slimpickins Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 On 12/9/2018 at 6:16 AM, ausfire said: Those old wrenches would make great twisting bars with a bit welded on. And that augur bit in the plastic is worth more than you paid for the whole lot. Good idea on the twisting bars, thanks, was gonna keep em for art-y projects. Yes it’s starting to warm up, got some other things to catch up on though, when it’s too hot tb near the forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Tonight I got a bunch of various rebar from my brother who will be moving soon to Missouri, and a box of drill shavings and a bucket of end drops from a machinist that had commissioned a scorpion from me as a gift for his brother and was pleased. No better compliment than to get paid And get some scrap. Got some interesting ideas for the drill shavings if they work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelonian Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I bet those big drill shavings would make great antennae for an insect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hair or mohawks. Yes. I have enough to experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I've seen a knife forge welded from lathe swarf! Unfortunatly it's generally lower carbon, though some brake drum lathe granules mixed in and some carbon migration could adjust that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 20 hours ago, slimpickins said: Good idea on the twisting bars, thanks, was gonna keep em for art-y projects. o Yeah, but keep one to make one of these: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimpickins Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Ausfire, I like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris J Dixon Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Man! I've gone through this thread and I must be talking to the wrong people or maybe talking the wrong way. Seems anything in Alberta is either at a premium price or they're keeping it to sell as scrap. I'm envious (to a point) of all your finds. Maybe I need to hone my skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 What folks do not mention is how long and how hard they looked before finally stumbling onto that find, usually be accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 For example, the great deal I got last week on respirator filters and the (almost) 200 lbs of (probably) 4140 steel I got from the industrial surplus place was the result of (A) watching their website like a hawk and (B) taking advantage of the sale day when the steel was 50% off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 https://tenor.com/view/alastor-moody-constant-vigilance-harry-potter-eye-gif-8105016 Couldn't have said it better myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caotropheus Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Ausfire, Gentleman, as an entomologist, I have to insist that insects (and arthropoda in general), have their antenna located in fore part of the head, not on the thorax. Best use I have seen of a pipe wrench when not used for the propose it was created for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Caotropheus, thank you. We do not always get it ALL right in scrap art but we try. It usually ends up as our rendition. Ive had the thorns upside down on many a rose I've made. Still do on occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VainEnd84 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 17 hours ago, caotropheus said: Ausfire, Gentleman, as an entomologist, I have to insist that insects (and arthropoda in general), have their antenna located in fore part of the head, not on the thorax. Best use I have seen of a pipe wrench when not used for the propose it was created for... Another biology nerd! Excellent, and I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I'D be interested in some of that 4140! LoL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 How much you need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 These came in the mail today: prescription safety goggles with bifocal lenses. Not sure how I feel about these. They are supposed to have an anti-fog coating, but they fog up pretty easily. They also have the reading lens section in a slightly awkward location. I’m interested in seeing how they are in actual use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckcreekforge Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I went to a farm auction today. I had to sort out the big 1 1/4” anhydrous ammonia spring knife shanks from the scrap metal pile to be able to buy them separately, $10. The Rock Island vise and the wood clamp were $2, together. The, brand new, s tine cultivator shanks were $15. I gave away one shank and one tine before I took the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Not exclusively for blacksmithing, but I just picked up (used) my first pair of steel-toe boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckcreekforge Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 On 12/15/2018 at 10:16 AM, JHCC said: These came in the mail today: prescription safety goggles with bifocal lenses. Glasses, tee shirt, new boots, if you’ve got a blacksmith apron, you’ve got it covered head to toe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojo Pedro Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 $8 used book store in Bisbee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris J Dixon Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Helped a gentleman haul some hay bales that had toppled off of his truck and scored me a drill press today! It’s a 16 speed Jet on a homemade stand. It has a tiny wobble In the chuck so I’m going to take the arbor (not sure of correct terminology) out and clean the tapered shaft and see if that cures it. It should clean up nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman_k Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Some sash weights (Didn't really follow me home, they were inside an old sash window we replaced) Not sure what to do with them as they are poor quality cast iron, open to ideas and suggestions! (I may cut one down to use on the end of a chain as a hold-fast on the anvil) Also a large steel washer from the street outside, blacksmith's roadkill!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Sash weights are great for a chain hold down. Use a motorcycle, logging roller, or bicycle chain...they lay flat on the anvil as compared to conventional link chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 We used them for canoe anchors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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