JHCC Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 IMHO₂. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 IMnSHO₂ scans better on the PTotE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 This came in yesterday’s mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 A neighbor is moving, so I got a few tools, a box fan, and a whole lot of nails that she’d put out. I was just thinking yesterday that I needed a spokeshave. I also got a whole lot of sandstone slabs from another part of town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Had to go to the menards store for some stain and deck tensioners. Ran across this on my way out. First book for the library. I also got one of those flyers in the mail the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I was just looking at that in the bookstore the other day. Seems like a decent book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 That's an awfully cool book for a Menards! I may have to browse Lowes and the Home Depot more often. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Masterson Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Anyone on here in the central NJ area and have a power hammer? I scored a fork lift tine and can get my hands on another. I’d like to get it broken down into workable pieces - hammer blanks, guillotine dies etc etc but I don’t think I’ll be able to do it with a 4inch angle grinder and my hand hammering. I mean I guess I technically could but I’d really love to get inside a real shop. I’d be willing to trade a large amount of the good steel for the time spent helping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 I just happened to glance down and see it. My impression so far is this is not a beginners book. There is some info that is lacking that the author, in my opinion, was thinking as common knowledge. For most of us here yes it is common knowledge but for someone who is just starting a little more in depth descriptions and photos would be nice. But he does keep things simple and does not go into things like heat treating and stuff. Just simple mild steel projects that an intermedaite skilled smith could accomplish in at most a day, many in just a couple hours. One thing i did like the author pointed out "Blacksmith = tool hoarder" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Pat, you don't want a power hammer for breaking that tine down, you want a horizontal band saw. We had a DoAll 916 at my last job, and it would zip through a tine in less than a minute. Depending on the size you have a portaband may also do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Or a fire wrench (A/O P/O) torch also a plasma cutter would make short work of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 3 hours ago, BillyBones said: One thing i did like the author pointed out "Blacksmith = tool hoarder" So true. Also, scrap = future tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJustice Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 It would be pretty thick to tackle with a plasma cutter. I have some hours into making the first cut on one of mine with a 14" chop saw that I thought would make quick work of it. Wheel kept glazing on me. I also got a heavier duty extension cord to make sure it would carry the amps the saw needed. It did up the amps, I tripped a breaker. A little interweb research seems to show that I should have had it positioned long side up instead of down. Easier said than done when the dang thing weighs like 300#. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 7 hours ago, BillyBones said: impression so far is this is not a beginners book. There is some info that is lacking that the author, in my opinion, was thinking as common knowledge. For most of us here yes it is common knowledge but for someone who is just starting a little more in depth descriptions and photos would be nice. I thought the same thing. It definitely doesn't delve into the basics like drawing out etc but the projects are pretty simple if you have a basic understanding of the 8 primary techniques. It's definitely not a book for a complete beginner. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Masterson Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 My thought with the power hammer was to be able to forge it into more workable shapes after cutting like maybe for some drifts, punches, hardy tools etc. but yes I need someone with the ability to cut it as well. Not many many blacksmith shops around here. The only two I found online I emailed and didn’t receive a response. I am talking to this guy on Etsy with the shop name wyoblacksmith tools about possibly sending him a chunk in return for some tools. I just got his guillotine tool. Jerry is the owner and is a really great guy. He let me pay in installments and pick what and when the installments would be. He also shipped it before I had finished paying. There was a slight hiccup in that he sent me the wrong die sets the first time but he was very quick to correct the problem, overnighted me the one I was missing and let me keep the incorrect one which means I ended up with 4 sets instead of 3 - an extra blank to do whatever I want with. The dies are 4140. I haven’t used it yet but will this weekend. It looks like a really well made tool though and he makes a bunch of other stuff so check him out. I also got a bolster plate from him a few months back. The guillotine also has a hardy shank that bolts up to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 According to the most recent NJBA newsletter it looks like one of the directors hosts an open forge meet every Monday evening at 7 PM in Howell, NJ. I don't have any additional info, but if that's near you it might be worth a phone call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Masterson Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Wow that’s not far at all from me thanks Frazer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 No problem, if you're looking for local blacksmiths, typing the following in your preferred browser is usually a good place to start: *insert your state* ABANA blacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDoc Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I just did that search myself out of curiosity as and much to my surprise, there is apparently a chapter in Columbus, the M.O.B. Their website doesn't appear to have been updated since...well I honestly can't tell. I am sure if I reached out to Adlai he could clue me in if they are still an active group or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Many of the websites, to put it bluntly, look like they're run by blacksmiths *grin*. Fortunately, there is usually contact info listed somewhere and a phone call or two can usually get you on your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDoc Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Ironically, Adlai is listed as the contact . I asked in the knife group I follow on Facebook and if I don't get anything from that, I will reach out to Adlai directly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Pat, I've heard good things about Jerry in Douglas, WY. I recently bought a guillotine tool and looked hard at his. In the end I got another model but I bet that you will be very happy with his. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Ewert Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Pat, I got one of guillotine tools a while back and they work OK. The problem I found is that the bolts will loosen up after a while. I finally got tired of it and welded it together. I eventually built my own, which is completely different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Red Loctite might be an option for those who don't have a welder. During normal use I doubt the frame of a guillotine tool get's hot enough to release it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Mail call: a sparker for the oxypropane torch (with tip cleaners!) and an adapter for me to run my CPAP off the RC hookup at Quad-State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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