welcome to my shop

[Artisan iron designs]

This is my shop, it is roughly 100' x 60'. Some of the tools I have are as follows. 9" SB lathe, 13" SB lathe, 50 kelo Kuhn power hammer, 80 lb drop forge, KF 27 Even-heat oven, wells index vertical mill, 2 coal forges, 5 gas forges from 3 - 12 burner, Ingersol rand rotary screw air compressor, 2 drill presses, badder III 2 x 72 grinder, 3 miller floor welders, 1 miller boom arm welder, 3 miller tig torches, 4 layout tables, DoAll band saws horizontal and a vertical, 55 ton geka iron worker, 125 ton hydrolic press, 2 ton bridge crane, Media blasting booth with fresh air breather, paint booth, and an eagle bender. sorry for the poor pic's but had to reduce them to fit the 3mb limit on forum. I use most of these to make my Damascus pens and the rest is for my estate gate and handrail work. I hope you like them. it only took 30+ yrs to accumulate all these toys.

 

[magpens]

Ooooo ... I am envious !!!

 

[thewishman]

WOW! I'm guessing that you make more than just pens.:wink:

 

[Herb G]

I love that old bandsaw. That thing is a brute.
Oh yeah. Nice shop.

 

[Artisan iron designs]

Thewishman,
Yes, I am a blacksmith, machinist, and fabricator of high end wrought iron for big homes. I make chandeleers, balconies, hand rails, and home decor.

 

[Charlie_W]

Vincent, Marvelous shop! Thanks for the tour.

I visited your website and have to say you do create some beautiful pieces!
It is always nice to hear of a local artisan who is a master of their trade!

 

[Artisan iron designs]

Vincent, Marvelous shop! Thanks for the tour.

I visited your website and have to say you do create some beautiful pieces!
It is always nice to hear of a local artisan who is a master of their trade!

Thank you Charlie, However artisan iron designs is just one half If you want to have your mind blown please go to our other site WWW.redpepperforge.com please dont hesatate to let me know what you think

 

[Charlie_W]

Vincent, Marvelous shop! Thanks for the tour.

I visited your website and have to say you do create some beautiful pieces!
It is always nice to hear of a local artisan who is a master of their trade!

Thank you Charlie, However artisan iron designs is just one half If you want to have your mind blown please go to our other site WWW.redpepperforge.com please dont hesatate to let me know what you think

WOW!!!! Superbly Elegant! I just want to keep looking at these beautiful pieces!
Thanks for an insight into custom iron work!
Wait till Wifey sees this!

 

[Rounder]

Do you need to adopt anyone? I volunteer. Very nice "work area".

 

[Artisan iron designs]

Do you need to adopt anyone? I volunteer. Very nice "work area".

I will adopt you and make you my long lost son however at that point you will be family and family works for free....lol :smile-big:

 

[Dalecamino]

Flippin' awesome. I don't know WHY, I've never put a cookie sheet underneath my lathe :redface: But, I will tonight. After Susanne goes to sleep :biggrin:

 

[Artisan iron designs]

I wont tell if you don't

 

[robutacion]

Bloody hell mate, that is what I call a proper workshop, I would love to see the size of your workshop in another 30 years from now...!:biggrin:

Those old machines always amaze me and it bring's a question that always puzzled me, why is that, we have stronger and more purified steels in our days however, in the specific case of bearings, why is that the old machines never have problems with bearings and new machines do..>?

Anyway, I'm going to have a look at your work that from I've heard is quite good...!

Thanks for sharing...!

Cheers
George

 

[Skie_M]

I don't use a cookie sheet .....

I use some free countertop material (that plastic coated particle board stuff) that was given to me as an off-cut at a local home center. I like to help out the staff when they get a little overwhelmed, so they like to help me out when I'm looking for little things here and there ... it's about 2'x2.5', and mounted on top of a folding table from Harbor Freight. Superglue doesn't readily stick to melamine, so that works pretty good ....


Now, when I want to protect my lathe ways/bed from CA splash, water, and other nasty wet things that would make rust appear, I take some 1/16" craft foam (full sheet) that I superglued a pair of small rare earth magnets to and they hold it right to the lathe bed very well .... some paper towel can go right on top to catch water when I'm wet-sanding.


The curls of wood and chips and dust from my pure wood projects get collected into gallon sized ziplock bags .... at least from the woods that I would like to use for this other project of mine .... their destination? The smoker! Olivewood, Mesquite, Hickory ...

 

[Artisan iron designs]

Bloody hell mate, that is what I call a proper workshop, I would love to see the size of your workshop in another 30 years from now...!:biggrin:

Those old machines always amaze me and it bring's a question that always puzzled me, why is that, we have stronger and more purified steels in our days however, in the specific case of bearings, why is that the old machines never have problems with bearings and new machines do..>?

Anyway, I'm going to have a look at your work that from I've heard is quite good...!

Thanks for sharing...!

Cheers
George

Thank you George,and I have acquired another tool that I am making room for...its a Thompson surface grinder from the 1930's the S/N is 00066 and actuality I am looking for just a few more toys, like a 2H 8"dia. rolling mill, and a liquid nitrogen dewar so I can make stainless steel Damascus and do a full cryo treatment on it.