September 13, 20178 yr It followed my wife home, 970 pounds of steel including a 10'x4'x3/8" plate which weighs 630 pounds. Sadly we don't get to keep it because it's for a metal fabrication class at ESSA (Eureka Springs School of Art) which she is a volunteer in the heavy metals building (blacksmith shop). Now all I have to do is figure out how to get that plate out of the truck.
September 13, 20178 yr Lower the tailgate, loosen any tie-downs, full gas pedal, pop the clutch!!!!!!!!!!
September 13, 20178 yr and lose the entire bed...I'd drive it over to the school and have them unload it for you...
September 13, 20178 yr That's the plan, unfortunately the wife & I are the schlep monkeys who have to unload it the staff would be worthless. I'm hoping the engine hoist & chain will work to get it onto two rolling tables.
September 13, 20178 yr What no minions to drive with a whip? I use college students on a regular basis to load and unload anvils---it's part of the deal for me to come teach smithing at the college! (and teaching them the basics of moving heavy stuff without getting hurt is a valuable freebie!)
September 13, 20178 yr Your welcome, you could probably find one on the lathe also. The one on the drill press has all the adjustments and lubrication points listed. It is nice to have a piece of equipment made to be repaired instead of thrown away.
September 13, 20178 yr No picture, but I just grabbed a broken motorcycle drive chain off the shoulder of I-90 just outside Boston. I'm thinking hold-down....
September 14, 20178 yr 53 minutes ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said: Or Damascus billet. That occurred to me, but my skills aren't there yet. The good thing is, I can use it for the one until I'm ready to try using it for the other.
September 14, 20178 yr All you guys finding cheap or free drill presses with QUILL LOCKS! You can't find a new one with a quill lock and I can use the heck out of a spindle that stays where I want it, raising and lowering the table is NOT a suitable alternative! Frosty The Lucky.
September 14, 20178 yr 14 hours ago, Frosty said: All you guys finding cheap or free drill presses with QUILL LOCKS! You can't find a new one with a quill lock and I can use the heck out of a spindle that stays where I want it, raising and lowering the table is NOT a suitable alternative! Frosty The Lucky. Mine is missing the Quill lock bolt, but it is on the list to buy/make!
September 15, 20178 yr I can't believe your mom let you take that in the house! It was more of a trade than a gift but C-1 can't seem to get that through his (not so overly thin) skull.
September 15, 20178 yr Tubalcain2 gave (yeah, GAVE) me this post drill. THANKS BRO!!! Now ain't that nice of him. That one is almost identical to the one I got, except the plate you rest the workpiece on was missing so I had to weld/forge a new one. Littleblacksmith
September 15, 20178 yr TubalCain2 is one of the best guys living... He used to be a High School Shop Teacher, right? I think that's why I enjoy his video's, because he reminds me of a High School Shop Teacher.
September 15, 20178 yr He used to be a High School Shop Teacher, right? I think that's why I enjoy his video's, because he reminds me of a High School Shop Teacher. No, you must be thinking about someone else. Tc2 is a very good teacher in person, but not in a high school and I don't think he has any videos. :-)
September 15, 20178 yr No, you must be thinking about someone else. Tc2 is a very good teacher in person, but not in a high school and I don't think he has any videos. :-) I think you're right. I'm thinking of mrpete222 (tubalcain - https://www.youtube.com/user/mrpete222/videos)
September 15, 20178 yr In addition to the motorcycle chain mentioned above, blacksmith's roadkill from this business trip now includes a nice gazinta picked up from the side of State Route 2. Now to figure out what to do with it....
September 15, 20178 yr No picture, but I just grabbed a broken motorcycle drive chain off the shoulder of I-90 just outside Boston. I'm thinking hold-down.... Use it for a hold-down. They are heavier than bicycle chain and not "roundy" like conventional chain. They lay flat wonderfully. I put a hook on one side of the anvil stand and hung a good weight (2-4#)on the other side. I just raise it up and down. I used a piece of bush hog blade for the weight. This was actually a piece of logging equipment chain. I went to a motorcycle repair shop to find chain, but they said that so many of the newer bikes these days are belt driven, therefore motorcycle chains are getting hard to find. You're lucky!
September 16, 20178 yr Well, here we are: The weight is an old bell clapper from my friends at the monastery.
September 16, 20178 yr JHCC, You have fashioned a really nice looking and practical hold down. Stand up and be proud. I made similar hold downs, a few years back, using automobile timing chains and some elevator weights. The weights came from a mid sized elevator, that was being demolished. I came across the weights and took some home. They resemble four inch diameter sausages about fourteen inches long. They even had an attachment ring at one end. Fixing the weight to the timing chain was a simple matter. The device works great. I mention this in order to alert the membership to other sources of chain and weights. Church bell clappers may not often be found. Then again one does not often run into dismantled elevator parts. (there are other items that may serve as suitable weights, to be found in the neighborhood). The moral of this story is, I suppose, to keep a sharp look out for potential items to solve a problem, and a flexible mindset to think of different ways to solve that problem . Happy hunting. SLAG.
September 16, 20178 yr The moral of this story is, I suppose, to keep a sharp look out for potential items to solve a problem, and a flexible mindset to think of different ways to solve that problem . And also that if you're going to stop to pick up any blacksmith's roadkill, remember: SAFETY FIRST!!! I've been lucky, that just about everything I found has been in places with nice wide shoulders where I could get completely out of traffic. A bit of chain, however nice, isn't worth my life.
September 17, 20178 yr A 128 pound Trenton anvil followed me home from the NEB meet. It's in really great shape zero chipping, it rings with the tap of a finger. Dual prichel holes and has some remainder of black paint, and got it for a pretty good price!! Sorry about the big pics couldn't find out how to resize them on an IPad.
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