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I could be wrong but it looks like a Tape measure next to a bit of metal.

Well boredom got the better of me and I decided to sacrifice a tenon saw and started on a filleting knife, Lost all track of time and got quite a bit done, I found a Juma block which I didn't know I had, thats the handle sorted, after a rummage I found some bits of Nickel and some small bits of blue liner. I had a rough idea of what I wanted but as usual ended up winging it. Hell of a job getting a 2mm slot in the nickel finger guard, Had quite a few cups of coffee and roll ups while I came up with a campaign. In the end a line of 2mm holes then the smallest dremmel grinding disc I could find and slowly ground them into a slot. Unfortunately the slot got bigger and now the tang is too small, but I had a think and came up with a cunning plan, I ground the edges of the slot so I could get some dyed resin in there to fill the gap and hopefully look a bit decorative and not draw your eye. Lots of shaping and sanding its at 400 grit at the moment but tomorrow when I attach the butt end, will probably copy the front in reverse juma, stainless, liners, nickel cap. I can then shape these to the contours of the handle, give it a good sanding up to 1000 grit, and polish the granny out of it. Just hope I have enough bits and pieces to finish it. One mistake and it'll be game over. The blade is nice and flexible, bends back and forwards lovely with no sign of staying bent. As its from a saw blade it didn't need hardening obviously, Just hope I can get an edge on it, filleting knives are laser sharp. Its looking a bit scruffy at the moment but its work in progress .

Painting bits of metal red?

I am coming toward the end of my self isolation which I am on SSP. My work has closed for the duration, not sure when we return but boss has said we will be paid. Anyone know how this scheme works. Does my employer continue to pay us flat rate every friday or do we have to claim it from the govt or does he pay as normal and claims it off the govt? Is it true during this scheme you do not pay NI or Tax? Just that my employer makes **** Turpin look like a saint and if he can worm out of this he will take full advantage of it.

Haven't Mercedes made one, apparently they have promised to knock out over a 1000 units a day the UK is a fair bit down the Que for supplies

Day 11 of my confinement, been busy refurbed an old bowie knife, and I don't mean to brag have just completed this in my back garden. Took me a while, still got a few more lights to hang and a bit of paint here and there.

I would try heating it and bending it back into shape, let it cool on its own though don't put it in water its liable to crack.

I got given Silverline welders clamps for a Birthday a while back 4 in a pack, 3 of them where in bits when I opened them up.

Surprised you managed to get it out of its packaging without it breaking or already being broke. The worst tools out there.

Wachsmuth & Krogmann who ever they are? Nice to see nobody is owning up to owning Silverline

Not related but a good conspiracy theory knocking around at the moment, 1000's of birds falling out of the sky dead. they are blaming the switch on of 5G

Thats a very nice offer thank you. These two bolts unfortunately are Grade 8 which makes them very hard grade 5 would have been nice. High carbon Alloy steel. The Alloy bit is what worries me as I have no idea what else is in the mix, probably chromium a dash of Molybdenum who knows even kryptonite knowing my luck. Grade 8 bolts are strong very strong but also brittle, I could try annealing them 3-5 times to see if they will soften down a bit. Or I could chuck em in the bin and take you up on your offer. Its the challenge I like but this might be a tad too much plus theres the obvious health risk.

Screwfix still sell Titan heavy duty corded drills, But for a cheap drill from Screwfix its Mac Allister which you can get at B&Qs same company I beleive. Erauber drills are pretty good apparently.

Sorry to hear that mate wish you both well. Lets us know about blanks when ever your ready. All the best

Zinc oxide is one of them. metal fume fever is one of its names. thankfully not copped a bad blast of it but I know it can be really bad, shuts you down organ by organ, starts with flu like symptoms, sweet taste in the mouth and its pretty much down hill from then. Made me cough so bad I was sick. Still felt rough a few days on.

I know makes you really sick. will be doing all of the work outside, Didn't take it off last time I put it straight in the forge, the fumes, I was puking everywhere felt like **** for a few days.

Taking my allotted walk today with the woofer I found these two bolts in a skip. Shame they are galvanized will have to grind that off before they go in the forge, learnt a valuable lesson by not removing the galvanization first, I was as sick as a dog after. Maybe a few knives, may even weld them end to end and have a go at making a samurai sword they are quite chunky so will be a mission stretching them out one thing I do know my right arm will be a rival for popeye's.

I practice on any bit of scrap metal I have. the amount of bits of metal in my scrap bin with nuts and bolts welded to them is unreal.

Exactly sausage stuffing is a mine field, no matter what you say while stuffing it just comes out funny.

Only tried making my own sausages once. It was hilarious, my wife who was helping me, she was steadying the sausage as it came out the other end was struggling to say anything that I didn't find funny/rude/crude/down right outrageous. Sausage stuffing is smorgasbord of double entendre's

Mild steel sheet and 10mm square bars, interesting to make as you need the forge for the curled feet and tops and obviously the welding. the most difficult part is bending the steel sheet into a curve so it sits and marries up with two cross sections. Quite cheap to make and fun the only real expensive is Hammerite paint, getting quite low on that. Used the spray version but you get a smooth finish which I didn't want so I went for the brush on which if you put it on thick enough you can "stipple" it to give you that blacksmith look. unfortunately with this lock down in place getting supplies to make more involves quite a long wait, be easier if I could go out and get it theres a steel suppliers just up the road they have all I need but as I said I can't leave the house and doubt they are even open.

Clapping and fireworks going of round here. We did our bit Mrs is a nurse she clapped as well.

We hire out all sorts of welders at work, Arc, fusion, mig, tig all pretty small, then you have the Mosa diesel welder. 450 kilo's of back breaking agony delivering one of them to a site. Then the welder says once you have wrestled it onto the tail gate and down to the deck. "Its a bit big mate. looked a lot smaller in the catalogue don't think we can get that up the stairs"

I think its safe to say if its not already started, we will be in the midst of a global recession after this

I'm not a welder everything I have learned is from experience and you tube video's but I do a lot of axe restorations and my forge is 90% welded together so I am learning just not as fast as I'd like. I looked into a welding course and talk about involved. Health and Safety, molecular make up of metals, hours of theory before you even pick up an electrode holder.