finally, a new project....

[rustycase]

Yah!

they got an article on a backyard foundry that looks pretty good.
I've read a bunch of the stuff over at metalcastingzone, and the gingery stuff, which is always great!

I AM gonna have a foundry THIS summer!


rc

 

[halfevil333]

Yes, smithing is fun. I used to do alot of intricate wrought iron work, and had forearms like POPEYE!

 

[2door]

The etching idea is too cool for school. Man, a guy could do some very unique head badges using that method. Hmmmmmm. Me thinks I might have to give it a try.

I'm keeping my eye on this build. It has me nailed.

Tom

 

[halfevil333]

HEAD BADGES were exactly what I was thinking as well! This lil project (the filter) was really just a sort of "test run".... Got some other ideas as well, can't divulge them all at one time though...

 

[halfevil333]

PROGRESS!!!!!
got the tank mostly done today!! I'm soo stupid happy! first time trying a tank, so was a bit hesitant...
I happen to think it turned out tits though. got some work to do grinding away all the excess steel, finding pinholes making MORE excess steel...
gotta say though, once I got the proper amperage (it was off from what the machine said) they{my welds} started to come out real clean and ALMOST tig-ish...
first pic is an acorn/cap-nut I made, starting a thread just on how to do that, incase anyone would like to know...the other pictures show them used as the mounting bungs inside tank...

 

[halfevil333]

oh yeah, so the gas cap was made from an expired rubber cement top.
here it is all tacked together...
and sitting in the frame...

 

[halfevil333]

and finally, the tank with the welds "stitched" together...

 

[halfevil333]

sorry, here's photos...

 

[thegnu]

I am loving watching this bike come together !

 

[2door]

This is fun watching someone else work for a change. Keep the progress pix coming. We'll be here, watching
Tom

 

[halfevil333]

Made some riding gloves this morn' ....don't know where I should post pics...
Probably gonna be in the boardie/vintage area, since they were made because I picked up a pair of vintage gloves from 1915 on eBay, still in good condition, but are a bit small. Not to mention, they were from a small privately owned museum in S.D. and I would want to ruin them should I ever go down.
Will do a simple link later when I post the pics, not near a puter now...

 

[halfevil333]

ok, new progress...

 

[halfevil333]

so here's how i did it...1/4"x 1 1/2" cut, notched then bent...
then welds added to the cuts to re-strengthen

 

[halfevil333]

cut neck off of fork, made new bolt attachment, then welded this...

 

[halfevil333]

and lastly, used the cutoff saw as a flat sander to flatten both ends of porch swing spring...put it all together and BOOSH! a new SUPER-DUTY springer front end.
still have more welding to do, and the rockers to fabricate...see y'all soon!

 

[killercanuck]

Those should be super cushy to cruise on. Nice work!

 

[YoungRatRod]

Wow I really like those forks. A lot better than my piece of crap springers that I had... keyword HAD

 

[halfevil333]

Thanks for the kind words, fellas.
...I believe I'm switching my plans, going hf
4stroke, I have two sitting around. with the weight and all the reinforcing, I figure a better power plant is needed...

 

[curtisfox]

This is AWESOME build got to watch it, love it............Curt

 

[moonerdizzle]

awesome looking springers