Coke Forge Build

[RobWilson]

Evening Chaps


The fan boss up next in Three chucking s  one lathe 


One , turn the back 

 



Two , turn front and bore .





Three Key way




Drill and tap fan fixings .



Drill tap grub screw



Done 




cheers Rob

[krv3000]

good gowing rob

[Joe d]

Seems to be up to your usual standard of welding Rob

Looking forward to see what you make once you've got it fired up!

Joe

[Joules]

Man, this is one stylish barbecue.  Really nice work Rob.
 

[lordedmond]

Rob

Nice work as per see you still have that shiny filter for your camera

Any one question regarding the slotting tool, what is the shape for the leading edge of the bit, I have one of the Hemmingway ones but had little success with key way broaching , same lathe as you show
A pic of the side and front would be very nice


Have you got that cupola working ?

Stuart

[RobWilson]

Thanks Bob,Joe and Joules  , it should make a canny sausage cooker 

Rob

Nice work as per see you still have that shiny filter for your camera

Any one question regarding the slotting tool, what is the shape for the leading edge of the bit, I have one of the Hemmingway ones but had little success with key way broaching , same lathe as you show
A pic of the side and front would be very nice


Have you got that cupola working ?

Stuart

Hi Stuart , here you go mate photos and bobcad 




I stick a bit side relief on when slotting stainless 


Cupola , I hope will be fired up this summer , not allot to finish the project 


What you on with at the moment ?


Cheers Rob   

[RobWilson]

Evening Chaps 



All the blower parts ready for assembly .




 




The blower will be mounter aboot here





Rob

[lordedmond]

Thanks for the info ihad been using a zero front rake in the mistaken belief that it would stop dig in

Thanks again

Well as my mobility has decreased I have got rid of my loco,s and now make stationary engines

At the moment I am on with the Galway none dead centre engine

A few machine mods to make them easier to use sitting down difficult to wangle the handles on crutches 

Stuart

[RobWilson]

Hi Stuart

Sorry to here you had to get rid of your loco  , but glad to here your still active in the shop , nowt wrong with a good stationary engine , and the Galway is a fine example 

I hope you will take the time to post a few photos when its done    or in progress 


Just think of the cutter as a single tooth on a broach , good and sharp it takes me less than a minute to cut a 1/4 key  1 1/4 long in steel   



Rob

[lordedmond]

Yes Rob it was quite a wrench to part it was not one but four the two latest ones one was part built , both not even fired but with a boiler maker built boiler with complete paper trail I sold them in exchange for a carrier bag of twenty pound notes looked like a bag of bricks.

The other two were found a good home


As to the Galloway it will be a long time as I am not as quick as I used to be but its getting there that brings me the greatest pleasure

Stuart

[RobWilson]

Hi Stuart , all in good time 

Good to here you got some cash for them , but like you say when you have put so much into some thing it can be hard to let go 


Rob

[S. Heslop]

Your welcome  Simon    , I hope you haven't given up on your armour work 

I still think about doing some more every now and then, but i've been trapped in eternal woodwork for the last year and a bit. I think when the weather gets better I might give it another go.

Got anything you're planning to make when you get your forge running?

[RotarySMP]

That is not a blower, its an air raid siren.

That huge iron box going to be the motor mount? for anyone else I would think it is just there as a mock up, but for your your projects I'm not sure.

Mark

[RobWilson]

Your welcome  Simon    , I hope you haven't given up on your armour work 

I still think about doing some more every now and then, but i've been trapped in eternal woodwork for the last year and a bit. I think when the weather gets better I might give it another go.

Got anything you're planning to make when you get your forge running?

Hi Simon , I see you have gone to the Brown side lol , yer it would be good to see some more of your metalworking 

As I have not forged a thing in my life  I think I will start easy and make a few hooks for the shop and work up from there ,     I do have a few tools in mined I would like to forge ,hammers ,  bearing and spring pullers and oddly an a small hand axe .



Rob

[RobWilson]

That is not a blower, its an air raid siren.

That huge iron box going to be the motor mount? for anyone else I would think it is just there as a mock up, but for your your projects I'm not sure.

Mark

Your right Mark , thats not a blower,,,,,,,,,,,,, this is 






What my wee planner block ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ist just for mock up 

[Brass_Machine]

Nice work Rob. Stunning results so far.

 

We finally got the missus enrolled in a blacksmithing class here.

[vtsteam]

Oh man Rob, that first smaller blower is absolute 24 hour dejavu!!!!

We had our water pump burn out night before, filling the house with smoke, and causing a panicked checking of all electrical appliances and wiring until the culprit was found at 11 PM. I believe the cause was the fact that the temp hit -11F (I'm not going to even bother converting units) with gusts to 50 mph, and a warned wind chill of -32F. I believe the pump outlet froze, and the overtemp switch failed. The start capacitor had oil all over it, too -- haven't done the post mortem fully yet.

Anyway, yesterday I spent all day replacing it -- much of it outside and under the house crawlspace in these temps.

I swear, that motor on that blower of yours is the same one I struggled with!

[RobWilson]

Nice work Rob. Stunning results so far.

 

We finally got the missus enrolled in a blacksmithing class here.

Cheers Eric  ,   Nice one    , is yourlass enjoying the blacksmithing classes ?  maybe she could give me a few pointers 

Oh man Rob, that first smaller blower is absolute 24 hour dejavu!!!!

We had our water pump burn out night before, filling the house with smoke, and causing a panicked checking of all electrical appliances and wiring until the culprit was found at 11 PM. I believe the cause was the fact that the temp hit -11F (I'm not going to even bother converting units) with gusts to 50 mph, and a warned wind chill of -32F. I believe the pump outlet froze, and the overtemp switch failed. The start capacitor had oil all over it, too -- haven't done the post mortem fully yet.

Anyway, yesterday I spent all day replacing it -- much of it outside and under the house crawlspace in these temps.

I swear, that motor on that blower of yours is the same one I struggled with!

Its is Steve , I nipped over a nicked your good motor 


-32F whats that in English    ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, DAM COLD !



Rob

[lordedmond]

Oh man Rob, that first smaller blower is absolute 24 hour dejavu!!!!

We had our water pump burn out night before, filling the house with smoke, and causing a panicked checking of all electrical appliances and wiring until the culprit was found at 11 PM. I believe the cause was the fact that the temp hit -11F (I'm not going to even bother converting units) with gusts to 50 mph, and a warned wind chill of -32F. I believe the pump outlet froze, and the overtemp switch failed. The start capacitor had oil all over it, too -- haven't done the post mortem fully yet.

Anyway, yesterday I spent all day replacing it -- much of it outside and under the house crawlspace in these temps.

I swear, that motor on that blower of yours is the same one I struggled with!

Take big care your comment about the cap having oil on it if it's old it could be a PCB compound not good stuff

Stuart

[vtsteam]

Rob, the one was identical to the old one (it served 12 years).
But can I come over there to retrieve the one you nicked? I'll even pay you for it. Just get me outta here!!!!! 

Stuart, PCBs --  I had that same thought! We had the doors and a window open in that cold and wind near midnight just to clear the air inside AFAP. Didn't want to breathe the smoke if it was from cap oil.

Soon as I touched the cap, the descriptive printing smeared off, and I realized it was cap oil. Washed hands immediately in soap and some cold bottled water we had (no water pressure, of course). Not much more I could do. Thank you for mentioning it. 

[lordedmond]

Thanks ok I do not want to be a safety nazy but that's one substance not to be messed with

It was probilly ok but you never know , I have come across it once that was in a ioniser power pack for an agglomeration unit for a computor HVAC unit 50 hp fans and 10 units guess we're they were made in the USA by Baltimore and used in the UK

A cap blew up but we were aware that they had PCB in them and then it was on with the marigolds ( live working gloves) but it was dead face shields you name it it cost a arm and a leg to dispose of the bits. The units ran at 25kvdc

Take care Stuart

[NeoTech]

Rob is back! And with that his trademark "over the top" engineering.. that thing is built like a TANK!.. And we love it.  =)
 

[RobWilson]

Rob, the one was identical to the old one (it served 12 years).
But can I come over there to retrieve the one you nicked? I'll even pay you for it. Just get me outta here!!!!! 

Any time Steve , a tad warmer here 

Rob is back! And with that his trademark "over the top" engineering.. that thing is built like a TANK!.. And we love it.  =)
 

Cheers Neo     ,,,,,,,,,,,, I take the Victorian approach and build things to last    Plus  I personally guarantee it will withstand  thermonuclear war and post apocalypses zombies chewing it to bits 



Rob     

[RobWilson]

Next up I need a tee piece for the air to get to the bottom of the firepot and to form the ash dump .

A bit tube and some  scrap bar ends.
 
 

A wee spin on the lathe .




Welded together and it will fit here ,well something like this 





Rob



 

[Joe d]

Rob... that's way to nice looking to let it get all nasty with coke smuts....

 just finish it off quick, and post it over here, I'll take care of it for you...

Joe