Thanks Gergely, might test it out tonight and see what it can do. 

Ok, it just cut some 1/4" plate steel like it was nothing. I'm happy lol. It does need some new consumables but I think I'm going to like this new toy.. Eh er.. Tool! 

Its a toy that you don't use every day but when you need it its irreplaceable. Enjoy, I love mine.

 

I know exactly what you mean. No, actually I don't consider them toys but tools to make life easier and go further in what I want to do. I just used it today to cut my demo forge table ( over 1/8" stainless). What would have taken me a long while to cut with a 4 1/2" cutoff wheel took me less then a minute. And I have many more uses and ideas for use. Not a toy but a great tool. 

Not the best haul of election signs, alas. Most had been collected quickly, presumably for use in future campaigns. I did pick up a few that had been posted on public land and which I therefore considered fair game. A couple of friends let me have theirs as well.

Are you collecting for the print or grabbing them for the wire frame?

 

The wire -- 1/8" round, a thousand and one uses.

Good Morning,

Heavy Hay Wire, or short Fencing. The sign of the past times??

Neil

example:  heat and straighten the bends and then bend the middle back on itself. Leave about 6" for a handle and then hot twist in a post vise  till about 8" from the ends. Bend the ends out and then back in line and point and you have a nice marshmallow roasting fork.  I did this once with a cub scout den where each kid made their own  one at a time with my assistance and then proved them in with hot dogs and smores.

example: take 4 straight lengths and forge weld the ends together and twist tightly, untwist into a linear basket useful for many things (I use them for campfire cooking handles).

example: plain hooks to hang items for painting

As I tell folks "There is a crop every year and a bumper crop every 4 years" ,   though I'm forcasting a heavy crop for next year too!

I make mini-horseshoes out of the wire.  You can flatten and bend them cold if you have to.  A couple of punches for nail holes and the crease and you have a genuine North-American House Pony shoe. 

Greetings all, 

     Ah yes another voting season. The salvage material makes a great hanging paper towel holder.. Great stock to have on hand... 

Forge on and make beautiful things 

Jim

I make all kinds of stuff out of the stands. Just made four nails to hold down our anvil.

Fine examples of upcyling, indeed!

These followed me home today -

Anyone know of this type of vise?

 

Talked to a local equipment rental place and they were happy to give me a bunch of dull “junk” pavement breaker bits, i.e. future hardy tools!

 

Cool vise Robert. Never seen one like it. 

Nice score Cavpilot. 

Hmm there's an equipment rental place about ten minutes away from where I live. Might have to give them a call!

Don’t call. Stop in. Establish relationship. Offer to make them something cool. Make a simple twisted bottle opener, reap the rewards. 

Thanks that a much better idea.

Twas free for the taking!

 

 

2 sets of springs off an old suburban. 

 

Prentiss vice co No 21

1 large band used saw blade courtesy of just asking the manager at the local Ace hardware. 

And some tongs that were with the vice. 

 

Saturday goals accomplished!

I like that vise

On 10/11/2017 at 2:11 AM, Anachronist58 said:

Anyone know of this type of vise?

Nice hall of tooling, it's a machine vice, with a rather nice jaw arrangement, you also seem to have a magnetic base for a dial indicator or the likes and the calibrated ring from a rotary table. All engineers tooling. If you have no use for them you may want to pass them on to an Engineer who would, possible swap or sale.

On 11/9/2017 at 9:11 PM, Anachronist58 said:

Anyone know of this type of vise?

The green kind. 

On 11/9/2017 at 9:11 PM, Anachronist58 said:

Anyone know of this type of vise?

I've always heard those called finger vises.  Machinists and engravers like them because they hold odd-shaped parts.

Two coil springs, one big, one small. 

Have chopped a few half coil lengths off each, straightened and annealed (still cooling at the minute) to make a some simple tools. 

The black item with the dovetail is a tool holder for a lathe, not a magnetic base