JHCC Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Good Morning, Some of those kegs are aluminum, Some knot. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 This one is. It’s interesting how many recent comments on this thread center on vessels for beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Main thing, was it full when you got it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Completely full — of air! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Zabo Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Home from the flea market and these followed me: Averaged a buck a piece. I few questions if I may: What is the piece/pin on the bottom? What is the vice grip second from the bottom for? Have you seen the levered snip and for what? (has a PAT 1909 label and Mfr I can't make out) Can I use the snips to cut hot metal... will it soften/ruin them? Anybody use the drills (on the top) as punches? Picked up a bunch of other stuff, especially different chisels. By the time I got back to the car, my arms were falling off. Had not planned on going so i did not bring a backpack. Any other comments always welcome. Yeah, I know, a lot of questions for one picture but this is the best place to ask the experts! Regards, Zeke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Good haul... The bottom is an alignment pin for installing manual clutch plates, can be forged into other tools. The next up above that is a pair of welding vise grips. The star drills make excellent punches, drifts and chisels. I wouldn't use snips to cut hot metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Second what Irondragon said. Those vicegrips are mostly for sheetmetal but can be opened enough for square bar. Functional vicegrips for around $1 are a deal. Never saw snips like the ones third from bottom. No, not for hot cutting. Use a chisel or hardy for that. And if over the anvil use a sacrificial mild steel plate under the piece being cut with a chisel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Zabo Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Thank you gents. I haven't done much welding and knew the vice grips were sorta job specific, but I'll put them to a good alternative use. I never saw a levered snip before and it is better than the snip above it. It needs sharping and i'll search here for the best way. The flea market was great (Kane County, il) and almost everything I bought averaged about a buck. I did find one large (2 lb?) ball peen and dropped $7 as it fit a need. Regards, Zeke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 The snips are compound lever snips, for heavy or tough sheet. No, don't use them on hot metal they need to be hard to work properly. Everything else is covered. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I've used star drills for punched ornamentation on hot strap stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 JHCC,,,they make great quench tanks,, don't have to worry about rust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Greetings Zeke, The sheet metal vice grips can be made into a very useful tool. I’ve made several for my students . Simply weld them to an angle iron about a foot long as pictured. What it does is converts your holding stock in the vice vertically to horizontal. ATTENTION BLADE SMITHS. They work super for working on a blade horizontally. I use the them all the time to cut flat stock with the portaban. Nice haul for not much bucks. HAVE FUN Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Zabo Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Jim Coke: Nice! With that example I'm thinking welding on a stick for the hardie will also let me hold sheet or flat/blade right on the anvil. Question: Are those two different vice grips. Top one looks like the hooked jaw is welded to the angle and the second looks like the flat is welded. Both would be great. Thank you Zeke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Greetings Zeke, I have several , Two different .. Just make up one of my style anvil hold downs it will hold sheet ,round bar long stock etc. Notice the off set for longer stock. Now ya got some projects. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksmith-450 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 2 bench grinders, 3 handsaws, some saw blades, 1fire poker.... for.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogblazer9598 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Those vice grips can also be used for round tube or pipe when joining with a butt joint .we use them a lot like that in our fab shop . doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksmith-450 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Jim Coke: Brillant ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuzuzu Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 mini anvil, 3,5kg weight. the maker is Brockhaus, it has a small decall that writes: " Brockhaus Qualitat aus stahl geschmiedet". Translates to " Brockhaus quality from forged steel" with some tooling included (crappy cellphone photos i just noticed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 That is almost terminally cute! (and Stahl to boot!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Fleamarket(s) Canutillo TX & Las Cruces NM: Decided to pull the trigger on the large piece of C clamp to make a hold down for my largest anvil. I will weld a piece of 1.5" outside Square tubing to it to fit the anvils' hardy holes and then slot it for a cross tapered wedge to pull it tight. Now to convince my wife to let me pull the welder's plug through the kitchen window to the old stove plug during the thanksgiving day holidays... Ballpeen: hit the price point where I buy any decent one to throw n the bucket as stock for projects. (US$1) Damascus belt knife, ladder pattern, jimping on tang spine, decorative rivets, bead blasted micarta handle---unsigned but at US$20 someone will get it as a Christmas gift! (I sure couldn't make the sheath for that amount...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 thomas what happened to the pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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the iron dwarf Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 a piston I am told it is from a train engine diameter278mm 10 15/16" height 380mm 14 15/16" weight 35 kg, about 80 lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 And, what would you make from that? Looks a bit large for a fire box/pit in a forge! LOL. Probably cast iron as well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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