Les L Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 It’s good for more than knives, you’ll never be disappointed for getting it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 When I make knitting bowls, I drill a hole for the center of the cutout and then cut the rest with a cutoff wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 hour ago, natkova said: Bought myself drill press . Use lubrication on all the holes you drill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Glenn said: Use lubrication on all the holes you drill. So I won't burn drill bits? Which one you suggest. Wd40 grease i don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 You need a good cutting oil. Tap Magic is one I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 A site search had the following discussion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Wife and I were walking our dog on a trail that used to be a railroad (part of the Rails To Trails program). This really wanted to follow me home but alas, it wasn't meant to be. I saw it and exclaimed, "oooh! I could use that!" to which Ashley rapidly and firmly said, "No. Leave it." It's okay, I now know where it lives and will go back for it with tools when the need arises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 18 minutes ago, Glenn said: A site search had the following discussion Thanks will look into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Shaina, it looks like that track plate is secured to the tie by at least one spike. Spikes are hard to remove from ties unless you have a very long pry bar (about 6') or the tie has deteriorated enough that you can break the wood away. If I had to take the whole thing, tie, spike and plate, home I would attack it from the wood side on the theory that the wood is softer than the metal and easier to get into. Track plates can be a source of steel. I have seen them used as a hardy or or other tool holder on a bench. They can be used as an improvised anvil but they are not as good as a piece of rail. IIRC they are low to low medium carbon. Others may have more suggestions for use. BTW, since you are on a public right of way on the trail I wouldn't have any legal qualms about picking it up. It is as abandoned as an aluminum can dropped by someone. The same isn't true on a private railroad right of way. Although certain smiths I know (ahem, wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more) have been known to pick up the occasional piece of steel along the railroad when the opportunity presents itself and to accept the risk. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 A friend of mine in the Boston suburbs gave me a bunch of spikes and rail anchors she’d picked up when the line near her was converted to a trail. Great selection ranging from wrought iron spikes to modern medium carbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I found this cute little hand clamp at the flea market. Also a mouth harp. I tried to make some sounds with it but all it did was vibrate and taste like rust. I bet festus could make it sing. 1$ usd so I'm not out much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Mouth harp AKA jaw, juice harp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I can’t really play one all that well but I got one of those buried on my shop desk somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 That clamp would make a pretty good grounding clamp for an arc welder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Maybe the one I got was defective because it doesn't make that twang noise even plucking it outside my mouth. Thanks for the video, Randy. I'm going to try it his way. Jonh it's too small I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Well heck, I bough a mouth harp way back when and it would have been nice to have this video to know how to play it appropriately! I was sticking the wrong end in my mouth, lol. Now I want to go find it and try it the correct way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I found out why this thing woudn't work. The part you pluck was smashed at some point against the "frame". I makes a wonderful sound now. I should probably have disinfected it before putting it in my mouth in this day and age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I was in the right place and right time for an upgrade I could not pass up Klipsch Heresy series 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Good for the magnets, if nothing else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On second thought, that would make a dandy ground clamp. I was just thinking how to attatch the cable but easy peesy now that I look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Sure, just put a ring terminal (of the proper rating) on the end of your grounding cable and attach it to the back end of the bolt on the right side of the jaw. (Speaking of which, the section that is sticking out the back appears to have coarser threads than the section between the jaws. Is that some kind of threaded stud on the outside, with a smaller bolt threading through the middle? That would be even better, as you wouldn't have to adjust the cable attachment every time you adjusted the jaws.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I will have to examine it closer when I get home. I know that bolt is one piece and it screws in and out as it should with no play, but stops when it reaches the threads that show on the outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I used to have one of those clamps and the outer threads are N/C for a lock nut with spacers under it. Called a Spindle C-clamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Is power tool worth buying used at yard sales etc? Or one should buy allways new power tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I prefer to buy used, costs a lot less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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