Model A Ford garage

[drivesitfar]

BB: I'm loving the new anvil stand. speaking of anvils you mentioned yours was still on your truck and I see one in your shop so you have 2 anvils. COLOR ME JEALOUS!!

I'm currently ANVILESS IN SEATTLE, but until I get my woodshop built i really don't need one yet. they sure are nice to look at though.

i'm sure you cut the 2x4's shorter on the sides of your new anvil stand for a reason so can't wait to see how you finish it.

 

[jimreed2160]

BB--There are many on demand print services out there. Heck, I used one back in the 1980s. Just send them a file and they will print and bind. Amazon's service, CREATESPACE, began as a South Carolina company. Just ask Mr Google for on demand publishers and pick yer poison.

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: I'm loving the new anvil stand. speaking of anvils you mentioned yours was still on your truck and I see one in your shop so you have 2 anvils. COLOR ME JEALOUS!!

I'm currently ANVILESS IN SEATTLE, but until I get my woodshop built i really don't need one yet. they sure are nice to look at though.

i'm sure you cut the 2x4's shorter on the sides of your new anvil stand for a reason so can't wait to see how you finish it.

No drives I actually have two like the one in the shop of different sizes. The one I am making is a specialty anvil for saws.

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB--There are many on demand print services out there. Heck, I used one back in the 1980s. Just send them a file and they will print and bind. Amazon's service, CREATESPACE, began as a South Carolina company. Just ask Mr Google for on demand publishers and pick yer poison.

Thanks Jim I have been on the computer looking into both. The e-book looks viable but the legal language is ambiguous.

 

[bolensboneyard]

sawyer's vise. Still have to sand smooth on top paint and make straps to hold top to block (and level some more) amazing how something this heavy compresses one side more than the other. I tried to slide the steel block in the truck bed. No Way!

 

[jimreed2160]

Impressive

 

[1/2 Cup]

Impressive

Bobby make that X 2

 

[bolensboneyard]

Jim and Steve thanks for the support. I had some time trying to burn of all the welded items that were on the heavy plate and though it was sucking the heat out of my torch flame! I was using propane which is cheaper than acetylene and saves the better gas for brazing. I finally decided to go for the extra heat and switched gases. That's when I realized I had an acetylene tip in the torch! Must be getting senile? Burns real nice.

 

[bolensboneyard]

All. Talked to an expert yesterday who claims my 2 1/2 inch anvil will not be good enough for hammering saw blades. I have been working steel for well over fifty years and cannot see any logical reason why anyone would make such a claim. Everything I have read on the subject calls for mild blows with a hammer; and even some of the work being done with leather or several layers of heavy paper under the blade so as not to mar it when a heavier hand is needed. I have smacked this plate on the edge to adjust it to center with a five pound sledge and not even a dent was evident. I graciously thanked him for the knowledge he provided of course but am always open to learn. I am confident that an ulterior motive may have contributed to such a statement (read maybe has an anvil to sell) but, on the outside chance I wasted all those years choking on smoke and dust what do you all think.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: sounds a bit fishy to me too, but i'm far from an expert or a blacksmith. here's a thread that you might post up this and your other anvils on that has a few members that maybe have a little more knowledge on anvils and their uses. here's a link and post up a few pics of your anvils and your saw blades you want to work on with some pics of your cool new homemade stand.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33788&highlight=show+anvil

if Andy or others don't know the answer to your question you can maybe start a thread in the fabrication section about blacksmithing cause the threads that used to be on their i think the members have passed on to the golden garages now.

I was wondering if you were doing some of the Japanese wood burning while you were working on your cool metal band.

best of luck finding a publisher or a good way to get your book to the masses.

 

[RickP]

All. Talked to an expert yesterday who claims my 2 1/2 inch anvil will not be good enough for hammering saw blades. I have been working steel for well over fifty years and cannot see any logical reason why anyone would make such a claim. Everything I have read on the subject calls for mild blows with a hammer; and even some of the work being done with leather or several layers of heavy paper under the blade so as not to mar it when a heavier hand is needed. I have smacked this plate on the edge to adjust it to center with a five pound sledge and not even a dent was evident. I graciously thanked him for the knowledge he provided of course but am always open to learn. I am confident that an ulterior motive may have contributed to such a statement (read maybe has an anvil to sell) but, on the outside chance I wasted all those years choking on smoke and dust what do you all think.

Hi there,

I've been following your thread but haven't posted before. Your wide-ranging shop adventures are inspiring to those of us trying to learn new skills (like using a sawmill).

I've only read about mills, so I'm far from knowledgeable about them, but I completely agree with you about that steel being perfect for your anvil. Those big blades definitely need precise adjustments, but any hammering hard enough to cause a problem with that steel anvil would make me think it's time for a new blade.

Good luck with getting your book in print!

 

[isb cornbinder]

Awesome, that is pretty much in line with my dream project. I've been wondering for awhile what a 4bt cummins/5spd would be like in a fordor as well though.

We have a 29 closed cab, bone stock. I love it, wouldn't change a thing, but she can be a tad stressful to drive in heavy traffic.

I have a Cummins 4bta in my shop. The Cummins is too large to fit your application with the necessary cooling. I like Cummins. My 4bta is going to power a 1952 International 4X4 pickup.

 

[oldironfarmer]

I don't know how to properly tension a blade. Your expert may not have an ulterior motive, he may just not understand the physics as well as he understands the process and has always been told that a more massive anvil is required. Just because a guy is excellent at what he does does not mean he knows everything about the subject but some experts assume they do, through ignorance. I'm sure a more massive anvil would be suitable. Was he suggesting the anvil be large enough to lay the entire blade on?

 

[bolensboneyard]

Hi there,

I've been following your thread but haven't posted before. Your wide-ranging shop adventures are inspiring to those of us trying to learn new skills (like using a sawmill).

I've only read about mills, so I'm far from knowledgeable about them, but I completely agree with you about that steel being perfect for your anvil. Those big blades definitely need precise adjustments, but any hammering hard enough to cause a problem with that steel anvil would make me think it's time for a new blade.

Good luck with getting your book in print!

Thanks Rick. All the things I get caught up in when there is not enough time to get going on some of the larger projects eat up time that never gets posted. But many of the mistakes I make in the process are reflected in what I don't screw up when it counts. I spent all day yesterday trying to find an easier way to do something to help a friend in business who has to repeat the task several times. I did not succeed. I did however get reminded what humble feels like. So what I took away from that was a major investment; as opposed to frustration over my time being wasted.

 

[bolensboneyard]

I don't know how to properly tension a blade. Your expert may not have an ulterior motive, he may just not understand the physics as well as he understands the process and has always been told that a more massive anvil is required. Just because a guy is excellent at what he does does not mean he knows everything about the subject but some experts assume they do, through ignorance. I'm sure a more massive anvil would be suitable. Was he suggesting the anvil be large enough to lay the entire blade on?

Andy I agree. As for the anvil he was suggesting that it would not hold up to the hammering. I have spoken with a lot of people who have experience in this area and in addition to the information previously stated many oil the blade to prevent marring it in any way. I fail to see how a larger surface area would not be advantageous over a small area with more mass/density when it comes to thin metal; although I would like to have a nice saw anvil; but stabilizing the blade at the same time as hammering it I believe would be the wiser option!

 

[RickP]

Thanks Rick. All the things I get caught up in when there is not enough time to get going on some of the larger projects eat up time that never gets posted. But many of the mistakes I make in the process are reflected in what I don't screw up when it counts. I spent all day yesterday trying to find an easier way to do something to help a friend in business who has to repeat the task several times. I did not succeed. I did however get reminded what humble feels like. So what I took away from that was a major investment; as opposed to frustration over my time being wasted.

Oh man, I hear you - if I had a slice of humble pie for every time I've screwed up (and tried to learn something from my mistake)... I'd never go hungry again!

 

[RickP]

I had a coincidence happen last year, when I was traveling to South Carolina for work (on a big construction project up the river from your area). There was a guy giving a presentation who said he was a retired Navy welder. Then he said his hobby was restoring old cars and I started wondering how much of a coincidence this might be? I'd just started reading your thread, so after his presentation I asked if there was any chance he restored Model A Fords and Mustangs. His hobby happened to be old Chevys instead of Fords, but I was still thinking about what a small world this really is.

Can't wait to see what you crank out of the sawmill next!

 

[bolensboneyard]

I had a coincidence happen last year, when I was traveling to South Carolina for work (on a big construction project up the river from your area). There was a guy giving a presentation who said he was a retired Navy welder. Then he said his hobby was restoring old cars and I started wondering how much of a coincidence this might be? I'd just started reading your thread, so after his presentation I asked if there was any chance he restored Model A Fords and Mustangs. His hobby happened to be old Chevys instead of Fords, but I was still thinking about what a small world this really is.

Can't wait to see what you crank out of the sawmill next!

I was in San Francisco on Fisherman's Warf standing in line to get into a restaurant a few days before Christmas once (was out there to certify a submarine for sea duty after the welds had been done) A man tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I was me. He was there to install hospital electronics in the cardio ward of a large hospital. Turned out to be my cousin Dave. His mother and mine were identical twin sisters who had both passed on by that time. We are both from the East coast; one from North East and the other in the South East.

 

[Bob Heine]

Bobby, those occasions need a little Twilight Zone background music when they happen. In 1957, we spent a couple of days at Mt. McKinley National Park in Alaska. Dad had the car shipped into the park from Fairbanks and we were hanging out in the McKinley Lodge while they loaded our car for the return trip. Mom went inside and struck up a conversation with an elderly lady. Turns out the woman's family is buried in the Coutant Family Cemetery in New Rochelle, NY where our family is also buried. Had the Twilight Zone theme been playing it would have been really bizarre -- the show didn't start airing until two years later (1959). The McKinley Lodge was not a big fancy place, with room for dozens rather than hundreds of people.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby, those occasions need a little Twilight Zone background music when they happen. In 1957, we spent a couple of days at Mt. McKinley National Park in Alaska. Dad had the car shipped into the park from Fairbanks and we were hanging out in the McKinley Lodge while they loaded our car for the return trip. Mom went inside and struck up a conversation with an elderly lady. Turns out the woman's family is buried in the Coutant Family Cemetery in New Rochelle, NY where our family is also buried. Had the Twilight Zone theme been playing it would have been really bizarre -- the show didn't start airing until two years later (1959). The McKinley Lodge was not a big fancy place, with room for dozens rather than hundreds of people.

All of it a good enough reason not to do something you wouldn't want to be caught doing. Don't ask me how I know.

 

[bolensboneyard]

picked up three 15' pieces of small gage track from a friend a few days ago. Now I have to find some grooved wheels to run on them. I could make them but time is what is in short supply. I moved the saw anvil out yesterday and put some more blocks under the foundation the day before so with the old neck out of alignment it's been a little slow working with a migraine. I did pull a young guy out of the mud when he got stuck outside the pasture fence. He had pulled off the road. Turns out he is a carpenter working on a ninety foot pleasure boat in the shipyard next door and blacksmithing is his hobby. He plans to stop by when he has some time. Should be an interesting chat. Trying to take some time to rest wish me luck.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: you've seen how much stuff I move around and if I hadn't mentioned it to you before you might invest in an inversion table. Teeter ups is the brand I'd recommend cause they bought out (or maybe they owned in a different name) the best one that i've been using for almost 10 years now. INVERTALIGN was the best one made that I know of and Costco sold their chairs 10,000 a year for 10 years so there are a few used ones out there if you want to shop on Craigslist for a deal and just make sure the pads are in good shape and the side supports were the weak point, but you are handy enough to replace a bent one.

my 86 year old mom had back pain (she also had migraines too) and when she was 81 she went to Dr. and he couldn't find a reason for her pain and offered a shop. before she went to her MRI (she's an old RN) i mentioned she should just come over and hang so when the Dr. offered a shot she came over an tried my inversion table for 5 minutes a day for 6 days and she was off the vicadin (pain pills) and she came over for a month 6 days a week hanging 5 minutes a day not even fully inverted like I do and she hasn't had any pain to speak of since.

I used mine even on days i don't have pain and just hang for 5 minutes. i know you are against taking a pill so maybe this is a good solution for you.

what a stroke of luck (we make our own luck sometimes don't we) pulling that kid out of the ditch cause no telling what you might learn from him.

cheers and hope you feel better soon.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: not that you are going to pass on anytime soon (I HOPE) cause i saw what you wrote on Don's thread and it really was worth a second post. As i've been slimming the herd a bit so my techie kids don't have to haul all my stuff to the dump i can really relate to your post that read as follows:

"I plan to petition the pastor at the church responsible for the cemetery where we have our plot to allow me to sculpt my own head stone; it will be difficult choosing guardian scrap pieces for sure. Epitaph could say Old dog forever at rest with his junk! Please urinate elsewhere. You will spoil the patina!"

also my mom used to get migraines and was on every experimental drug known to man, but after menopause they simply went away. i'm not sure what causes yours, but maybe change up what you eat or maybe it's some of the chemicals you are around or have been around.

hope you feel better!!

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: not that you are going to pass on anytime soon (I HOPE) cause i saw what you wrote on Don's thread and it really was worth a second post. As i've been slimming the herd a bit so my techie kids don't have to haul all my stuff to the dump i can really relate to your post that read as follows:

"I plan to petition the pastor at the church responsible for the cemetery where we have our plot to allow me to sculpt my own head stone; it will be difficult choosing guardian scrap pieces for sure. Epitaph could say Old dog forever at rest with his junk! Please urinate elsewhere. You will spoil the patina!"

also my mom used to get migraines and was on every experimental drug known to man, but after menopause they simply went away. i'm not sure what causes yours, but maybe change up what you eat or maybe it's some of the chemicals you are around or have been around.

hope you feel better!!

Drives thanks for the concern. I do know what causes my headaches, however, I am too stubborn to rest long enough in between working these muscles to alleviate the problem half of the time. I can usually massage them out before it gets too bad but again I overdue it. Unfortunately, the lousy weather we have been having during the in between season when it is not too hot or too cold has forced me to work through it or sit and go stir crazy. Now the Ginny is mostly through menopause I do have less headaches though.

 

[Lyndon]

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Now the Ginny is mostly through menopause I do have less headaches though.

Bobby

Isn’t it amazing the way OUR headaches go away when the other half completes their “menopause” cycle......

Lyndon
Yep - still here!



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[bolensboneyard]

Lyndon nice to hear from you. Yes! Getting to the point where I am looking forward to being on a trip with my new/old sweetheart!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Curious what you are planning to use the track for. Maybe I missed it.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Curious what you are planning to use the track for. Maybe I missed it.

You missed it. I plan to use it for a large 10' or more door for the wood wright shop I hope to build. I also am toying with the idea of moving heavy machinery or waste around inside the shop with it. The hanging track style of door is a pain to deal with in the heat with a wood door. I have 43 feet of it.

 

[jimreed2160]

With all that track around, is your next announcement about the opening of your new rail yard? Toot-toot

 

[oldironfarmer]

How wide is the top of that rail?

 

[bolensboneyard]

How wide is the top of that rail?

one inch wide.

 

[willymakeit]

This is a great thread.Keep it going.

 

[bolensboneyard]

This is a great thread.Keep it going.

Thanks for stopping by. Been having some lousy weather lately so things have been hard to move in and out of the shop. Many projects are in the works.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Saw anvil is finished and has been moved to the saw shed. I still have to pour a mounting pad and make a mounting mandrel to spin the blade on but have decided to wait until I can position it better. I will have to mount it with a screw or pin as no way to weld it where it is.

 

[bolensboneyard]

This is the leg/tool/work rest I designed and built for the gas forge. The legs scissor up and down to adjust for anything resting on the rest or for height off of whatever is convenient for staging. I still have to install the burner and insulation and will probably replace the center nut with a wing nut but it does stay put or move nicely without loosening. It can also be tilted for focus or inspection.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Hope you don't warp the sheet metal top on your saw anvil.

Forge legs are great! Burner is not too far away.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Hope you don't warp the sheet metal top on your saw anvil.

Forge legs are great! Burner is not too far away.

Thanks Andy. I cut the pivot screws in length yesterday and went to get my wingnuts. It was then I realized I originally bought 3/8 and not 5/16

 

[oldironfarmer]

Thanks Andy. I cut the pivot screws in length yesterday and went to get my wingnuts. It was then I realized I originally bought 3/8 and not 5/16

Welcome to my club of exclusive short term memory something or the other.

 

[oldironfarmer]

I just cut out one side of a big washer and weld it to a 3/8" nut to make a wing nut. You can still leave two flats for a wrench if needed.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Looks great Bobby