[TheForge] Shop tools & layount (was -- 2004 Resolution, Intro & Advice Needed)

Wed Jan 7 16:34:01 2004

Bettina:

My responses are preceeded by "PR":

Kirk & Bettina Wehner <[email protected]> wrote:

Thanks to everyone for the excellent info. I've collected & read a lot of books over the past couple of years (many from recommendations on this list). But in the end, your candid thoughts on what works & what doesn't is invaluable. I had not even considered prevailing winds -- big aha! 

Just a couple more questions:

1. I was lucky enough to pick up an anvil, leg vice & some tools from a retired farmer in WV. However, everything is somewhat abused & hasn't been used in a while. My plan is to clean most of them with a wire wheel to get the rust off & then protect them with a tool oil. Is that the right approach? If so, any recommendations on tool oil? Also, how does one go about getting an anvil resurfaced? 

PR - I like machine oil.  It stays put better than motor oil.  What kind of re-surfacing does the anvil need?  What kind of anvil is it (cast or forged)?

2. Nobody mentioned air tools. That would seem like a cost effective way to cover some of the finishing tools in particular. If so, what would be a good, solid size for the compressor? That will probably be "down the road", but I'd like to go ahead & plan for it. 

PR - Things like die grinders use a lot of air.  You'll probably need something at least something like a 6hp with a 60 gallon tank two stage compressor.

3. As for power, is there any benefit to having 3-phase? This is way out of my field of knowledge, but a friend with a fairly large wood working shop recommended 3-phase in order to have more possibilities in terms of used industrial equipment.

PR - The cost of bringing in 3 phase is usually based on where the nearest service line (is that the right term?) is.  You typically just have to ask.  If it's going to cost $3000 to bring in 3 phase, it probably isn't worth it.

Phil Rosche

Summerville SC

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