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caseym
@caseym May 22, 2018, 11:42 AM UTC

Making a railroad track anvil

Anvils are very expensive, besides bring a large lump of steel, second hand anvils are often quite old, so despite being beat up and damaged they attract a premium. I eventually plan to acquire a new…

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@caseym Jan 4, 2018, 2:11 AM UTC

Various native fibres made into rope

I have been experimenting with some locally available plant to extract fibre to make string and rope for fun. I have always been interested in self sufficiency and wondered how rope was made, it is s…

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@caseym Jan 2, 2018, 4:05 AM UTC

Building an anvil stand

I needed a heavy stand to hold an anvil and had some old red gum fence posts and treated pine laying around. The wood grain came up nice after a bit of sanding but I didn’ try to hard as it will get…

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@caseym Dec 26, 2017, 10:03 PM UTC

Homemade Fire Bricks

I have been been working on some recipes to make a homemade refractory fire brick. Initially I was building them with sand and clay and they would just crack when I fired them. Then I discovered sodi…

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@caseym Dec 25, 2017, 11:09 AM UTC

Flamingo from Adelaide Zoo

A flamingo sleeping maybe, at the Adelaide Zoo. I think there used to emote but one died just recently.

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@caseym Dec 25, 2017, 10:50 AM UTC

Interesting photos

Grass tree in full flower. Hops creeping up a steel pole. Bark on a gum tree.

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@caseym Dec 25, 2017, 10:39 AM UTC

Building a small propane forge - Part 3

I have recast the top panel institu and it seems much more successful. No sign of cracking like last time. A toilet roll holder makes a good mould for the burner hole. I tested its heat resistance by…

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@caseym Dec 24, 2017, 11:02 AM UTC

Building a small propane forge - Part 2

The refractory set and I successfully stripped out the cardboard mounds. It came out pretty good except for the roof panel, which has cracked a little and is in no way a close enough fit, so will hav…

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@caseym Dec 23, 2017, 10:40 AM UTC

Building a Small propane forge - Part 1

I started with a small foundry to melt aluminium, but I have grown out of this for a number of reasons. Firstly summer is here and open charcoal fires don’t mix well in Australia. Also, the refractor…

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@caseym Oct 4, 2017, 3:21 AM UTC

Gold Cradle

I was cleaning out a part of the yard and deciding what to do with some scrap timber. So I thought I would finally get around to making a gold rocker cradle on a nice Saturday afternoon. I have been…

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