How much length and what size blades do you need?

The strapping is about 1-1/4" wide, so I figured something similar. I don't have a power hammer, but @Stitch wants me to come over to try out the one he just finished!

can we call you Lilo?

I don't dance that well.

I have some 1" wide on hand. If you need some gimme a shout. 

I have found that some smaller sawmill bandsaw blades (Woodmizer is the most common in this neck of the woods, around 1 1/4" wide) are already laminated or bimetal and react in interesting ways when forge welding or etching for pattern. Many more layers when looked at closely than the unsuspecting smith would expect.  Less than ideal when pattern welding for looks rather than performance.  

Would not use band saw blade  and pallet strapping as a default recomendation unless you really KNOW what the manufacturer of both is using.  I learned that from the crumdugeons!

I suggest the snap test on both items and if you are really worried an old black diamond file as the center layer for the last fold can put an edge you can brag about along with the "pretty" sides.

Needed to clean up around the toolbox at the body shop so these guy among other goodies followed me home.

A floor jack in the metal hopper that needs a minor repair will follow me home Monday.  

A year ago they threw out two lifts that if I could have would have followed me home. 

 

Picked up a nice handled chisel at the junk shop. Needs some grinding, but not bad for for four bucks.

also I'd reforge the cutting end down thinner after you grind it square. I bought one like that one a while back that was beat up and had to do the same thing.

                                                                                                                         Littleblacksmith 

An improvised anvil so my wife now has two anvils. This one will be used with her propane forge outside to save steps. It's 110 pounds of steel that came from a BOA members stash. Mounted it 3 inches deep in one of our trusty stumps.

My wife and I spent our anniversary going to flea markets this mornin and saw some good stuff and most of it stayed. I passed on a 16 lb sledge hammer with tape wrapped the entire length of the handle, misc. hand hammers and a few jackhammer bits. I'm kicking myself about the 16lber and the jackhammer bits a little bit. 

I did pick up a couple new files and an interesting triangular bearing scraper. I'm wondering if the scraper could be used like a sen. These were all new tools instead of buying from the old crusty ones I found scattered. 

3 minutes ago, Michael Cochran said:

interesting triangular scraper(?).

That would be a high quality Osborne wood lathe pointing chisel.

well another one of these Clark Trucloader forklifts followed me home on Friday. it was a 4 hour round trip drive. once again these are the smallest ride on forklifts ever made and can drive through a man door. they weigh about 2500 lbs. and have a lifting rate of 1000 lbs. and take up about as much room as 2 trash cans..  these don't pop up often and when they do... they seem to sell quickly.. I bought this one with the idea of having a parts truck, but once I looked it over its actually in pretty good condition..   

2 hours ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said:

That would be a high quality Osborne wood lathe pointing chisel.

Please forging me if I sound argumentative, I don't mean to, but I feel it's not a pointing chisel. The picture I uploaded earlier does look something like a pointing chisel but the only ones I've seen were flat whereas this one has triangular cross section with a slight hollow grind between the sharp edges.

looks like a bearing scrapper to me

I think you are right. I know Osborne makes all sorts of hand tools. I have some leather working ones.

https://www.csosborneindustrialtools.com/three-square-bearing-scraper-no-34/

Went to a friends house this weekend and was looking at an old drill press he had is his

garage. He asked will it fit in your truck, it needs a motor.  When I got it home  I found that the motor was full of dirt dauber wasp nests. Took the motor apart, cleaned it out and it runs great! It is missing the Quill locking clamp bolt and the spindle needs tightened but that in minor.

Did a minor clean up job on a cast iron relief for a friend. As a thank you I was gifted a 5lbs/2,5kg piece of bronze. Its dia and size is perfect for a big soft hammer. I give it a go, just grinding it a bit and drilling hole for the shaft.

Bests:

Gergely

I got a drill press (with hundreds of bits) and a wood/metal lathe (with 20+ tools and attachments) yesterday for 200$. Yes they are old but they work and seem to have been taken care of. Pics are from the place I bought them from. 

 

On 9/11/2017 at 1:01 PM, Elemental Metal Creations said:

Went to a friends house this weekend and was looking at an old drill press he had is his garage. 

I literally just got the same thing yesterday. Only you got it for free 

But yours is purdyer, and you have the belt guard. You can download the original owners manual in PDF, just google the model #.

Thank you, I was not aware I could do that. 

Funny, I've got a drill press like that, too.  When I got mine at auction I hadn't seen one like it before, with the ability to tilt the head left and right, rotate it about the vertical post, and slide it closer or further out from the post.

Of course, except for one occasion I've always used it in one fixed position...

-- Dave

Greetings drillpress guys, 

         It is a radial drill press ..  Very handy for drilling at an angle..  Great finds they will serve you well.. 

   

     Forge on and make beautiful things    

         Jim

A log splitter, 1.5hp 220V, ram 20T... will make a great forging press !!!