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[Mayhem]

(08-13-2015, 09:48 AM)Sunset Machine Wrote: I'll be making a Mayhem forge! Right now it all goes into a hibachi (barbeque)...

(08-13-2015, 12:09 PM)EdK Wrote: I like your forge Darren. I think I just may copy it. It's small enough so as to not take up a lot of room.

Thanks guys - I thought that I had posted a build thread on this but a search of the welding and casting proved otherwise. If you would like I can put together a post.

[EdK]

(08-14-2015, 07:15 AM)Mayhem Wrote:

(08-13-2015, 09:48 AM)Sunset Machine Wrote: I'll be making a Mayhem forge! Right now it all goes into a hibachi (barbeque)...

(08-13-2015, 12:09 PM)EdK Wrote: I like your forge Darren. I think I just may copy it. It's small enough so as to not take up a lot of room.

Thanks guys - I thought that I had posted a build thread on this but a search of the welding and casting proved otherwise.  If you would like I can put together a post.

Yes, please post about it. I need to make drawings.

Ed

[Mayhem]

(08-14-2015, 07:19 AM)EdK Wrote: Yes, please post about it. I need to make drawings.  

Ed

No drawings needed Ed, unless you are using AmishCad. This is a classic make it up as you go along project!

[Kennyv]

Nice work Rob Btw im new here so have never seen your work .. absolutely gorgeous . Pure craftsmanship......if I can ask are ya still working and can what do ya do for a living ?
Also what type of surface finish are you putting on the tools blasting /etching . can ya briefly explain the process . Very nice
thanks

[RobWilson]

(08-14-2015, 12:21 PM)Kennyv Wrote: Nice  work Rob Btw  im  new here so have never seen your work .. absolutely gorgeous . Pure craftsmanship......if I can   ask are ya still working and can what do ya do for a living ?
Also what type of surface  finish are you putting on the tools blasting /etching .  can ya briefly explain the process . Very nice
thanks

Hi and thanks Kenny , 

Yes still working unfortunately ,still got 20 years to do (just a young lad )  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I am a florist LOL ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, narh just joking  at present  I repair material handling and access equipment , forklifts, cranes and cherry pickers that sort of gear . 

As for surface finish ,,,,,,,,,, anything from oh natural , plating , anodizing  and other oxide coatings   , I do like messing with electro chemistry and the tooling shown previous have just been used as test beds to see how things work/stand the test of time . Anyway way to big of a subject to be discussed in  this thread , maybe in a separate thread . 


   May as well add the instrument makers vices to the post ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,even though they have been seen before .

 





OH natural finish 



Cheers Rob

[RobWilson]

OK last tool/attachment  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, its getting boring looking at my own work , one thousand plus members  and only a hand full of lads making there own tools ,,,,,,,,,,, whats everyone else doing,,,,,, armchair engineering, or getting UPS  to deliver them .  


Tapper turning attachment for the Myford Super 7 lathe . 
















I lost the photos of it attached to the lathe when new , so these will have to do .







Rob

[rleete]

Hard act to follow, but I will anyway.

Called a "nudger" by Bogstandard, who first posted it over on that other forum.  Made a set, thinking it was something to do, but I'd never use it.  Turns out, I use it almost every time I chuck something up in the lathe.  Makes getting parts running true much easier.

   

[EdK]

Wow Rob! That taper attachment is really nice. I assume there was some welding involved in making it, correct?
Gorgeous as usual.

Ed

[EdK]

Here's the carriage stop I made for the lathe. I've got a Mark II in the works to fix some of the issues with this one though. This one will get relegated to holding a dial indicator once the Mark II is done.

Ed

   

         

[f350ca]

Your a tough act to follow Rob
A tool post and height gauge I made. In my infinite wisdom its not standard sized so I have to make my own holders.


Die holders for the lathe



Sand blast cabinet, the panels are plastic used for the boards in an ice rink.



A plate roller, I've rolled 5/16 plate 12 inches wide with no problems.