Glenn Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 Blacksmith stubborn is a real thing. Millhand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 29 minutes ago, Glenn said: Blacksmith stubborn is a real thing. Millhand Blacksmith and stubborn in the same sentence is kind of redundant isn't it? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Not when describing that very special breed of stubborn that we have. Kind of the adult version of the toddler who won't except that square pegs don't fit in round holes... now we know better, we just forge to fit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Yes but there are smiths that will forge the square peg round and smiths that will forge the round hole square and some that will just make both of them octagonal for the heck of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 We had to start were, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcostello Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Some of Us will pound on the square peg and make it go through the round hole, whether it wants too or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jclonts82 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 "life doesn't award gold stars for trying" -Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 "Having the right tools to hold your work will make you better way faster than having a sweet hammer or anvil will." -- @Lou L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 There are three possible outcomes in a shop accident: you hurt yourself or someone else, you kill yourself or someone else, or you kill me. Only one of those outcomes gets me out of accident related paperwork. John McPherson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 The more I weld, the better my grinding gets. Phil H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc1 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I don't get the idea that a blacksmith must be bad at welding or conversely that a good welder is not a blacksmith ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jclonts82 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 "Those who don't ask, don't get." -Ronald Clayton McEuen (the man with a LOT of 'stuff') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Or as we say in my line of work, "Not asking is the same as a No." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 Before you modify the anvil, pound hot metal on the anvil face for a year or so and look at the face again. And by a year or so, I am talking about 1000 to 2000 hours of real hammer time. Just turning the shop lights on does not count. Before and after photos will help you to compare the differences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadowgrove Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 When you're still green, visit YouTube for inspiration and IFI for information. Once you get around to using the forums, you can ditch YouTube entirely. Following YouTube makes you prone to accidents. You probably know this already, but using Google search and including "site: iforgeiron.com"(without the quotes) in your search parameters is extremely effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk and cut with a torch!~~ ThomasPowers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 That's an oldie I didn't coin it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 But it's a goodie and you brought it to our attention. I'm an oldie who never heard it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcostello Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Grind with vengence, putty broadly, and use thick paint. OOPS too much information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 The version I learned is MORE traditional, Measure with a micrometer, mark with a piece of chalk and cut with an AXE. See, that version predates torches. HAH! If you can't move it paint it. Dad used to buy surplus equipment at Naval auctions and the paint was usually more than 1/2" thick on the thin spots. Two of the punch presses he had the paint completely covered the bearing caps on the shaft. Dad's boy knows because it was his job to chip through it so Dad could pour new babbit. Once you start chipping it's awfully hard to stop till you mine your way to metal. Original color was green. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 47 minutes ago, Frosty said: The version I learned is MORE traditional, Sure, but does your version allow power tools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 My versions allow whatever I say. Yours? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 Better is the enemy of good enough. Both of those dogs can push your sled; just don't get too fond of either one, lest the other bite you. Mikey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 "Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no." JHCC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Tolkien, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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