What did you do in your shop today?

[Alan Longmire 3,767]

Yikes, Martin!  There are less painful ways to get a helicopter ride, you know...  hope it heals well and you don't lose any hand dexterity!  They can do wonders with surgery these days.

[Martin Tiney 64]

Thanks, the team of surgeons are positive that I'll make a full recovery, ironically I caught my overall sleeve caught while turning off the industrial size belt grinder I was using, a press of a button, a large jolt and a chopper ride later, 

Already planing and trying to draw left handed in my hospital bed 

[jake cleland 720]

finished riveting up basket hilt attempt number three. Finally got one I'm pretty happy with. my original plan was to braze it after riveting, but honestly the risk/reward doesn't seem worth it...

 

 

 

 

[Alan Longmire 3,767]

Awesome. 

[Brian Dougherty 1,395]

Jake! Dude! Incredible!

[Daniel W 97]

It has been taking me quite a long time to get to anything at my work shop, but I finally did some simple upgrades to get my garage shop set up a little quicker.  I didn't get to work on anything stupendous, just more tongs and getting ready for making some little stuff to gift out over the year. 

 

I've been neglecting a tool on my hammer rack that after some reading of an old e book is a little more important than to just leave it hanging there.  A flatter for some final refinement.  This is a lower jaw of what I'm going to fab up into 1 1/2 box jaw tongs.

 

The other side came out just about as well, but for a little cold shut that I did not totally remove with the rasp. I made these nibs by the twist method thinking it would save a little bit of time. The upper boss and nib, I like to make my box jaws with a bow in them as it give a little bit of variety in what stock sizes it can hold comfortably without having to readjusts them.  I find that the other set I made of these set for 1/4 will hold up to 3/8 pretty comfortably. 

 

However I'm also showing my lack of practice as I did not notice until the pieces were cooled and set them together that I did not pay attention and twisted the nibs in opposite directions. back in the fire one of them will go.

Edited Wednesday at 03:16 PM by Daniel W

[dragoncutlery 88]

Trying my hand at canister welding ........for got the air hole luckly i think i can scavange enough for some san mi the next one will be better also smaller nuts

[Brian Dougherty 1,395]

Looks like a good start to canister welding.

 

My MIG welding skill is poor enough that I don't actively leave an air hole in my canisters.  There just always is one  

[dragoncutlery 88]

She was breathing fire when i finished welding buuuuut not enough if it had puffed out any more it might not have fit out the forge door

 

I am pretty sure i can get something useful out of it so its still a win