Looking for
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Topic: Looking for
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Subject: Looking for
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 3:38pm
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Solid steel 6” minimum square or round at least 3’ long and looking for 1” minimum flat plate at least 2’ bu 3’. Looking for ideas for either. I’m thinking of cutting and welding some fork lift forks to make the solid piece. |
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Posted By: Jim.ME
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 4:40pm
| Heavy Industrial Fab and machine shops in this area would have, or can get, 6" thick stock. Several of the larger ones would cut it from plate. The 1" plate should be an easy find at most any fab shop or steel supply house. If you have a heavy industrial or bridge contractor in your area check with them, they might have some scrap plate from temporary floor reinforcing or road plates. |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 5:34pm
| I may not be picturing what you want, but you can get clamp on forks to put on a bucket that are not very expensive. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 5:42pm
Ray what I was thinking of was to cut up some fork lift forks to make one solid chunk of steel. Probably not the best idea. |
Ray54 wrote:Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 5:44pm
We do have a big old industrial machine shop. I’ll call them Monday. We have a couple steel yards but they don’t have much for drops. |
Posted By: Les Royer
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 8:31pm
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I'm cringing at the thought of you cutting up pallet forks when I'm wanting a set ------------- I still gots my A/C but it's clear out in the barn now. |
Posted By: Les Royer
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 8:32pm
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ive been using a double hay spear set up ------------- I still gots my A/C but it's clear out in the barn now. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 8:52pm
| Well now we got to find them a ride to Iowa. I’ll send you a pic or two. |
Posted By: Jim.ME
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 9:57pm
| If you were going to cut up forks, you might find the shop has 1" x 6" flat bar, or could strip such from plate, to weld up for the 6x6 solid piece and save the forks if they are good, since Les is looking for a pair. If they are no good then that may be the least expensive way to get the piece you need. Using the forks sounds like you are looking for weight, not a piece to machine something out of. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 10:35pm
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Well there ya go Les!! Just add another reason to go down and get DJ to paint for ya and bring Thad and the forks with,,,,,,,,back to DJs......then the Ditch Witch should be done painted,,,,,,,,,bring DJ and Thad back with ya and we'll have us a BIG party!! Shameless is buying the beef from Darrel up in ND and all the GOOD beer. While we're all partyin,,,,,,DJ can 'borrow' that tractor and Thad can get that jeep he was promised....and if we're lucky,,,,somebody might stumble on that infernal machine and we can find a scrapper somewheres........Sound like a good plan?? ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 11:51pm
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All these posts but nobody has asked what he needs such a big piece of steel for. Inquiring minds need to know... LOL ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 12:08am
| wheelie bars for his old lady's rides? |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 2:32am
| oct 24th, big iron auctions are selling a fallout shelter stock, look under Caldwell bank list |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 5:34am
John I just ordered plans for a Blacksmith power hammer/ tire hammer. The plate is the base and the 6” solid is the anvil. I’m just getting a jump start on the materials. |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 6:16am
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random thoughts as Mr. Sun hasn't come out to play... hmm, 6" x 36" bar would weigh about 400#..... could you use a 6" tube and fill it in with bar stock ? how about a 6x6 'W' I-beam, fill the sides with scrap bars, weld solid ? too bad Stelco ain't around, I got LOTS of 'billets' from there, great rear end weeights for Jeeps with snowplows. any 1/2 decent steel scrapyards nearby? obvious idea, the one here gets 'oddball' stuff all the time. maybe local machine shop has 'cutoffs' Jay ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 7:06am
| http://https://youtu.be/V9gRXa1IOrs" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/V9gRXa1IOrs |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 7:08am
| The [URL=http:// https://youtu.be/V9gRXa1IOrs%5d" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/V9gRXa1IOrs] |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 9:26am
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Thad links and URLS are not working. What is the YouTube videos actual name? ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 11:51am
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Hmm - son went to look at a motorcycle for sale - turned down the bike but came back with 3 sets of forks and one extra - seems guy had a pile of them and son gave him $200 for the full lot . Lot of used forks out there but it's hard to find who has them . He had a fork truck sales place where he was getting them - when they reconditioned a machine they put new forks on them - he could get the used ones for $50 a set . ------------- Life lesson: If you’re being chased by a lion, you’re on a horse, to the left of you is a giraffe and on the right is a unicorn, what do you do? You stop drinking and get off the carousel. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 1:03pm
Clay Spencer tire hammer |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 1:46pm
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UMMmmm,,,Thad,,,That is an impressive machine,,,and don't take up very much real estate,,,,but,,,what are you gonna be mashin,,,???? I know this dude that has a home made English wheel and uses it to straighten fender panels but the one you lookin at is much heavier duty,,,!!!!! I remember this dude up in Colorado that made a much smaller one and used it to mash copper pennies and sell to tourists,,,till the feds caught up to him,,,,,,
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Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 1:59pm
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This Url has 15 videos on this build http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s1C2U8tX8A&list=PLchELCpnhAiRLBu8lgVunoxw4wRSupHcp" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s1C2U8tX8A&list=PLchELCpnhAiRLBu8lgVunoxw4wRSupHcp HTH
------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 2:04pm
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Joe it’s considered a 50 lb hammer. Not necessarily a big hammer as far as power hammers go. It will work on some big stuff but really work well on smaller more intricate work. When I make tongs and such I may spend a couple hrs drawing out the reins and with this hammer I can draw them out in minutes with just one or two heats. It really doesn’t eat up a lot of room. There are helve hammer designs that are much simpler but they take up twice the space. Jenny says when we finish the house I can build a small smithy and keep all the blacksmith stuff out of my shop. I have a shoulder giving me a lot of trouble. I think this may let me still do the work with less pain. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 8:11pm
| that the same thing as a planishing hammer? |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 8:13pm
| No |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 15 Oct 2018 at 2:51pm
| Seen a guy built one out of a log splitter |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 15 Oct 2018 at 3:59pm
That sounds more like a press. Which would also be very handy in a blacksmith shop. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 15 Oct 2018 at 6:10pm
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Smashing toes! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 15 Oct 2018 at 10:58pm
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And we all know that feeling. ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |