Blacksmithing Projects Journal

[forgedfromtexas]

That was a long read but a worthwhile effort.

 

[1969]

Watching........

 

[Tarpley]

I know he hasn't been on here for awhile but I would like to purchase a couple of knives from him. I really like their design and style of kitchen knives. I tried e-mailing but still awaiting a response. I'm guessing they are very busy.

 

[MP&C]

Check his doghouseforge account on instagram

 

[nine4gmc]

I saw the episode of Forged in Fire with him on it, he kicked *** and imo should have won although I do feel the other guy looked like he needed the money more. JMO of course, Doghouse did a better job.

 

[great white tj]

I am trying my hand at a little forge work. Here is a door pull handle I am working on for the shop door.

 

[nine4gmc]

That just blew my mind, i never thought of notching the steel prior to twisting for patterns, NICE! Thanks for posting!

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[great white tj]

Just notch two sides but score each side, and the cubes should pop out. Here is wine bottle holder with a cube twist and a RR spike.

 

[Chris Uhlik]

Nice bandsaw.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/Vertical-Wood-Metal-Bandsaw/G0621X the manual on that site should have some setup and tuning info.
I’d suggest a quality 12-14tpi variable pitch bi-metal blade for it when cutting steel and turn the speed right down. I use Starret blades but only because it is all we get over here.

I have one of those bandsaws. While it's nicely built, and feels like a quality vertical bandsaw, it's woefully underpowered and cannot cut steel without bogging down to a stop. Useless. The 3 phase motor is driven by a VFD which does not increase torque as the motor is slowed down. So you can have 3000 fpm (way too fast) at 1.25 hp or 300 fpm (still too fast for cutting steel) at 0.125 hp which isn't even enough to cut 14ga mild steel sheet without stopping. You can use the wheel momentum to cut 1/4" at a time, but it really *****. Don't waste your money on the G0621X unless you are planning to replace the drive system with something that works.