Good one. and shows good reason for having the firepot clinker breaker and ash pot the way they are too. Excellent video thanks for sharing
@IronsInTheFire-Official3 күн бұрын
Thanks! Most definitely :)
@kathysimpkins4 күн бұрын
Great video! Thanks for the insight and the "floor meat" visual 🙂
@IronsInTheFire-Official4 күн бұрын
Oh just doing my part on the internet! Haha Thanks for checking it out!
@fullsp33dcrowe618 күн бұрын
Why wouldn't you make these 1 piece that warp completely around and only have 1 hem? Thanks how we did my post.
@IronsInTheFire-Official7 күн бұрын
Yeah, I did make a test piece of one sheet initially, but making the metal deform so the brake could bend it clean was a deal-breaker. How did you manage 3 clean bends on one sheet, on a 6"x6" with a brake? If you didn't use a brake, that's not exactly related to what I did here...that'd be manually bending metal on the post. Just curious?
@1Alcepi13 күн бұрын
That J roller they’re talking about sounds like the right tool for the job, but if you don’t have one or any other situation you don’t want to leave hammer marks… take a 2x4, maybe 12-24” long, turn it perpendicular lay across the seam and hammer. This will disperse your force and not leave small targeted marks
@IronsInTheFire-Official13 күн бұрын
Hey there's a thought! Good idea :) I did that very thing hammering flooring last week so it didn't break floor tabs. I'm hoping to wrap the whole post one day and will try to incorporate this method. Thanks for hanging with us!
@abitoffblacksmithing998517 күн бұрын
Nice work brother. Those are some clean twists ...new subscriber here!! 🤘 Have you checked out glenn GS tongs KZbin channel? That guy has a style that is completely different in damm near every way than any other smith i have ever seen.
@IronsInTheFire-Official17 күн бұрын
Hey Thanks!! I have seen GS tongs! Haven't watched much lately; will check that out more. Much appreciate you checking us out!
@TomShervanick-uu5ss22 күн бұрын
Well done, love the shop flags hanging high.
@IronsInTheFire-Official22 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@TomShervanick-uu5ss23 күн бұрын
Excellent work and step by step info. Bob guest appearance was the best.
@IronsInTheFire-Official23 күн бұрын
Yay!
@Dr.yeetFan124 күн бұрын
where do you buy the coke i am in Charleston and a new black smith using lump charcoal.
@IronsInTheFire-Official24 күн бұрын
I buy it as coal but you can also get bagged coke. My best recommendation is search online in your area for local blacksmiths club/ chapter. They'd know or would maybe sell it directly. I get mine in Nashville but have also bought it online a couple times, just super expensive that way.
@Dr.yeetFan124 күн бұрын
@ thanks for your help have a good night.
@jasoncanmore583824 күн бұрын
Use a J roller instead of the hammer.
@IronsInTheFire-Official24 күн бұрын
When I eventually do this whole post, I plan to. Thank ya!
@mburke1211Ай бұрын
Found this video researching how I might use trim coil to prevent bats from roosting under my timber framed porches in the beam corners. Great video.
@IronsInTheFire-OfficialАй бұрын
Awesome; great to hear this video is helping folks even in ways I didn't even think of! Best wishes!
@pitbullfarmer34Ай бұрын
😂. The US is almost the most restricted country. China building a nuclear power plant a month yet ass bags want the US to be even more restricted. Laughable. We're all made of carbon. Bill Gates wants to eliminate (us) carbon. Depopulation. This got deep. Keep on forging ahead brother
@IronsInTheFire-OfficialАй бұрын
Truly, it's wild :P
@josephmountford2292Ай бұрын
Any guilt over the environmental impact?
@IronsInTheFire-OfficialАй бұрын
Absolutely none :)
@jamesharmon3827Ай бұрын
REALLY?
@josephmountford2292Ай бұрын
@@jamesharmon3827 yeah, I’m getting my 10 year old son into blacksmithing and we made a wood fired forge… I guess some people feel they need to try to do their responsible part, and most don’t care?
@InigoTuckerАй бұрын
Coal itself isn't really being mined like it used to be, and on a scale like this I wouldn't say the environmental impact is actually that bad compared to everything else. Coal is the poster child of fossil fuels, but everything we burn for high temperature, excluding charcoal, is also a fossil fuel. Gasoline of course, diesel, propane, natural gas---if it's an established source of high heat, it's a fossil fuel. The impact matters of course, but its not as though mines and blacksmiths are still common. Environmental impact really lies in the usage of big industries and companies, which use unimaginable amounts of fuel. Long story short, this pales in comparison to modern causes of environmental destruction.
@josephmountford2292Ай бұрын
@ you could rationalize doing anything as an individual is ok because it pales in comparison to industry by your reasoning. That is irresponsible.
@TomShervanick-uu5ss2 ай бұрын
Good going on the woods cleanup 🎉
@IronsInTheFire-OfficialАй бұрын
For sure!
@wallaceviviansadventures20952 ай бұрын
Good day i just found your channel and liking the forging video's. i just finished putting together my forge and purchased Pennsylvania smiting coal hasn't fired it up yet maybe tomorrow. your chammy is it 10 or 12 inch.
@IronsInTheFire-Official2 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking us out; I sure hope to have at least a few more forge work videos up this winter (absolute best time to be at the forge haha) That smithing coal is great bituminous fuel. Chimney is 12 inch, works great. Most folks will recommend 12...10 can work as well just make sure to run it properly without hard turns; straight up ideally. I once used 8 inch pipe, to some success....and, believe this: 6 inch too for a few months with enough success to not develop smokers cough hahaha 😀
@wallaceviviansadventures20952 ай бұрын
@@IronsInTheFire-Official Thanks
@drrobotsir2 ай бұрын
I'm interested in doing this to prevent raccoons from climbing. What's the thickness of the material you used?
@IronsInTheFire-Official2 ай бұрын
Just a normal trim coil guage; .019 I believe. I've used heavier guage .024 before but it's quite a bit harder to work with on longer runs in the brake and without enough benefit to make me want to use it again.
@devonodonnell64432 ай бұрын
Thanks for the update. Ive determined that my gutters are useless. New gutters installed in a useless manner. Less than a year old and their not clogged up. My screens were only a part of the problem.
@IronsInTheFire-Official2 ай бұрын
Hate to hear that! I hope you can get it narrowed down! Someday I hope to put up a full video on our gutter installs and try to cover as many variables as possible. Thanks for checking us out!
@devonodonnell64432 ай бұрын
@IronsInTheFire-Official yeah, the third gutter company to screw me. It's like, I should have done it myself with parts from lowes. But No I had to have seamless gutters by a "professional ". You don't solve your existing problems by hiring a "professional". You have to do the work yourself.
@devonodonnell64433 ай бұрын
Please update in a major downpour to see if the gutters still do their job or does the water just run over to the ground. (That was my experience)
@IronsInTheFire-Official3 ай бұрын
Check a few things (if you still have the screens): -top lip doesn't come over past the gutter -screen itself isn't covered over with debris -gutter isn't installed too low -if your screen is "roll-lock" style (most commonly sold at home depot/ lowes/etc ..), flip it over to where it creates a slight trough under the gutter -if it's in a roof valley, you need a small splash block It's rare these screens will channel water over...if so, anything from that checklist will solve it. If it's still running over, they've just gotta be installed wrong.
@TomShervanick-uu5ss3 ай бұрын
Good teamwork, great explanation.
@kingoncommonlaw1303 ай бұрын
Hemming is the way to go, thanks
@IronsInTheFire-Official3 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking it out! :)
@johnbobel64303 ай бұрын
I started with one barrel and a small pump. Then another barrel. Then a bigger pump. Then a used tote for 250 gallons storage, mainly for plants. The wash sink will be next year.
@johnbobel64303 ай бұрын
You’ll want to add a small pump at some point. Maybe even a small wash sink inside so you don’t have to go outside to get water or wash your hands.
@IronsInTheFire-Official3 ай бұрын
Might just do it :)
@hughlancaster71873 ай бұрын
On your first hem, what is the width to the hem from the face? Great video?
@IronsInTheFire-Official3 ай бұрын
Hey thank you! First 5/8 inch hem hits about 3/4 inches in.
@hughlancaster71873 ай бұрын
Thanks@@IronsInTheFire-Official
@sfkillar3 ай бұрын
I use a roller to close the hem. I also make it out of 1 piece and not two. good video though.
@sfkillar3 ай бұрын
Also on the video portion. I would have the camera facing the brake side of the brake and not on the backside so we can see what you are doing.
@IronsInTheFire-Official3 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'll try that out :)
@IronsInTheFire-Official3 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking it out!
@micahthezilla94324 ай бұрын
I’ve learned pine with sap also works great.
@IronsInTheFire-Official4 ай бұрын
Agreed; and pine cones!
@TomShervanick-uu5ss4 ай бұрын
Love the redneck 2000, well done
@jewelshervanick11924 ай бұрын
Fantabulous!
@ScottT1094 ай бұрын
We use our rain barrel to water our chickens and guinea fowl
@IronsInTheFire-Official4 ай бұрын
Love it :) There's so many good uses for them if done right! Even mine could've been larger or installed higher up but this will do me for any uses I'll have up here. In my line of work I just see so many that are installed and utilized quite poorly.
@TomShervanick-uu5ss4 ай бұрын
😊 looks great
@IronsInTheFire-Official4 ай бұрын
Thanks! 😊
@TomShervanick-uu5ss4 ай бұрын
Great construction
@rsamuels55395 ай бұрын
Where are you based?
@IronsInTheFire-Official5 ай бұрын
In Tennessee
@rsamuels55395 ай бұрын
What model brake are you using?
@IronsInTheFire-Official5 ай бұрын
Van Mark Trim master; the "green one" I call it. I'm in Tennessee.
@sfkillar5 ай бұрын
Try a bakers roller to close the hem. No hammer marks then.
@robinjohnson27495 ай бұрын
I have a question is the coal you use to burn is it real that comes of a mine or is it wood 🪵 i need to know could you message thanks
@IronsInTheFire-Official5 ай бұрын
All bituminous coal, mined. I've never desired to work with wood charcoal but I may experiment with it one day. I've also got a stock of Anthracite coal I rarely use; it's more a backup really.
@cracked_smith-qz1ez5 ай бұрын
how about charcoal fires?
@IronsInTheFire-Official5 ай бұрын
I've never worked with charcoal for forging. I've used bituminous and anthracite coal primarily; occasionally propane. John Switzer of Black Bear Forge works with charcoal on this project skillet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5TGgXppj5l7bMUsi=CtL5ErgzW8_GzMya I would speculate you'd just need to keep an eye on how big the fire grows during forging. Keeping only enough charcoal right around your fire that you need and/ or watering it to control the fire movement :) Thanks for checking us out; best wishes!
@MatthewRulla4 ай бұрын
real Charcoal (lump BBQ) is pure carbon and doesn't require any cokeing with water and it burns hotter and faster and starts easier. It also doesn't have as many impurities such as sulphur so it doesn't create as much clinker. I use charcoal to start my coal / coke fires or when I need a huge fire with lots of heat for large forgings. Pure charcoal fires with forced air can easily exceed steel forge welding temperatures very quickly so you have to be very attentive to your work. Currently where I live, 40lb lump charcoal is $18 at the grocery store, 50lb blacksmith coal is $34, ferrier's coke 50lb is $38.
@devonodonnell64435 ай бұрын
Great demo, thanks. I cant get coal where im at. Over 300 miles to my nearest source (a tractor supply 3 states away). Im currently using hardwood charcoal bought at Walmart. I didn't know coal was so hard to burn. Im making a long road trip soon and hope to buy a few bags.
@IronsInTheFire-Official5 ай бұрын
Thanks for joining! My first order was bought online; shipping was about as much as the coal! Hardwood does great really, so keep it up! I've still got 2 drums of Tractor Supply nut coal I rarely use. It's anthracite and generally difficult to forge with, particularly with hand- crank blower. Best wishes!
@devonodonnell64435 ай бұрын
@@IronsInTheFire-Official i thought the tractor supply anthracite was the right coal. What do i really want to get if i can find it and where do i look to find it? Im heading to Jacksonville Florida next week and thinking someone there surely supplies coal.
@IronsInTheFire-Official5 ай бұрын
@devonodonnell6443 look for Bituminous Coal...or by the brand "Pennsylvania Smithing Coal" or just smithing coal. You can forge with Anthracite, it's just more difficult and limiting, in a way. Best to stick with Bit Coal; it "cokes up" nicely and allows for proper forging.
@devonodonnell64435 ай бұрын
@@IronsInTheFire-Official right on, thanks. Yay
@tedspens5 ай бұрын
You'd think that many nails should stop the water from getting in. 😅😅
@IronsInTheFire-Official5 ай бұрын
Might scare the water back up to the roof! :D haha
@kristiburbage56555 ай бұрын
Glad your project was made better by good tunes 😁
@IronsInTheFire-Official5 ай бұрын
Most definitely! :)
@jewelshervanick11925 ай бұрын
I lived in the college dorm, Pfeiffer Hall....only the P is silent...was our motto.
@IronsInTheFire-Official5 ай бұрын
Lol 😆
@blythemccarter5 ай бұрын
well i do now.
@devonodonnell64435 ай бұрын
Do you not worry about the coal side catching accidentally on fire after youve left for the night?
@IronsInTheFire-Official5 ай бұрын
Nah, not really. I take care to keep coal pulled back near the hopper and any loose coke away from the firepot. Has served me well.
@margostarcruiser10835 ай бұрын
I always feel like a P in a world of F's! 😂
@IronsInTheFire-Official5 ай бұрын
Gah! SAME!
@jakethemuss92646 ай бұрын
Nomenclature police. Furring strips are on the walls Purlins are on the roof Thanks for the video
@IronsInTheFire-Official6 ай бұрын
You got it :) I was so hot I could've been calling the grass blue and thought nothing of it haha Thanks for hanging out!
@TomShervanick-uu5ss6 ай бұрын
Well done, looks way better.
@IronsInTheFire-Official6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@brentmalin80536 ай бұрын
I would use clamps and calls instead of the rubber mallet. Or use the mallet and a straight 2x4 that takes the blow from the mallet and disperses that shock. But really helpful, I thank you and hope to see more.
@IronsInTheFire-Official6 ай бұрын
Man, the 2"x4" is a great idea! Thanks for bringing that up :) and thanks for watching!
@jewelshervanick11927 ай бұрын
Excellent!
@IronsInTheFire-Official7 ай бұрын
Many thanks!
@donniemills7 ай бұрын
I like to use pine cones to start a fire usually only takes 4 to get it going
@IronsInTheFire-Official7 ай бұрын
Yes for sure! I've done that too; sometimes cedar sticks, sometimes little pieces of pine kindling also :) Thanks for watching!
@someOneYouKnow65067 ай бұрын
nope, dont try to seal drain pipe, it will always leak somewhere at some point in which whatever part of your pipe still contains water, its basically a reservoir with a drip valve. Causing a point source of water to exist and remain long after the environment becomes dry(er). Where the point source of water you created, is then sought after by any/all plant life. On the other hand if you use perforated pipe for the length (where able to), the water flows when it needs to (through the pipe) and when rain/water source stops the flow stops and water remaining in the system leaches out the entirety of the pipe more quickly than a slow single point drip. that large (quicker) seepage keeping pace with the overal environment moisture makes there for no single point of moisture once the rain/water event is done and the environment becomes dry. If you do this, plants near your project will be happy and never seek out your project, (no root intrusion) you and your customers will always be happy.
@IronsInTheFire-Official7 ай бұрын
Anthony, hey there! You're gonna hate the next video (pt.2) where we had to repair a drain with open seams literally today! Rooted 3ft in from the un-needed elbow seam. You will probably also hate to hear about the many drains we've replaced or even abandoned due to the perforated pipe being severely rooted. Also, trying to move downspout water away from the home with a perforated pipe is not doing what you need it to do. But best wishes! And thanks for learning! :)
@justinfoster10407 ай бұрын
Awesome thanks for the video! Why do you not use pvc drain pipe, just to save on cost? I have seen some say they build up dirt less and flow better. Also do you often find that roots enter in the drainage clot on the elbow or is that not much of a concern? Thanks!
@IronsInTheFire-Official7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! In my years I've never seen roots enter that weep hole, surprisingly. But I've dragged out roots up to 2 inches diameter & several feet long from open seams and splits. I do agree the corrugated will hold small debris more, but it really doesn't effect much, since loose debris will flush down anyway. I actually encourage folks to go with PVC pipes usually but don't make a big deal of it when it's not in a high traffic area (like this one). Walkways/ driveways/ through concrete, you just gotta use pvc. Thanks again!
@justinfoster10407 ай бұрын
@@IronsInTheFire-Official Yeah no problem! I really appreciate simple, shorter, no bs videos with real info from folks that know that they're talking about and can explain it well. Also you even are kinda joking around while doing it to boot! This actually might make me push my drain job a bit sooner since I'm now realizing I don't have to run the drain all the way out to the road/gutter and 10 or so feet will be far enough away from our foundation.