Recent content by mesquiteforge

Free from a friend...was going to use it as a reloading bench-but thinking I'll actually use it for its intended purpose and build a bench for reloading.

New truck taking up a lot of space...

Finally getting my Quincy 10HP set up..horse stall mat sandwiching a cedar 2x4 and anchored in the foundation with 5/8" red-head anchors: Wired up and running...

After a huge amount of traveling for work in the past few weeks-I've been able to get a few more things together for the shop.. My Quincy QT-10- 10hp/120gal 3ph/230 compressor came in..and I got a slab of plate- 1"x4'x8' steel for my work/layout table. I've got a ton of welding and plumbing to...

Thanks folks. MacTexas-I just found that anvil through the blacksmith rumor mill and picked it up in South Austin last weekend. Not clearly marked-but enough visible to see that it is a Peter Wright-the anvil supposedly weighs around 500 and the base is about the same-sheet metal filled with...

Doors installed, 12x12 on front has Liftmaster opener.. Back Doors 12x12 and 10x10 dock, Floor prior to sealing..with PW 500# anvil First coat of Stampcrete SS-07 Clear UltraSheen 3000 One more coat this week..when work allows.. Lighting and most electrical are done, Quincy compressor...

Looking great! Really like the floor chain idea.. Congrats on the new country livin' place!

Country boy engineering! Haha! The guys that built this overbuild more than I do- the last one he built with a loft -the owner put 20 alfalfa square bales up on it-which we estimated to be around 30K lbs....so mine should hold the nuts and bolts and stuff I plan to store up there. The...

Thanks for the nice comments! Yes-I don't like the tapered columns either.. I have to start moving in and decide for sure what goes where- once I have an idea-then I'll put some siding on the walls to trim the rest out, I've got to put a hole in the wall somewhere around the 10x10 door to draft...

Despite having built many if these myself-I put this build in the capable hands of John at Hill Country Iron Works in Kerrville, Tx. What took 3 weeks with several rain delays would have taken me months.. Most of the steel came from West Texas Steel in San Angelo.

Thanks! Forgot-waiting on my roll up doors too...

After years of carports and small garages-I finally twisted off and started my shop build. In South Texas and the Hill Country of Texas we generally build red iron metal buildings for shops-at least the folks I hang around do anyway-primarily because we all have welders and/or know someone who...

Steel prices have gone up 15% this month. Steel suppliers that I deal with in South and West Texas say that we should expect another 15% by end of year..

Got home and took some pics for you to compare your anvil to mine-as I am certain yours is a Soderfors anvil. This side below the red J painted on the anvil you can read "Soderfors" with "Sweden" underneath: This side you can see the "Paragon" logo in the square with the straight razor to the...

While I was a student at Texas A&M in College Station-I found this drill press in the classifieds. The pieces were all cast and machined by the engineering department students at A&M at some point-the previous owner didn't have more details...