NICE! I know you are aware but.... Just be careful running the gas forge in a closed space like this, even if it's a big space! Carbon monoxide is a treacherous gas. It might be too late when you notice something is wrong.
Especially working alone. I'd probably do both a gas meter and some kind of flue to let the exhaust out. Not quite sure how you'd do that but I'm sure someone's thought of it
Definitely a scarry gas to watch out for!! In the first home I had when we had just got married, we thought that the landlord had serviced the boiler before we moved in..... turned out she had just bought the property and didn't have the service until the week after we moved in. She had no idea what state the boiler was in but told us that it had passed the service already...... and then we got the nock on the door by British Gas, there for the boiler service. Turned out that what we had thought was just exhaustion from the move was CO poisoning!!!!! 🤢 We did end up with a brand new boiler as the existing one was in such a bad condition as well as a new CO detector as that was faulty too!! Plus our first month rent was given back. Just glad that it wasn't more serious
Honestly Tim, I see myself planning out and doing all the work you do, and I just feel anxious and overwhelmed. I'm so impressed at your care and attention to all the details, using the right tools, materials and processes for it to turn out right. The forethought and consideration you've put in truly shows. Fantastic job and always a pleasure to watch your work.
Tim, you are definitely multi talented. You got that whole place running. I know you had help. But you did a great job on the things you did by yourself! I'm glad the power hammer is up & running again.
If you are going to run the VFD that far away from the motor, you WILL need to put "Load Reactors" in the electrical connection between the VFD and the motor. If you do not put the Load Reactors in, you risk damaging the motor. Load Reactors act as a cushioning buffer for the motor. This tempers the waveform and reduces the voltage stress on the motor. I would consider using Load Reactors on any VFD that puts the motor more than 50 feet from the VFD. Also, where are you geographically located in relation to the Utility transformers and the electrical service to your property? If you are at or near the end of the electrical line (there are no/or few customers after you) you may experience surges on the electrical supply. This can be very damaging to VFDs and the motor connected to the VFD. Line Reactors may also be worth considering, in conjunction with the Load Reactors.
That's just how the machine runs. When you're pushing it steady, it doesn't hiss. But when you stop hammering, it has to bleed off, so you hear that loud hissing noise.
Well done Tim ! Always a nervous time setting up after machines have been dismantled . I have to do what you’re doing with your shop starting from scratch . Have two Massey self contained hammers to install , 400 lb and a 10cwt . Thanks for sharing your work . I’m in the Southern Hemisphere (New Zealand) if I ever visit Canada I’ll look you up , if you ever make New Zealand you’re welcome to visit . All the best Tim from another Tim 😏
Woot! I see my name there! I'm famous! 😂 so so proud of you Tim! I know I say that every video but look how far you've come since the move! You got the power hammer hooked up and running and even got the gas forge going after some shenanigans! You got your first sparks in the new shop and can start making stuff again! Don't worry too much about forging stuff for content right away though. I know there's probably plenty of shop updates still in the works like the gas line, the rest of the electrical, tooling storage, and whatever other machines you're pulling in here, and those take priority. Make sure you got those other machines safe and prepped for the winter. As far as content, it's plenty exciting seeing you race mother nature to get things in place before things start freezing over lol I love that squarespace is sponsoring you and I'm really indebted to them for helping one of my favorite creators and I hope other companies see that too and you start getting regular ad revenue. Again, 0 problems seeing you talk about a sponsor. I would watch an entire video just on that if it helped you out honestly. Keep the forge lit buddy! Getting my bottle opener from you soon!
Tim: Great stuff! BUT, you have got to throw away those adjustable wrenches and especially that pipe wrench and use box/open end wrenches, sockets, etc. Pipe wrenches mark nuts and bolt heads and are designed to grip something round, like for instance a pipe. Adjustable are fine for some work but inevitable they are self adjusting and will distort the flats on a hex not to mention have to adjust them over and over again. I admire most that you are fearless and show mistakes, like forgewelds for your tong rack. Welding requires patience as much as anything else and you clearly have it. Cheers! Tony
I wasn't sure about the galvanised sherting on the wall but with more tools and machines in the shop it's actually looking really good. Awesome to see the power hammer going and I hope you get the alignment issues sorted out 👍👍👍👍
So fantastic!!! I was so happy to see you got the hammer in and running. Looks like a lot of the time the odds are agents you. But you always figure it I’d out and ready to rip. Can’t wait to see it all up and running. 🤘🏼⚡️🤘🏼⚡️
You got that party started, kiln alight, is that about 5HP motor, 12awg, 25A , I would have gone for bigger cable, and plastic conduit. you know you will want more.
When building my forge for both propane and natural gas… you need to have a longer mixing area for NG. Also I’m not sure if it’s the same where you live, but in colorado the gas does not have a lot of pressure
Perhaps I missed this part in previous videos, assuming it was mentioned: are there any plans as to have the entire floor in the shop of concrete or is the consensus just to leave it as is current?
I was confused with that too. His old shop was just dirt but when he was pouring the base for the power hammer it sounded implied that the rest if the floor will eventually be concrete too. Honestly though dirt is cheap and does the job and you really only need concrete for super heavy things like the power hammer. It's not like he's driving forklifts with giant hunks of metal through here. Even the giant chain mail he can just drag through and shovel the dirt back if he needs to. Money's tight and I think it's a smart choice all things considered. I think he might do a renovation on the shop later next year though after the winters over and he has more money coming in
In regards to your forge. I assume you were on Propane at your old shop and now attempting to go to Natural Gas in the new shop. Propane is a "High Pressure Low Volume" gas whereas Natural Gas is a "Low Pressure High Volume" gas. Your propane was running at approximately 8-20 PSI depending on where you set for heat or about 14"wc (water column) Natural Gas is running at .25 PSI actually a bit less or 3.5"-7" wc. Not sure you could possibly have 2PSI Natural Gas to your home. Calculations come from BTU Input. Your forge is probably around 500,000 BTU. Rough calcs you would need 5PSI Natural Gas to your shop and about a 4" line to forge, change the gas orfice, and rebuild the gas train on your forge. If it were me I'd get propane ran to the shop for the forge specifically and use the Natural Gas for your space heating and soforth. Im a Master Mechanical Contractor "Master HVAC Tech" of 30 years. I know a thing or 2 about gas works. Im moving my shop currently going from a 50x50 to a 70x100. Once moved im going to start building a Natural Gas forge as the only available are propane and get it UL listed and produce them for sale.
Also I would put in fresh air intake and exhaust. Please be cautious even with your coal forge not being flued/vented out you could get CARBON MONOXIDE Poisoning and not walk out of your new shop. Please Please be careful!
So happy you finally got an insulated shop to work in, the rest will come brother 👍 are you gonna put in a wood stove or anything for heat or just rely on the forge?
I looked into using natural gas for my forge as I already had a line ran in my shop. Everything I read showed you need a booster because the psi from the city simply isn't high enough. Curious how you solved this?
@@jmod6004 I know you can't run exposed romex, I was talking about in the conduit, instead pulling the individual strands. Also since it is massed produced for house wiring, it might be cheaper than the individual wire strands.
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NICE! I know you are aware but.... Just be careful running the gas forge in a closed space like this, even if it's a big space! Carbon monoxide is a treacherous gas. It might be too late when you notice something is wrong.
Especially working alone. I'd probably do both a gas meter and some kind of flue to let the exhaust out. Not quite sure how you'd do that but I'm sure someone's thought of it
Always like a father!
So cool to see blacksmiths I watch...watching what I watch too!
Some exhaust fans positioned near the floor around the shop would be a great option, especially near the forge itself.
Definitely a scarry gas to watch out for!! In the first home I had when we had just got married, we thought that the landlord had serviced the boiler before we moved in..... turned out she had just bought the property and didn't have the service until the week after we moved in. She had no idea what state the boiler was in but told us that it had passed the service already...... and then we got the nock on the door by British Gas, there for the boiler service. Turned out that what we had thought was just exhaustion from the move was CO poisoning!!!!! 🤢 We did end up with a brand new boiler as the existing one was in such a bad condition as well as a new CO detector as that was faulty too!! Plus our first month rent was given back. Just glad that it wasn't more serious
Honestly Tim, I see myself planning out and doing all the work you do, and I just feel anxious and overwhelmed. I'm so impressed at your care and attention to all the details, using the right tools, materials and processes for it to turn out right. The forethought and consideration you've put in truly shows. Fantastic job and always a pleasure to watch your work.
what a cool opportunity to start fresh in a new shop. very impressed with your wide skill base, Tim. great job
The smile on your face at the end of the video says it all Tim. 😊
No rocks in the power hammer! LMAO
You will save a fortune in overhead switching from propane to natural gas.
Great to see everything coming together.
Tim, you are definitely multi talented. You got that whole place running. I know you had help. But you did a great job on the things you did by yourself! I'm glad the power hammer is up & running again.
That smile at the end, all worth it.
If you are going to run the VFD that far away from the motor, you WILL need to put "Load Reactors" in the electrical connection between the VFD and the motor. If you do not put the Load Reactors in, you risk damaging the motor. Load Reactors act as a cushioning buffer for the motor. This tempers the waveform and reduces the voltage stress on the motor. I would consider using Load Reactors on any VFD that puts the motor more than 50 feet from the VFD. Also, where are you geographically located in relation to the Utility transformers and the electrical service to your property? If you are at or near the end of the electrical line (there are no/or few customers after you) you may experience surges on the electrical supply. This can be very damaging to VFDs and the motor connected to the VFD. Line Reactors may also be worth considering, in conjunction with the Load Reactors.
More than a blacksmith. Great work Tim...this is really fun to watch!
Happy camper in the end! All the best Timothy!
Don't let the magic smoke out the motor
your editor did an AMAZING job with that sound isolation
That's just how the machine runs. When you're pushing it steady, it doesn't hiss. But when you stop hammering, it has to bleed off, so you hear that loud hissing noise.
Great to see you up and running again 🎉 there are always a few teething issues in new places 😖 but hopefully you are up and running now 😎🥳
Well done Tim ! Always a nervous time setting up after machines have been dismantled . I have to do what you’re doing with your shop starting from scratch . Have two Massey self contained hammers to install , 400 lb and a 10cwt . Thanks for sharing your work . I’m in the Southern Hemisphere (New Zealand) if I ever visit Canada I’ll look you up , if you ever make New Zealand you’re welcome to visit . All the best Tim from another Tim 😏
hey Tim, fantastic to see the power hammer up and running.
Great Job on everything! Good to see the Beche running again. Soon to start so good forging. Keep going Sir.
As much as I want to say "keep the forge lit", I don't want you to melt!
Proper conduit bending is a fine art!
Just got a notification that my 1912 hammer has been shipped! Can't wait to use it on some Christmas presents. Keep that forge lit!
Great job Tim! Welcome to Alberta! Where you can if you want to!
What a great job you did....congrats, man👍
Daaaang bro! You’ve built a BEAUTIFUL shop! So excited! 😄
If it's too cold in the winter the family can warm up in the shop now.
Well done. Just love the sound of the hammer.
Tim love the reference to a year ish ago when you found the rock in the hammer while cleaning 😀
Nice job on the electrical. That's a big chunk of a new shop budget. ✌
"Fiddle faddle" 😆 Totally using that.
There it is Tim! Rollin now. 😁
13:39, i feel that smile!! Im so jelous of your hammers :0 and your shop! Keep the forge lit, forge on lads!!
Woot! I see my name there! I'm famous! 😂 so so proud of you Tim! I know I say that every video but look how far you've come since the move! You got the power hammer hooked up and running and even got the gas forge going after some shenanigans! You got your first sparks in the new shop and can start making stuff again! Don't worry too much about forging stuff for content right away though. I know there's probably plenty of shop updates still in the works like the gas line, the rest of the electrical, tooling storage, and whatever other machines you're pulling in here, and those take priority. Make sure you got those other machines safe and prepped for the winter. As far as content, it's plenty exciting seeing you race mother nature to get things in place before things start freezing over lol I love that squarespace is sponsoring you and I'm really indebted to them for helping one of my favorite creators and I hope other companies see that too and you start getting regular ad revenue. Again, 0 problems seeing you talk about a sponsor. I would watch an entire video just on that if it helped you out honestly. Keep the forge lit buddy! Getting my bottle opener from you soon!
Ah MAN it felt good to see you shaping steel!
Love to see how everything is coming together. Hope you are back in production soon. :)
So its HAMMER TIME
Tim: Great stuff! BUT, you have got to throw away those adjustable wrenches and especially that pipe wrench and use box/open end wrenches, sockets, etc. Pipe wrenches mark nuts and bolt heads and are designed to grip something round, like for instance a pipe. Adjustable are fine for some work but inevitable they are self adjusting and will distort the flats on a hex not to mention have to adjust them over and over again.
I admire most that you are fearless and show mistakes, like forgewelds for your tong rack. Welding requires patience as much as anything else and you clearly have it.
Cheers! Tony
awesome to see everything coming together!
Meanwhile in Australia we think we're going to freeze to death if we have one or two -4C frosty mornings for the whole of winter.
YAY!!! Took so much effort to get to this point but your forge is finally lit again! Looking forward to seeing your upcoming work.
I wasn't sure about the galvanised sherting on the wall but with more tools and machines in the shop it's actually looking really good. Awesome to see the power hammer going and I hope you get the alignment issues sorted out 👍👍👍👍
Friggin sweet!!! Excited to see what projects the future holds in your new shop! So stoked for you, great job Tim!
its coming along nicely. congratulate. Forge On. Keep Forge Lit, God Bless.
So fantastic!!! I was so happy to see you got the hammer in and running. Looks like a lot of the time the odds are agents you. But you always figure it I’d out and ready to rip. Can’t wait to see it all up and running. 🤘🏼⚡️🤘🏼⚡️
Good job! I'll be setting up the hammer in the workshop soon too!
congrats !! this is so cool. happy for you.
What is up Tim, glad your shop is coming along and keep it up!
You got that party started, kiln alight, is that about 5HP motor, 12awg, 25A , I would have gone for bigger cable, and plastic conduit. you know you will want more.
Well done Sir!
You're a ROCKSTAR 🌟🤘🦊👍
Yeah yeah, the hammer lives again
great vid and great work!
Good to see you're winning
When building my forge for both propane and natural gas… you need to have a longer mixing area for NG. Also I’m not sure if it’s the same where you live, but in colorado the gas does not have a lot of pressure
So ready for what’s next.
Usually when you switch from propane to natgas there’s a flow and orifice difference
Perhaps I missed this part in previous videos, assuming it was mentioned: are there any plans as to have the entire floor in the shop of concrete or is the consensus just to leave it as is current?
I was confused with that too. His old shop was just dirt but when he was pouring the base for the power hammer it sounded implied that the rest if the floor will eventually be concrete too. Honestly though dirt is cheap and does the job and you really only need concrete for super heavy things like the power hammer. It's not like he's driving forklifts with giant hunks of metal through here. Even the giant chain mail he can just drag through and shovel the dirt back if he needs to. Money's tight and I think it's a smart choice all things considered. I think he might do a renovation on the shop later next year though after the winters over and he has more money coming in
You need to get a cardboard cutout of Martin in the background somewhere.
In regards to your forge. I assume you were on Propane at your old shop and now attempting to go to Natural Gas in the new shop. Propane is a "High Pressure Low Volume" gas whereas Natural Gas is a "Low Pressure High Volume" gas. Your propane was running at approximately 8-20 PSI depending on where you set for heat or about 14"wc (water column) Natural Gas is running at .25 PSI actually a bit less or 3.5"-7" wc. Not sure you could possibly have 2PSI Natural Gas to your home. Calculations come from BTU Input. Your forge is probably around 500,000 BTU. Rough calcs you would need 5PSI Natural Gas to your shop and about a 4" line to forge, change the gas orfice, and rebuild the gas train on your forge. If it were me I'd get propane ran to the shop for the forge specifically and use the Natural Gas for your space heating and soforth. Im a Master Mechanical Contractor "Master HVAC Tech" of 30 years. I know a thing or 2 about gas works. Im moving my shop currently going from a 50x50 to a 70x100. Once moved im going to start building a Natural Gas forge as the only available are propane and get it UL listed and produce them for sale.
Also I would put in fresh air intake and exhaust. Please be cautious even with your coal forge not being flued/vented out you could get CARBON MONOXIDE Poisoning and not walk out of your new shop. Please Please be careful!
congrats!
Great update
That's a Beauty !
he dug that deep hole to pour cement in just to sit that on top of it lol
Awesome!!
And so it begins..
hey Tim, was your forge running propane in the old shop? if so changing the orifices should do the trick
So happy you finally got an insulated shop to work in, the rest will come brother 👍 are you gonna put in a wood stove or anything for heat or just rely on the forge?
did the test piece help to realign the dies?? nice job on all the hats you have to wear, sparky, labourer, gas man etc :)
Weldon. Master please be with safety. Thank you.
congratulations, now you have a big House 🤩
What's the reason to have 5 small belts compared to 1 large belt on these power hammers? better power transmission...? easier to replace...?
You could have just put a straight piece of metal or wood and laid up against the large pulley on the back and used it to align the motor.
We are so much alike I thought but then you understood the electrical system and wired it and then we were not so much alike
very cool
I looked into using natural gas for my forge as I already had a line ran in my shop. Everything I read showed you need a booster because the psi from the city simply isn't high enough. Curious how you solved this?
I found one in scrap yard not sure if its running do they still sell parts for it?
It all looks so good, hell yeah Tim.
Cannot wait to see what more you do!
Shop looks great. But new shop, nee forge needed
Sweet :0
You had them (gas company) turn it down my boy
Natural gas and propane require different amounts of fuel.
I just want to know how the hell you run that power hammer on 16awg wire.
I was wondering the same thing 😨
@@jmod6004 I need to know even at 600v at 15 amps it should be 10awg. I feel like he knows but I'm curious on the specs.
Wow how did you guess I was an uncle.
Yeeeee
You DID ream that EMT before you pulled the wire? That will strip the wire. Next time use a hack saw, it's safer.
Why not use romex?
Can’t run romex exposed where it’s susceptible to damage and a blacksmith shop would certainly qualify
@@jmod6004 I know you can't run exposed romex, I was talking about in the conduit, instead pulling the individual strands. Also since it is massed produced for house wiring, it might be cheaper than the individual wire strands.
Yo yo yo
I'm afraid that because you are alone, lonely in this structure - can you go crazy from loneliness?
Bob was my grandftather, a most excellent engineeer and plumber. He taught me how to drive safely and how to be a gentleman. I regret that I am not even close to the man he was. All hail Bob, the very best man he could have been, and I envy the fact that you made it look easy while I struggle to even appear like a competent human. Ladies and Gentlemen! I present to you my Grandfather Bob! A man I have always tried to emulate and who I admire. If my epitaph at my funeral is as good as Bob's, then I will have lived a worthwhile life. I'm still far away and working hard and maybe someday I might live up to the legend.