Buffalo forge blacksmith info

dieselram94 · Apr 6, 2013

truckinbutch said:
No , Diesel , it's not a work surface . Room on it to hold work waiting to be heated . Work surfaces are anvil and vices .

I get it now, as yo can see I am totally new to this. A lot different from the welding and fabricating I have done before.

hvacker · Apr 6, 2013

While thinking about this another way to merge smithing and treasure hunting. A guy on another show makes classic swords. The difference is he lives in PA and gets his iron from the mountains. Maybe magnetite. Adds carbon from the forge work so his steel is also hand made.
I live in a sand box but if I run a magnet through the sand it will be covered with iron. Curious.

dieselram94 · Apr 27, 2013

Well I finally got the forge cleaned up and back together. What do you guys think?

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hvacker · Apr 27, 2013

Wow! Almost a shame to fire it up.

dieselram94 · Apr 27, 2013

hvacker said:
Wow! Almost a shame to fire it up.

Thanks! It took me a little time to get it done in between all my other projects. Now I just need to find an anvil somewhere.

worldtalker · Apr 27, 2013

dieselram94 said:
Thanks! It took me a little time to get it done in between all my other projects. Now I just need to find an anvil somewhere.

I got an 18" piece of train rail I'd give ya,but,I ain't pay shipping,lookin along a train line holds some good stuff,but, the rail service frowns upon it,I give 2 hoots about that situation,some cool finds along tracks,reguardless of RR policy! They can't follow your every move,sorry to launch into such an Tirade!

Jimmi · Apr 28, 2013

Look at that... Fancy

did u have a before pic that i missed? That will be a fun hobby ! Just make sure your well covered! As im sure you know.
I stuck an iron piece in the fire to burn the rust off.... Had googles on, but they were too big , and when I whacked it with a hammer a fire hot chunk flew behind my googles and burnt my eyelid... Lol
Then again in the queen of disaster . Moral of the story , protect those eyes!

It looks beautiful by the way, shame it's gotta get unpretty to be of use.

dieselram94 · Apr 28, 2013

worldtalker said:
I got an 18" piece of train rail I'd give ya,but,I ain't pay shipping,lookin along a train line holds some good stuff,but, the rail service frowns upon it,I give 2 hoots about that situation,some cool finds along tracks,reguardless of RR policy! They can't follow your every move,sorry to launch into such an Tirade!

Thanks for the offer, but I am sure shipping would be super expensive! Your right about railroad policy as I have had first hand experiance with their attitudes. But I suppose if they were loose about people on the tracks there would be problems.

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dieselram94 · Apr 28, 2013

Jimmi said:
Look at that... Fancy did u have a before pic that i missed? That will be a fun hobby ! Just make sure your well covered! As im sure you know.
I stuck an iron piece in the fire to burn the rust off.... Had googles on, but they were too big , and when I whacked it with a hammer a fire hot chunk flew behind my googles and burnt my eyelid... Lol
Then again in the queen of disaster . Moral of the story , protect those eyes!
It looks beautiful by the way, shame it's gotta get unpretty to be of use.

This is a before picture. I know ehat you mean about protecting your eyes as I have had steel removed twice...both times I had safety glasses on and the shavings came in from the sides...:banghead:

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