February 5, 200917 yr My wife and I moved to Pennsylvania from Texas about four years ago and have been renovating an old house. I am a retired fabricator/welder. My last real job was at a Boeing plant in Corinth, Texas as a fab/tech, a sort of model shop environment. Then almost ten years running my own business before moving to PA. I like doing ornament iron stuff and have sold quite a bit of it over the past few years. I also make tools and machinery on occasion. My avatar will be a picture of myself and a 1/3 size model of a 1923 case hay press that I built from blue prints. Most of my metal work is formed cold so forging is my weakest area. Maybe I can learn something here and possibly pass on stuff I have learned over the years. One question: Does anyone know how to make gilders paste?
February 5, 200917 yr That hay press is pretty cool. Welcome to the site. I'm sure you can learn something here and someone will learn from you. There is tons of info on this site. Good to have you aboard.
February 5, 200917 yr Welcome to the gang, glad to have you. I don't know how to make gilder's paste but I'm sure someone will be along shortly to enlighten us all. I love good questions! I'd sure like to see a better pic or three of some of your models, your avatar is such a tease! What would you like to know about hot work? Frosty
February 5, 200917 yr Gilders paste is available from Gilders Paste, premixed, ready to use, and in a variety of colors. A google search will give you a bunch of options. A ml covers about a square foot of surface, so a little goes a long way. It is packaged in 27 and 92 ml containers.
February 6, 200917 yr Author Frosty, here's a better picture if I do this right. And Bruce, yes I live on Dime Road, about five miles north of Vandergrift bridge.
February 6, 200917 yr That is beautiful and looks functional as well. I'm think going to like you. Nice looking scroll work as well. Is it hand done or do you have a bender and dress the pieces? Frosty
February 6, 200917 yr Author I built and sold a small bender for about ten years in Texas. That's what I use to make the scrolls. It does away with that awful flat place you see on a lot of non forged scrolls. I usually dress the ends before forming, depending on who I'm making it for.
February 6, 200917 yr Went to a farm fair in Milan, TN several years ago. Fellow had a similar bailing machine running off of a hit-and-miss steam engine. Sold those little hay bales for $2 each to city folks who didn't know you can buy a full sized bale for less than that. Maybe they were just too cute to pass up.
February 6, 200917 yr Author Went to a farm fair in Milan, TN several years ago. Fellow had a similar bailing machine running off of a hit-and-miss steam engine. Sold those little hay bales for $2 each to city folks who didn't know you can buy a full sized bale for less than that. Maybe they were just too cute to pass up. I set up my little baler during the autum of last year. Sold quite a few bales including several that my wife prettied up in holiday themes. Set up a canopy right in my front yard. They are very convenient for decorating. I was getting three dollars single or four for ten dollars. I set up later than I wanted to but I was recovering from double knee replacement. Gonna start earlier this year if the Lord lets me live.
February 6, 200917 yr I reckon we're neighbors then (BOG) I'm over towards Brownstown. I like them lil balers, makes for along day in the field tho.
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