June 20, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, JHCC said: I think from now on I’m going to call it “The Presscious”. Arc, arc, arc. Frosty The Lucky.
June 20, 20196 yr D8T; are you going to modify them into twisting wrenches? I like the "Ford type" ones for reverse twists as they generally have narrower contact surfaces. Did they come from the South High Flea Market?
June 20, 20196 yr I met my dad today and he brought me in a nice haul of goods. This cast iron belt/disc sander frame. Ended up paying $25 instead of the $50 asking price. Some oil cans. drill index full of bits, most look un used. All the paper packs have drill bits in them. Some look like they may be for a mill. All new. Cigar box will be nice for organizing. 3 combination squares, big clamp, tap wrench, Swedish needle file set. Clamp is drop forged USA made. Don't remember what brand was. It's heavy duty though. blower, might be a nice replacement on my coal forge, maybe not. Some files and a screw driver or two. A nice looking bench grinder. there are two boards, resin/epoxy with some kind of fiber in it. Not sure exactly what it is though. Sorry for such a big post, it's stuff my dads been getting for a few months for me. If needed feel free to turn into its own post. Didn't think about that at first.
June 20, 20196 yr Nice haul indeed. Might want to edit and resize your pictures though. 19 minutes ago, Pr3ssure said: nice haul
June 20, 20196 yr Nice haul Pr3ssure, KUDOS to your Dad. That's just a standard drill index but you'll need a 1/2" drill for larger than 3/8" bits. Boxes of NEW drill bits too! Brother you have some golden trading stock there. Do you know how to sharpen drill bits? A medium and a fine wheel on that little bench grinder is perfect but you have to know how. Get someone to show you, you'll go through all your bits trying to figure it out. Honest. Frosty The Lucky.
June 20, 20196 yr On 6/20/2019 at 1:16 PM, ThomasPowers said: D8T; are you going to modify them into twisting wrenches? I like the "Ford type" ones for reverse twists as they generally have narrower contact surfaces. Ebay as Father's Day gifts. There's a youtuber who made a limited run of steel and brass reproductions, but I wasn't willing to pay the premium. My wife picked them up on ebay for around $30 for both with shipping. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them. The Ford wrench has a tight spot about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way to full open on the jaws. I'm hoping I can clean that up and resolve it. A cursory glance of the teeth and the thumb wheel don't show any damage. I'll probably do some file work on the Ford wrench to clean up some casting flash and work on some dents in the lower jaw and mushrooming of the sides of the lower jaw. After that, a nice soak in evaporust. I'm on the fence about cold blueing it or finding a gunsmith to hot blue the wrench. If it's functional, I'll use it for something. If not, it'll be a wall hanger. The smaller one opens and closes as smooth as glass. It just has some mushrooming around the hammer head, the jaws and dent on the metal ring just above the wood where somebody was hammering on it. I'll clean it up as best I can and if I can get it apart, evaporust and refinish the handle. Otherwise clean it up and leave it alone. Either way, the little one will probably end up in my desk at home or on my desk at my office. I hadn't thought about twisting wrenches until now. I may troll ebay for some wrenches that are functional, but poor condition for that.
June 21, 20196 yr I figure my uncle knows how to sharpen them. I've watched some videos on it so I have the idea. I'll need to get a good plate with some angle reference on it.
June 21, 20196 yr Picked up a post vise off CL for $75. 5 inch jaws. Been looking for one for a good while now. Anyway ended up talking to the gentleman for a good hour. Come to find out hes got a rare lung disease so hes trying to go through some of his stuff that he dont want to end up going to the scrap yard. When he was able he restored old cars. He ended up giving me a bunch of model T parts for free. 2 front axles a drive shaft some suspension parts and a box that I haven't gone through yet. Also offered me a large plow but I couldn't load it myself. Tried to give him more money but he wouldn't take it. Told me to find them someone that would use them and put the money towards my blacksmithing. Good guy I plan on going back just to visit sometime soon.
June 21, 20196 yr Pay it forward! It's a gift when you are given time to see some of your stuff goes to people who will use and appreciate it! How's the screw on that vice it looks like a nice one?
June 21, 20196 yr Screws in good shape. One side of the mounting bracket is broke off but that's no biggie. Just got back ain't had time to look for any markings on it yet. I will definitely pay it forward
June 23, 20196 yr Cleaning up behind my Dad's shop and found the iron tire from an old 4' wagon wheel I found on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation, outside Wanblee S.D. in the early 70's when I was working for a custom combiner. It was the complete wheel then, but all the wood has rotted away since. Is this wrought iron, how do I tell? 1 3/4 x 1/2
June 23, 20196 yr Am i missing something with this South High flee market? Should i make the 45 minute drive to Columbus for it?
June 23, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Les L said: Is this wrought iron, how do I tell? Cut halfway through and bend it over at the cut. WI has a distinctive fibrous structure that will look like a broken green twig.
June 23, 20196 yr Picked this up at the tailgating area.at the NEB Spring meet two weeks ago. I have been looking at buying a new, modern shear but nothing they make now can hold a candle to this beast. It has been requested that I paint a googly eye and add a fang encrusted maw to personalize it. This will be the first time I paint an old tool.
June 23, 20196 yr I dunno..................I love puttin' things back in their original condition............even appearance wise.
June 23, 20196 yr 8 hours ago, Les L said: how do I tell? 8 hours ago, JHCC said: Cut halfway through and bend it over at the cut I was informed by Steve Sells when I visited that the wheels may want to close in on the cut so be careful on the first cut. Nice score Lou. It's an Edward shearhands.
June 23, 20196 yr 6 hours ago, Lou L said: Picked this up at the tailgating area.at the NEB Spring meet two weeks ago Glad I was there to assist in the ribbing... eh, excuse me, I meant respectful price negotiations. You are going to love it! For folks that wern't there, when Lou says he picked it up, he means that literally. He picked it up, by himself, to estimate the weight!
June 23, 20196 yr Buy a couple google eyes at a craft store and use museum wax to stick them on. Maybe draw lips with lip stick and fangs with white grease pencil so it'll wipe off. Personally I have no problem painting tools. Frosty The Lucky.
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