bae
7-17-12, 12:03am
My blacksmithing operation is portable. I do most of my work out in the woods, I wheel carts with my forge and tools out on sunny days, and carry the anvil out.
I decided I needed a rack for the various tongs I have been using, instead of just laying them atop the cart. No problem, right, just take a chunk-o-metal, forge it (hot or cold) to shape, and attach to the cart.
But that would take:
a) a chunk of suitable metal
b) work
So, I remembered I'd taken all the usable metal off the dishwasher that finally died last year, and saved it for Something Useful.
Luckily, the handle to the dishwasher door was just the right size. Drill two holes with my non-frugal-super-death metal drill bits, bolt it on, and BAM, problem solved. Yay!
And now I'm going to use the rest of the door's metal to make some spark shields around my belt grinder.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-amBNUtSPyB4/UATiGBZJY0I/AAAAAAAAFzg/6Qs3APGisiU/s576/Awesomized.jpg
I decided I needed a rack for the various tongs I have been using, instead of just laying them atop the cart. No problem, right, just take a chunk-o-metal, forge it (hot or cold) to shape, and attach to the cart.
But that would take:
a) a chunk of suitable metal
b) work
So, I remembered I'd taken all the usable metal off the dishwasher that finally died last year, and saved it for Something Useful.
Luckily, the handle to the dishwasher door was just the right size. Drill two holes with my non-frugal-super-death metal drill bits, bolt it on, and BAM, problem solved. Yay!
And now I'm going to use the rest of the door's metal to make some spark shields around my belt grinder.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-amBNUtSPyB4/UATiGBZJY0I/AAAAAAAAFzg/6Qs3APGisiU/s576/Awesomized.jpg