JHCC Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Hmm...with those grooves, you could make handcuffs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 You mean, "additional handcuffs," right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 TMI, Lou! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horse Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I think that is called a stall jack. Often used by farriers to make minor adjustments cold??? Someone may know a different term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Not 1 but 2 water pressure tanks and 3 heavy mower blades. My wife sees 4 fancy fire pots out of the tanks. I love the guys at the county trash compacter who let us scrounge for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Just don't use a plasma cutter, torch or anything else that can burn to cut those tanks open. They have a rubber diaphragm in them that burns and is pretty nasty. Least the one I started to cut into did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Thanks for the reminder about the rubber bladder. We'll be sure to cut them in half with an angle grinder or saber saw, to get the badder out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Some auction finds, an older butcher block brush with extremely stiff spring steel, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 I just got a new car, 2004 Nissan Frontier, after the 1989 Nissan pickup wouldn't start---had some other issues as well and I figured the money would be better spent moving into this millenia . This one has a salvage title---which the MVD claims is driveable in New Mexico law; funny thing it sure looks and drives better than the several others I checked out with regular titles. I had just been about to grit my teeth and buy one of the other pickups that looked ridden hard and put away wet---one even had *rust* which in New Mexico is durn hard to do! Anyway the seller couldn't find the title and the one I'm driving now popped up on craigslist about 5 minutes from where I live and it's twice the truck of any of the others at the same price! Now we got a further discount because the AC didn't work---took it to our mechanic and he said the compressor was fine it just needed a recharge and a new belt for about 1/10 the cost of replacing the compressor. So first trip with new truck to the scrapyard and came out with 162 pounds of steel including a 70 pound kettlebell, a couple of knave hoops from an old wagon wheel, some stainless disks to become the bowls for dippers, a decommissioned artillery shell to bang hot steel on, some angle iron 5 army tent stakes, (he said he already scrapped several thousand pounds of beautifully forged stakes--what a waste!),a large helium party tank to use as a forge shell, couple of good sized turnbuckles, some used bandsaw blades for billet making, some chainsaw blades for billet making, etc. All for 20 UScents a pound. (And the top is off the shell; all is left is the ferrous body and some rust inside I won't even put a fake tip on it; not nice to spoof the first responders!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Thomas, with the reconstructed/salvage titles, it's all about if it was fixed correctly. I see many vehicles get totaled that are easy fixes, just that the repair exceeded the allowable % for the vehicles value. There have been a few at our shop that were 99% repaired then totaled because of a later found addition to the repair, but That kind of thing can get a writer in hot water. Tho. always take a good thorough look over R-title vehicles as there are some out there that should not be on the road. Newer laws have been aimed to stop that with making them get inspected at specialized stations before they can be re-titled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millhand Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Ive bought n fixed a good many of my own "totalled" vehicles. Never felt to awful bad about it eather. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Look what I found today. 1 5/8"X43" and 2.5"x40" hydraulic cylinder shaft. there is more where that came from. Also a chunk of 1.5" plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Not the best picture but the size is clear enough. I got this stuff from my cousin's auto shop. He can get me these leaf springs from armored cars with regularity if I need them. The one in the picture is about 5' in length and weighs somewhere north of 200 lbs. I now have a material for dies and can design my own blacksmith's helper. Also got the GoJack without its wheels and a cam shaft. Ideas on what to do with a cam shaft would be appreciated. I picked up the vacuum cleaner hoses from the recycling/garbage area of my friend's condo. They are for future air handling for my forge. All for the low low price of free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Jasent, I recommend searching for the ways to approach forging anything with chrome plating. You'll need to remove it before forging. Either mechanical or chemical removal... chrome is toxic and needs to be handled properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasent Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 3 hours ago, arkie said: Jasent, I recommend searching for the ways to approach forging anything with chrome plating. You'll need to remove it before forging. Either mechanical or chemical removal... chrome is toxic and needs to be handled properly. Will do. Thanks for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 did 2 200 mile trips on the truck; drove a LOT better than my old one! Here's hoping it will go a long while indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Realtree: Jumping back to your scores. I can't recall what to call it but that's an off set stake holder for oh say working inside or the bottom of a deep bowl. Got a couple stakes and screw down stake plates to go with, great score. Congrats on moving into this millennium Thomas, a new ride is nice eh? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaverNZ Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 16 hours ago, Lou L said: Not the best picture but the size is clear enough. I got this stuff from my cousin's auto shop. He can get me these leaf springs from armored cars with regularity if I need them. The one in the picture is about 5' in length and weighs somewhere north of 200 lbs. I now have a material for dies and can design my own blacksmith's helper. Also got the GoJack without its wheels and a cam shaft. Ideas on what to do with a cam shaft would be appreciated. I picked up the vacuum cleaner hoses from the recycling/garbage area of my friend's condo. They are for future air handling for my forge. All for the low low price of free. Lou Camshafts are usually cast iron so you could use it for metal to melt ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I have had different results with camshafts but only in them either bending or breaking, not forging out. If that GoJack is functional (which it looks like) slap some heavy duty wheels on it and get more They are very expensive and useful. Otherwise I think they are made of decent steel but that would need tested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 8 hours ago, BeaverNZ said: Lou Camshafts are usually cast iron so you could use it for metal to melt ? I was expecting to find few uses for it but accepted it gracefully 6 hours ago, Daswulf said: I have had different results with camshafts but only in them either bending or breaking, not forging out. If that GoJack is functional (which it looks like) slap some heavy duty wheels on it and get more They are very expensive and useful. Otherwise I think they are made of decent steel but that would need tested. Das, the GoJack works perfectly. I was thinking I would store it away to use it as the muscle on a swage stand. I dream of owning a 200# swage block one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Camshafts can be steel too often something like 8620 and then case hardened for wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 11 hours ago, Frosty said: Realtree: Jumping back to your scores. I can't recall what to call it but that's an off set stake holder for oh say working inside or the bottom of a deep bowl. Got a couple stakes and screw down stake plates to go with, great score. Thx,, its called a double seaming stake for tinning and such,, probably come in handy for other work also. My old 86 kingcab 4x4 Nissan had 2 tranny overhauls ( riding the beaches surf fishing was hard on the bearings) retired it with over 300k miles when the frame by the rear wheels rusted out. It gave me excellent service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Taylor Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 On 7/5/2017 at 4:24 PM, littleblacksmith said: Quick trip to the scrap yard. Brought back a VERY large lever sorta thing, weights 50lbs. at the thickest part it is 1 3/4" square, which is perfect for 2.5lb hammers, then it tapers down to about 1" round. Know I'm late to this conversation, but that looks an awful lot like a looooong pipe wrench sans the top jaw and frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 That looks like what we'd call a "Chain tong" same principle as a strap wrench but for breaking drill pipe joints loose. However, this example isn't in position to see if there is a slot for the chain. It wouldn't be a Heal jaw for any Stillson type pipe wrench I'm familiar with. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 There are a lot of good vehicles being "Totaled" today just because of repair costs and nothing to do with drivability just cosmetics . In my early days the frame or drive train had to be destroyed to total one, no more. Sounds like you got a decent one Tom drive and enjoy, nice to have a new to you set of wheels. I sold 1,000s of new and used vehicles over 30+ yrs, only buy used today and mostly out of lease trucks. On 7/15/2017 at 4:36 PM, ThomasPowers said: I just got a new car, 2004 Nissan Frontier, after the 1989 Nissan pickup wouldn't start---had some other issues as well and I figured the money would be better spent moving into this millenia . This one has a salvage title---which the MVD claims is driveable in New Mexico law; funny thing it sure looks and drives better than the several others I checked out with regular titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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