Blacksmith stubborn is a real thing. Millhand

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.

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!

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!

We had to start were, lol

Some of Us will pound on the square peg and make it go through the round hole, whether it wants too or not.

"life doesn't award gold stars for trying"
                                -Frosty The Lucky.

 

"Having the right tools to hold your work will make you better way faster than having a sweet hammer or anvil will." -- @Lou L

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

The more I weld, the better my grinding gets. Phil H

I don't get the idea that a blacksmith must be bad at welding or conversely that a good welder is not a blacksmith ... 

"Those who don't ask, don't get."

      -Ronald Clayton McEuen (the man with a LOT of 'stuff')

Or as we say in my line of work, "Not asking is the same as a No."

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.

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.

Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk and cut with a torch!~~ ThomasPowers

That's an oldie I didn't coin it!

But it's a goodie and you brought it to our attention. I'm an oldie who never heard it.

Grind with vengence, putty broadly, and use thick paint. OOPS too much information.

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.

47 minutes ago, Frosty said:

The version I learned is MORE traditional,

Sure, but does your version allow power tools?

My versions allow whatever I say. Yours?

Frosty The Lucky.

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 

"Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no."   JHCC

Tolkien, actually.