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J.McDonald Knives

J.McDonald Knives

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if anyone is looking for an anvil that is about #200 for $250 that needs work done on the face let me know. the anvil is in texas between san antonio and austin. the owner said is has a long chip in it. from what she said it is about 1/2" chip. im going to get the ~#110 old russian anvil she has also. i just need to wait on my tax return. if your interested in the other anvil contact me and ill give you details on where you can find her.
 
Jason, Looking at your posting times lately, I guess the new job didn't turn out so well.
Stacy
 
i actually got a better job. i got a guy who is going to hire me and train me to be a welder. i meet with him tomorrow. i actually quit my job last saturday. that store was so nasty i wouldnt even eat there if i prepared the food myself. good news is that i got to help mom out for a whole week and now im back to working on knives. i have the ultimate skinner combo prototypes in progress right now. still need to HT them and then bevels and edges and handles and take the to the taxidermist to test them out for 2 weeks and then send me a report on them. then i let them keep the blades if they want them.
 
P.S. your "to buy" list so far for your tax return is huge. You must be getting one heck of big tax return. Wish I was so lucky.
 
im only buying certain things now. one main thing is a new strutt for my car. after that its the anvil, belts, steel (3/16 @1080), and a stag handle. also gonna go pick up some antler from this lady who sells them dirt cheap. :D
 
Well, just get some sleep and get on a regular schedule. Welding is good work, but hard. It takes full concentration ,too.

"Toiling,---rejoicing,---sorrowing,
Onward through life he goes;
Each morning sees some task begun,
Each evening sees it close;
Something attempted,something done,
Has earned a night's repose."
HWL

Take care - Stacy
 
thanks Stacy. you really should work on writing and publishing your poetry in the little bit of spare time you have. HEHEHE!!! i know i would buy a copy. you and Fitzo are probably the smartest guys here. you make guys like me and IG want to become smarter. :D
 
05/02
im only buying certain things now. one main thing is a new strutt for my car. after that its the anvil, belts, steel (3/16 @1080), and a stag handle. also gonna go pick up some antler from this...

05/01
thanks guys. ill have to get those books when i get paid by the IRS. :D

04/30
send me PP info and ill send payment once i get...

04/30
what are some good books on forging tecniques that have good illustrations? im also looking for dvds on the subject. i wont be able to get any until i get my tax return so im planning ahead on what...

04/26
Stacy, i still have my 1080. but its flat stock and i was giong to grab a stick or two of round bar stock.

04/23
ive been using the trendmicro.com free online scan and have never had any problems with it not finding something. when i get the money i will buy NOD32.

04/24
thanks guys. for now ill just experiment. after all this is my first time doing a guard. if it works for now i will use it until i get the money for proper solder and flux.

04/22
i just changed my oil and was wondering if mixing used 5w30 synthetic blend with veggie oil work for a fast quenchant? as some of yall know im using 1080. still waiting on my tax return so i can order some fast quenchant from darren.

04/19
thanks Butch. think i could buy a foot of your CPM154 after i get my tax return? i want to get it then cause i will have the money. not to mention i see tax returns as splurge money. :D ...

04/18
ill send a M/O of $50 to the family once i get my tax return.


P.S. It's none of my business but you said all of this. And it strikes me that to buy all this you must be getting a pretty good tax refund. What ever.
 
well i changed my mind on what i want to get. im only getting about $600 back. im only going to really get what i need and see if i can still afford to send the $50 to Rene's family. i know i need the strut, the belts, stag and maybe a few other handle materials, and am really starting to need that anvil. if i have any left over im going to see what else i need to get.
 
If you don't like getting burnt, don't be a welder. Stacy wasn't kidding about the concentration thing, made even harder by the sparks sizzling in your ears while you're trying to finish an overhead or vert. If you really want to get into welding, buy really good boots (at least double or triple stitched - burnt feet ain't fun) and coat the stitching with shoe goo or 5min epoxy to keep it from burning out. Don't wear anything that can melt - including synthetic fleece, polyester, etc. If it isn't wool, leather, or denim, it will melt to your skin (melted a set of track pants to my leg when I was a first year apprentice). I once saw a guy melt the elastic waistband in his boxers (lots of cursing) by leaning against a hot weld. Always, without exception, wear a repirator (a P100 filter on a half-face mask is standard up here) especially when welding aluminum or steel with a galvanized or zinc coating.

You will get burnt, you will sweat like a pig, you will get a flash burn to the eyeballs at least once (a cool wet cloth over the eyelids will help a bit). If you can deal with that, then you'll make good money. If you can't, then ask IG if he needs a secretary:D .

Have a good one,

Nathan
 
I second all of that! The worst (most painful) welding injury I ever received was when a piece of hot slag buried itself inside my right ear. I was welding a boiler drain while laying on my left side. It made a ridiculously loud sound, kind of like a pissed off bee in my ear. It hurt worse than 100 bee stings. The worst part was having the slag removed from where it had burned into my inner ear. I almost lost my hearing in that ear permanently. Now, when I weld out of position, I have my welder's hat on, turned to the side, and ear plugs in!

Edited to add; Oh yea, in terms of painful, a close second was when I got the nice scar just over my left nipple. That's where a blazing hot chip as big as a .38 slug flew from a milling machine's 16" indexable carbide cutter and burned its way through two layers of clothing and became a part of me. After nearly 30 years of working with fire and steel, I have a lot of body art. None of it intentional, and none of it pleasant. Prepare yourself Jacob! It ain't no cake walk.
 
No kidding, I'm at the point now where I don't really notice when I'm getting burnt. Half the time I find burns when I'm in the shower and don't remember how I got them. Wearing ear plugs will help keep the sparks out. And then there's always the retard next to you that sends grinding sparks into the back of your lid (damn newbies).

Worst welding job ever - back-gouging in an enclosed space
 
I wonder how long we would've lived if we didn't spend a half a lifetime breathing noxious fumes, dust, grime, and vaporized metal before the respirators?
 
even after all of that i still want to be a welder. i have to give the guy a call here in about 45 mins. i did some AO welding back in middle school and really enjoyed it. i dont care about burns anymore and all i wear is cotton clothing. i look foward to becoming a welder. thanks for the advice guys. i appreciate it.
 
First, That is a stanza from "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/longf02.html

Second, welding is a real good trade, but not one learned in a day ,week, or month. It takes study, book learning, and practise.

I remember having a sore back when welding once, so I got a stool and sat down at the welding table. I was welding up a gate -just pipe welds, and thought that sitting down would be smart. Before long the sparks falling on my lap were getting warm, then I noticed that my jeans had caught fire because the leg split in the welders apron opened up when I sat down. I put that out fast !
Stacy
 
My Dad always said he knew lots of welders, but no old ones. For that matter, I know lots of old drunks but very few old fat people. *shrug*
 
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