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07-13-2014, 11:10 AM
Somewhere I've got some of that type of "smithing gear", as my maternal grandfather was a blacksmith/farrier and had made a great many tools. I have the smithing hammers he made, similar to ball peins hammer though straight on both of the two different sized ends. I also recall seeing many of the "tongs", though his furnace is long gone.
07-13-2014, 11:21 AM
Hi PixMan , are you planning on doing a bit smithing some day ?
I just need to build the forge , I have been getting round to smithing for about 20 years now LOL , I am hoping that building a forge for the shop will give me more opportunity to recycle steels to turn into usable tools and also I am trying to phase out the need for oxy gear in the shop . Rob 
07-13-2014, 01:32 PM
07-13-2014, 06:16 PM
Keeping busy making 4140 chips. I forget who recommended the moly dee taping fluid, but very nice on the 4140. Yes, blind hole taping with spiral flute tap (coated OSG)
roundrocktom, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Mar 2014.
07-13-2014, 07:06 PM
(07-13-2014, 11:21 AM)RobWilson. Wrote: Hi PixMan , are you planning on doing a bit smithing some day ? No chance...no place to do it. Yet. Perhaps if I ever do move into my mom's home when she's gone I could take over the garage and build a blacksmith shop there, but she's in pretty good (physical) health for now. Honestly, I don't really have much interest in that. I'm far more inclined to create a welding shop and learn that skill. I've needed enough things welded over the years to justify it, and Lord knows I've machined a number of parts from solid blocks of materials that should have been weldments.
07-14-2014, 06:11 AM
I'd go with the welding shop too Ken. Of all the skills my Dad taught me, I think welding has to be right up the top, if not the top. I'd be lost without my welder.
Hunting American dentists since 2015.
07-14-2014, 07:49 AM
Hey Rob, I bet those through coolant drills came from a long forgotten boot sale :) They are hugely expensive to buy
Andrew Mawson, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Oct 2013.
07-14-2014, 10:56 AM
Ok so it's not a machining project, but if Greg can do wood, I can do automotive.
 When I bought my new truck, I liked the look of the two-tone paint that was offered, but didn't like the fact that the lower part was gloss black. I decided to order it in monotone paint and then wrap the lower part myself in satin vinyl to get the two tone look with a lot more durability and I've always wanted to wrap a car, so this seemed like a good opportunity. It looked a lot easier in the videos, but I did get the hang of it after a while and managed to get one side nearly done on Sunday. The other side should go better now that I'm a pro.  Here is a link to the "build thread", along with a few pics.Tom ![[Image: IMAG0234_1_.jpg]](http://photos.imageevent.com/tomgriffin/generalstuff/large/IMAG0234_1_.jpg) ![[Image: IMAG0238_1_.jpg]](http://photos.imageevent.com/tomgriffin/generalstuff/large/IMAG0238_1_.jpg) ![[Image: IMAG0237_1_.jpg]](http://photos.imageevent.com/tomgriffin/generalstuff/large/IMAG0237_1_.jpg)
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