Blacksmith Meeting
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Blacksmith Meeting
Here in Central Minnesota they have a pretty good sized Blacksmith club going on. My dad and I were invited to a local's house who is a well respected member. I should of got some more pictures of this guys shop/setup. If it pertained to metal work this guy had it, if he didn't have it he would make it. He had some realy nice air hammers that were a one off.
Anyways, I asked him kindly if he could cut a piece of metal out for me using his plasma cutting machine(his side business is custom metal work). Of course you know what I asked him to cut out.
Here is one of his machines(he was cutting out flower stems/vines)
Tommorow im going to paint it a glossy black followed by a clear coat. I hope it turns out good. Should I scratch the metal with a brillo pad first?
Anyways, I asked him kindly if he could cut a piece of metal out for me using his plasma cutting machine(his side business is custom metal work). Of course you know what I asked him to cut out.
Here is one of his machines(he was cutting out flower stems/vines)
Tommorow im going to paint it a glossy black followed by a clear coat. I hope it turns out good. Should I scratch the metal with a brillo pad first?
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I can't really help you with your ? about the brillo pad, sorry. But the last name of the guy with the shop is'nt Blackwelder is it? I'm a blacksmith/farrier in New Mexico and I know of a guy that does metal work in central MN. Thanks and sorry I could'nt help you more, I'm sure the guy who cut that would know what to do!
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You gonna mount that thing on your truck or hang it from your rear view mirror?
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Thats what they call a blacksmith now....My grandpa was a blacksmith for 50 years, had arms bigger than most peoples thighs and barely fit thru doorways. One of my "jobs" when I was a little squirt was to turn the crank that ran the blower for the forge. That man made everything, made horseshoes to sell, beat out plow points, man he could swing a hammer.
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I also turned the crank for the blower in my dads blacksmith shop.It is difficult for me to associate the word "blacksmith" with the pics in the posts above.That is a metal fabricating shop it appears.Our blacksmith shop did not have electricity,just two windows near the anvil for illumination.Our drill press had a crank on it too.Dad had a reputation for being able to temper tools properly and his chisels etc used to last a long time before they needed to be resharpened.Ron G
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Nice logo made on that plasma table tho!
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