BlogHide Resteemscaseym (40)in blacksmith • 4 years agoA Champion Blower and Forge belt driven blower for only $40, needs restorationI thought I would show off some photos of an old forge blower I found for sale for only $40, needs to be restored but it fundamentally works and still spins and blows. The restoration will be…caseym (40)in anvil • 7 years agoMaking a railroad track anvilAnvils are very expensive, besides bring a large lump of steel, second hand anvils are often quite old, so despite being beat up and damaged they attract a premium. I eventually plan to acquire…caseym (40)in rope • 7 years agoVarious native fibres made into ropeI have been experimenting with some locally available plant to extract fibre to make string and rope for fun. I have always been interested in self sufficiency and wondered how rope was made, it…caseym (40)in anvil • 7 years agoBuilding an anvil standI needed a heavy stand to hold an anvil and had some old red gum fence posts and treated pine laying around. The wood grain came up nice after a bit of sanding but I didn’ try to hard as it…caseym (40)in firebricks • 7 years agoHomemade Fire BricksI have been been working on some recipes to make a homemade refractory fire brick. Initially I was building them with sand and clay and they would just crack when I fired them. Then I…caseym (40)in flamingo • 7 years agoFlamingo from Adelaide ZooA flamingo sleeping maybe, at the Adelaide Zoo. I think there used to emote but one died just recently.caseym (40)in wildflowers • 7 years agoInteresting photosGrass tree in full flower. Hops creeping up a steel pole. Bark on a gum tree.caseym (40)in blacksmithing • 7 years agoBuilding a small propane forge - Part 3I have recast the top panel institu and it seems much more successful. No sign of cracking like last time. A toilet roll holder makes a good mould for the burner hole. I tested its heat…caseym (40)in blacksmithing • 7 years agoBuilding a small propane forge - Part 2The refractory set and I successfully stripped out the cardboard mounds. It came out pretty good except for the roof panel, which has cracked a little and is in no way a close enough fit, so will…caseym (40)in blacksmithing • 7 years agoBuilding a Small propane forge - Part 1I started with a small foundry to melt aluminium, but I have grown out of this for a number of reasons. Firstly summer is here and open charcoal fires don’t mix well in Australia. Also, the…caseym (40)in gold • 7 years agoGold CradleI was cleaning out a part of the yard and deciding what to do with some scrap timber. So I thought I would finally get around to making a gold rocker cradle on a nice Saturday afternoon. I…caseym (40)in photography • 7 years agoUnusual little beeI came across a tiny little busy bee in the garden yesterday, it was buzzing around what we call sour sops here. It had unusual markings on it, not sure if it is a type of native bee but very…caseym (40)in photography • 7 years agoFly with iridescence on a lemonWas looking around in the garden and found a fly with iridescent wings sunning itself on a lemon!caseym (40)in photography • 7 years agoTiny brown spider on a leafI was looking at some bees flying around some flowers in the garden and I noticed this little guy hiding in plain sight. Does anyone out there in steemit land know anything about spiders and what…caseym (40)in bitcoin • 7 years agoNorth Korea Nuke test tried to influence the price of bitcoinImage credi Ok, so here is a wild theory not based on any fact at all, it is pure conjecture! So what if North Korea, being possibly tied up in the dirty side of bitcoin such as money…caseym (40)in photography • 7 years agoGnarled old stumpI came across this old stump that has really interesting patterns in the wood!caseym (40)in photography • 7 years agoWildflowers are coming in bloomWalking through a conservation park at the weekend I came across lots of wildflower, just starting to bloom, Spring is coming! Hakea Grevilleacaseym (40)in lava • 7 years agoTrying to make homemade lavaSo after successfully melting aluminium and copper, I thought I would try to melt some rocks to make home made lava, although I expected glass of some type. I got the furnace nice and hot, I…caseym (40)in photography • 7 years agoWattles in the bushI love this time of year when the wattles start to flower and light up the bush. This is a closeup of the golden wattle. The Kangaroo Thorn wattle is a scrub rather than a tree. It's…caseym (40)in crytocurrency • 7 years agoNEM FaucetI have been using this faucet for a couple of months, it is basically the only faucet I could find for NEM tokens. The payouts are based on a random percentage and they are low most of the time…
