JHCC Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Drift bottle openers. I’ve already got a couple of these (courtesy of Lou L), but I can never find one when I need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Das, before you cut the bottle up, be sure that they will not fill it. The local gas supplier here will fill the smaller customer owned bottles without question, actually they just swap them out and they are not noted for doing anything that might benefit a customer. I have bought some of the smaller bottles at yard sales and had them filled without issue. Nice to have a backup on Saturday or Sunday and your large leased bottle runs empty. They are the kind of place that charges $58.00 for an 11 pound spool of MIG wire (online price $31 with free shipping or $34 at Tractor Supply) but are close enough that I use them for gases. If you were closer, I would give you a an old bottle to make a bell out of - I have several that I picked up off the roadside after I kept seeing them there for several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Gazz, it's a bit late for this one. I'll keep it in mind if I find more. At the moment I have two larger argon/co2 bottles and one for straight argon. So right now I just need to make a clapper for the now cut bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 16 hours ago, JHCC said: A couple of little goodies from Logan Steel’s Bargain Barn to confuse the TSA. As expected: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killbox21 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 My buddy works at a Sawmill. He brought me these gang and bull edger blades today. From my brief research, it seems that most of these are made of 1075 or d2? Does anyone here have any experience with such blades? At least a 1/4 thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 WOW! What a wonderful "haul". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I would suggest you do further research. The carbide tipped blades are usually mild steel, they don't need to use alloys, because it just holds the bits and does no cutting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 A successful trip to the industrial surplus warehouse on my way back from the airport: a nice little Craftsman horizontal bandsaw. Which just happens to fit nicely on the stand I got last time I was there: Couple little issues, but nothing deadly. Not bad for $63. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Griffin Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Makes sense. Why waste that much carbon steel if you're going to put carbide teeth on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killbox21 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 He thinks they are simonds brand. I don't see anything specifying on their website. I might shoot them an email and see what they say. I did find this. Nickel is added. http://www.simondsint.com/circularsaws/Pages/Items/New-Heat-Treat.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 JHCC, congratulations on the nice band saw. At least you got a note from the TSA, all they leave me is a big mess in my bag after they went through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmartin2 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 These are axles from an 18 wheeler trailer landing gear. Solid and 1-7/8” diameter ,16-1/2” long and 13# each. Now the idea was for making hammers. Since they were axles I would think med carbon. Anyone have input? I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 You should be good. Cut a chunk from the end and test-harden it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Nice bandsaw John. Even better you had a base that fits it. Killbox, I'd say cut a piece and sparktest them. As with any mystery steel you have to run through the tests. If no good for blade steel the saw blades would be useful for art or other purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonred Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Found this morning hammer has no dings on face looks unused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris J Dixon Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 My patience finally paid off. A little clean up and a stand and she’ll be good to go! Working away from the wall will be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Nice! I finished rejuvenating my "new to me" 4" 50 pounder today. No stand yet, but someday........... Pardon me while I lust over that beautiful anvil behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 One of my cousins gave me my grandfather's branding irons, a shoe and his nippers that came out of his blacksmith shop when it was torn down. He was a blacksmith, wheel right and farrier and made the branding iron and shoe, between late 1800 and mid 1900, using some of the equipment I am using now, He still had 40 head of cattle and one milk cow at 86 yrs. of age, but wasn't branding them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I was once given a bunch of very large bandsaw blades with carbide teeth and found that the material used to carry the carbide teeth was 4140 - something a bit better tougher than mild steel but not really usable for knife making. I made some large saw frames out of rebar and cut and drilled the pieces of bandsaw blade to fit. I gave them to potters that I know as they made great soft firebrick saws. I should make one for myself someday as it would be useful for the gas forge maintenance. I would guess the large circular saw blades would also be some sort of medium carbon alloy so that they would maintain stiffness better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I mount bandsaw blades on bowsaw frames for a variety of uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
671jungle Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I rescued these two from the metal recycle bin in park city today. The singer wheel will be incorporated to my hand cranked leather cobbler. I plugged the lathe in and it runs! Smooth! cant beat free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTMichaud Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Free is always a good price. 671, I can see the Singer frame as a stand for the lathe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I had one of those sewing machine stands once. I thought I might make a treadle powered pencil sharpener out of it one day but never did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Those old sewing frames make nice tables with a piece of stone or wood for a top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Whenever I was about 14 I used the bottom of a Singer sewing machine for a treadle powered scrollsaw. I had the top part of the saw but the treadle, and table were missing. I used it for a school project about the industrial revolution. They come in handy for all kinds of tools if you don't want or have electricity like wood lathes rip saws etc etc Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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