ThomasPowers Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 As our "furnace" starts with a match and kindling and the cooler is a swamp cooler where 4 places in town stock all the parts but the frame and sides; we are a bit insulated from such issues. (I do have backup motors for the cooler fan in the shop sourced from the scrapyard.) Perhaps this is a good indication of how "just in time" works when their are real world issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMADDOX Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Couple small tools made their way home from a swap meet today at local engine and threshers org fall festival. Figure a start for twisting wrench and a little modification for a short set of tongs. Figured for $2 a piece what the heck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Nice score longbow! Can’t beat the price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Took a break from Quad-State to visit the estate sale for Honest Bob Cruikshank. Thanks to BillyBones for the heads-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 The Kasenit is an exceptional find. They don't make it any longer and the closest I have found is Cherry Red, which in my opinion isn't quite as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 The can’s about half-full; I paid $5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMADDOX Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I also needed someone with more knowledge today! Guy also had a leg vise that seemed very good shape and fully functional. Wanted 90 for it, for around me i probably shouldve snagged it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 A real bargain at any price. The replacement Cherry Red is $30 for a 1 pound can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 31 minutes ago, Longbowhunter said: leg vise that seemed very good shape and fully functional. You want to open it all the way so you can see the threads on the screw better still remove the threaded rod so you can see the threads in the box. Thread condition is really important for leg vise value. That sounds like a pretty good price if it's in good condition. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMADDOX Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Frosty, thank you for that info! Will keep it in mind if i come across any others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Back from Quad-State; here’s the haul (in addition to the stuff shown above). Tools 1: some top swages, two pairs of tongs (one from littleblacksmith, one from Dave Custer), a curved hot-set, a dual-use bottom swage, a little two-peen (one straight, one cross) hammer, and a sinking hammer. Tools 2: a soapstone holder and a battery and charger that I *think* will fit my cordless angle grinder (if not, it’s not a huge investment). Materials 1: a Hy-Tuf NASCAR axle for tooling and a whole bunch of antlers (I only wanted one, but the seller was packing up and gave me the whole box for cheap). Materials 2: some brass rod, two kinds of knife rivets, and a chunk of flint. Books: And a couple of T-shirts. All told, I made enough on my tailgating table to cover all but $7.50 of this. Plus all the learning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Had quite the time at quadstate. Got to meet a lot of people and mostly spent the time forging, really enjoyed it. Currently the truck is sitting not far off the ground with 5 anvils 6 leg vises, my entire forging station including forge, striking anvil, etc, much steel and wrought iron, and tools I brought for sale. I’ll have to post pictures of what all I brought back when I get home. Excited about much of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Glad to have made the truck one pair of tongs lighter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 JHCC, i bought that same swage block at the estate sale. I also got one of the guillotines from them. I almost got one of the hardy shovel form they had but took the swage instead. I also picked up one of their guillotines From Holland anvil i picked up a tomahawk eye drift. If you notice there is some slight pitting from the casting so they gave it up half price. Pitting should not effect the use though, just not as pretty as the others. This is after a light sanding with a wore out belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 18 minutes ago, BillyBones said: i bought that same swage block at the estate sale. Like I said, thanks for the heads-up. I've been wanting something like this for a while, but hadn't scraped together the cash for one of Holland's. My spoon-obsessed student is going to be VERY happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Very nice swage blocks y’all! mail call for me today, I read on another thread Frosty talking about using this Peterson’s blue flux so I ordered some, I haven’t done any forge welding yet so I thought I’d get some flux an start learning, I also got a couple 4’ sticks of 1/4” round mild steel so I thought for my first forge weld projects I’d try some basket weaves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 JHCC, i totally missed that at the end of your post. You are more than welcome. Bob's SIL said they are going to have another sale around April or May. He said they are starting a "Friends of Bob" blacksmithing club and whatever they will not need there will be in the sale. The swages that were for sale through SOFA were of his design also. He ordered them right before his passing thinking he did not have any ( the ones we bought were the ones the family found when getting ready for the sale. ) they donated them to SOFA to sell at cost. I believe that is one of the ones that Purple Bullet bought there, the Green swages. Thomas, not only did he have a London pattern he was having them cast along with the swages. All his castings molds were given to SOFA from what i understand. You knew them much better than i, but wasnt Mr. Cruickshank one of the founding members of SOFA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I believe Larry Wood and Emmet Studebaker were the founders. I don't know about Bob, we discussed other things! He's the reason that my disreputable hat has horns though. One QS we were both wearing disreputable hats, he had an old damaged top hat and I had the old felt one. Anyway in the write up afterwards they claimed we were in a contest on who had the most disreputable hat. Getting huffy about never wanting to be linked in print with Bob; I added the horns so there wouldn't be a contest! Later on that version a friend gave me an old plastic dinosaur tail---telling me that if I had horns; I'd need a tail! I still have the tail but it bumps the head rest on most cars making wearing the hat when driving treacherous. So it's on a shelf in my study. I see that John can outfit a hat with horns now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 No, I'm going to buck that trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 "It's just not your look" In hind sight perhaps a different hat would have worked better... Thomas said dolefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Oh deer! You guys are at it again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 D'oe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 "After 37 years of marriage it's still easy to get into a rut" said Tom uxoriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Of course they're buck at it, it's the best game around. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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