastening stuff to the top side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmaster1766 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 thanks for the ideas irnsrgn i really like the holes in the table top, think that may be the 1st thing i do to it, along with a few nuts on the bottom side i had planned on doing something to the bottom, those shelves are full of sand, stones, mud and a bunch of other unwanted stuff still undecided about cutting it in half Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 (edited) Poor man's Mag drill for drilling holes in a plate easily = one of those cheap $39 bench drill presses with the top lowered and reversed to the base, start at the edge and use vice grips to hold the DP in place, after the first couple of holes you can use the previous drilled holes to hold it down, no straining with a hand drill. Use a longer bolt than needed, cut the head off and drill a hole thru it to slip a pin in and out to keep it from pulling thru when tightening the top nut, and no need to remove the nut each time. Edited May 21, 2008 by irnsrgn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmaster1766 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 irnsrgn thank ya very much for that bit of very useful advice, i was thinking of an easy way to drill holes, that sure sounds easyer to me than a big heavy mag drill Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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