Any one else playing with tool ideas to speed things up or make things simpler ,quicker ,better , cheaper or more uniform. I built this to make shoe blanks a few years ago. It will bend up to 3/8+1" quickly without heat in a few sec. I don't use blanks much any more but it was handy when I did. Other pic. Is a #1blank 3/8*1"stock heals are bent on turning cam. As its hard to remove shoe if you close heals. Guess I should have made so it would come apart. I was playing with it this week end for a shoe im starting to get more calls about and thought id share. Not pictured is the six foot lever that slips over handle and the receiver on my truck that it drops into.

Sorry second pic. Did not load trying another.

That look useful.
Thai a look at Bradley St John's profil/webite our brother from Canada has a great time filler for winter making shoes.

Morning ray. Pretty slow hear around x mas. Only time I get to play. Mostly bare footin. I built this to make blanks at home back when I got to see my house once in a while.

Give you an idea of how it works. Like I said he I did it over id make it in two parts.

Bar stock shear made from grader blade that doubles as clamp to hone nips

Hoof stand made from tractor disk that doubles as roost for chicken. (sorry can't help my self some times. )wish my stock would show up.

EveningRay.
The longer I hangout here the longer the list gets of stuff I want to build....
Where are you located?

King canyon. South of T. Or C. New mexico. U. S. A.

ray tyron wrote:
the time difference made me wonder....The closest Ive been to your place was Albuquerque..i think..nice warm Place:o

Ray_Knightley wrote:
about 170 miles n of me its warmer hear. That's part of the reason I built that a forge sucks when its 110 in the shade. Guess its pm their?

Ray Im using cell phone to use this site so I have to leave and come back to get it to refresh. May take it a sec. To get back with you. No internet or power at our place. I live in the middle of no where.

Ray hows the signal on the cell phone? You may be able to use your cell phone as a wireless internet connection for your laptop. Mine works pretty well that way.

Signal is bad I almost have to stand on my head to get two bars at home. Don't have a laptop. Im Pretty primitive almost a primate. Still using coal OMG

ray tyron wrote:
Ray, just turn the phone upside down. Its a lot easier than standing on your head.