JHCC Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 That looks like a stonemason's sledge, with the "peen" being used for splitting apart big rocks into smaller rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Ayup, a stone mason's sledge I have one just like weighing in at 22lbs. It's an unwieldy BEAST but boy does it move metal. If it's thick enough steel and I have help. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerooster Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 18 hours ago, Frosty said: The FCC was death of linear amplifiers to the point they started setting up trackers to ID amped up CBs. The fines were pretty hefty as I recall. Frosty The Lucky. And FCC allows me to run 1.5KW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Another addition to the library was waiting when I got home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 I brought a couple scrap shafts and some injection machine draw bars home: The stepped shaft is 1-1/2” to 1” diameter and the other is 1” diameter. The draw bars are 50mm and 30mm diameters, but only sparked as mild steel. (The stepped shaft and bearings went to “iron in a hat” at today’s hammer-in.) Keep it fun, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Got a call from a friend wanting to clear some scrap. Also had some out of date co2 bottles needing gone from her bar. Most of the co2 bottles are full. I know I could use them as shielding gas for welding so I might get a gauge to use them. Mainly was in it for the bottles themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Around here, customer owned gas bottles are exchanged when empty and in one case, I had a CO2 bottle but wanted CO2/argon for my MIG welder and the gas people took the empty CO2 bottle and gave a full CO2/argon bottle. So you may be able to get the gas you need without paying for a bottle. Otherwise you have some good bell stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I just got them so I'm in no rush to ultimately decide what I will do with them. A little more research will determine their fate. Some of the small ones that are empty might end up bells. I still have two bells that haven't sold yet. One from a tank and another aluminum one from a fire extinguisher. The aluminum one from the fire extinguisher with a wooden clapper has a nice deep soft tone. I would like to find more of those. I have thought of talking to someone at a fire extinguisher company that supplies and checks them, just haven't got around to it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Also, check with dive shops for tanks that have gone out of certification. A lot of scuba tanks are made from aluminum, for lighter weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3F Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 What's in the box?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryFahnoe Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Must be an early Christmas present that we need to ponder while we wait for the appropriate time to open it! Company appears to be in Australia so I'd guess the postage was a bit steep. --Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 6 hours ago, JHCC said: dive shop Not many of those around or close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Maybe up in Pittsburgh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 We have dive shops and chain sawing a hole in lake ice to go diving is a thing here. Nobody goes winter skinny dipping on purpose though. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Yeah, wasn't saying there were none around just all kinda farther like pittsburgh and around that distance as far as my search showed. I am located closer to 3 rivers that connect but it seems all the listed dive shops are 30-45 minutes away. Could always make some calls first. Not making excuses, just that I can't get out like a free man like I used to without anger or retribution. Some day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BsnNFrnt Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 I imagine this had been a scenario for several on here before. I found a previously forgotten gem while cleaning today. A brace and bit reamer. I have not seen a lot of these, but I apparently saved it years ago. I am looking forward to using this on hot steel to take full advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 11/14/2023 at 6:50 PM, Frosty said: Nobody goes winter skinny dipping on purpose though. I have seen some Polar Bear Plunges that took my breath away, I'm not that weird though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 I found an odd assortment at the flea market friday. It's so cheap there though. . The grammar of ornament book is facinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim695 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 I was speaking with a blacksmiths shop near me about finding a power hammer and was offered this. Apparently it had been given to them by somebody and they had no use for it and so they gave it to me. I had planned on getting a fly press at one point, and I know it's not the same, but I plan to make some dies up for it to hopefully accomplish pretty much the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Another interlibrary loan: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Cool finds Scott! On 11/19/2023 at 4:23 PM, BsnNFrnt said: I am looking forward to using this on hot steel to take full advantage. The reamers, deburring or burr bits are hardened steel and using one on hot metal might draw temper on it, softening it and making it useless for the intended use of chamfering the edge of a hole in metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BsnNFrnt Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Great reminder. I will just save this thing for when my pritchel gets some burrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 On 11/19/2023 at 4:23 PM, BsnNFrnt said: A brace and bit reamer. I picked one of those up at Hull Cove Tool Barn in Maine some time back. It’s really great for deburring pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostTownForge Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Went to a cool antique shop yesterday, which was a lot of fun, and found a cool little tool! A little hand-crank grinding wheel with a bench mount! And it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 On 11/20/2023 at 1:21 PM, Scott NC said: The grammar of ornament book is facinating. That it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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