ThomasPowers Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 John you look ready to make your own bad SF or Zombie movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Unfortunately, I no longer have the World War Z “lobo” I made a couple of years ago (it was a commission from my cousin for her husband): (Total length: 36”.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jealdi Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I believe there is a YT video on how to modify that respirator to accept 3M filters. Not sure I'd 100% trust how well it works after making the modifications... but there is ways to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I've looked at a couple of different ones, and there seem to be two main methods. One is to make an adapter from the back of one of the original filters and the mounting hardware from a standard mask, and the other is to simply attach the mounting hardware from a standard mask directly to the mounting hardware on the Resp-O-Rator. Not yet sure which one I favor, but I'll give it some thought while I use up the filter that came with it. The other mod that some people do is to attach a plastic bottle underneath the exhaust valve in the middle of the front to catch the condensation. Michael Chthulu of "Big Giant Swords" has such a setup on his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Well its' hard to get this guys nowadays- I contacted railways manager, i literaly went to his house and asked him and he said that it should be cut, but they don't cut it now. And when i mentioned that i am wiling to pay for it. He sell me his piece. It will come in handy since i don't have nothing heavier for anvil that is made of metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Old rail was used for cattle guards out here and several of them are at my local scrapyard. One of my smithing students/friends picked up a piece for 20 UScents a pound 2 weekends ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Looks like he's wishing he would have brought a hand truck. When I picked up my rail I had to lug it a couple hundred yards. I don't remember if it's twenty nine or thirty inches. I'm only 140 pounds. It was quite the workout. I had to rest more than once. I thought I was going to pass out by the time I got it to the car. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Its funny how people chabge mind when it comes to money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshj Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I've been to your part of the world in my life time natkova. It was 20 some years ago, and at that time... recovering from a war. Some people can change their minds about much when it's survival- or feeding their family. Still- a good find to work with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Pnut, the person in the background is going to fetch the loaner 2 wheeler, the person dragging didn't want to wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 It's easy to miss-read the difficulty vs. time ratio. It's one of the main sources of experience. It's like the size to utility ratio when building a forge. Someday I'll get it right. Oh, rail weight is per yard so 120lb. rail is 40lbs/foot. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I wonder if there is a metric version in pounds per meter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 A little rithmeticing and you can pick the scale you like. Stones per cubit? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 CWT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Just a random factoid about railroad track: Weight per yard (or Kg/meter) varies depending on use. Rapid transit/light rail often uses 100lb./yard rail while main lines with heavy freight train use usually use 136 lb./yard rail. Smaller rail can be used on sidings and older lines. Mine rail can be quite small. The heaviest rail used commercially was 155 lb./yd. which was once in use on the Pennsylvania RR. There may even be heavier rail around for specialized industrial purposes like moving heavy launch vehicles at Cape Canaveral. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 1/13/2021 at 8:02 AM, Welshj said: I've been to your part of the world in my life time natkova. It was 20 some years ago, and at that time... recovering from a war. Well this is just for hobby, because I dont do blacksmithing for living, if I did I will probably die lol. It is dying trade here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Crane rail is the heaviest I've seen. The crawler at Cape Kennedy is a tracked vehicle running on Tennessee river gravel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 18 hours ago, George N. M. said: main lines with heavy freight train use usually use 136 lb./yard rail. My track anvil is made from a 9” chunk of 136 lb AREA* rail, which puts it at 34 lbs. I’ve not weighed the stand. *American Railway Engineering Association Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Leave that piece of track loose in the stand so it can be removed, placed on a table, and to make use of all the inside and outside curves like a swage block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Already done. You’ll notice that this end has a fuller ground into the center web; I’ve since added a hot-cut and a small horn. The other end has the head ground into a kind of ball shape. And here’s one of my students using it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davor Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I guess I will be upgrading my forge blower sooner that I thought. No idea what it is from, but it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul TIKI Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 That is a heck of a blower, should move some air! I'm still powering my forge with a bathroom exhaust fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I'm still using the bathroom ex fan- it works. I have a Champion 400 and a Canedy-Otto (sp?) hand crank and a Champion electric sitting idle, because the bathroom fan works. I ain't proud. Or tired. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 A quick trip to the industrial surplus place netted a nice Bosch hand drill and a small bin of tools, the latter containing a box of shims, a couple of bits of tooling, and a nice set of taps with the matching drill bills. Anyone have any idea what these are? 4” long, 3/4” diameter at the thick end, 3/8” at the thin end, and with a 5/16” diameter x 1” deep home on the thick end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 They look like bits for a pneumatic chisel hammer used in the automotive body & muffler shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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