The Creation of a Turret Clock

Misc stuff.

  Today I visited a place called Gator Tools.  I had received a flyer for them a week ago and decided to pay a visit.  This is a tool place for those that find Harbor Freight just too high of a quality.  Don't get me wrong, there was plenty there I wouldn't mind getting but most of the stuff is Chinese knockoff products.  It means they tend to break/not work if you look at them wrong.  However, I decided to go ahead pick up to roller stands.  These are used to hold long pieces of metal on the anvil to free up my hands.

  I stopped at TSC on the way home and found a good canopy for doing demos.  It is 10x20 but can be expanded to 24x20 if the walls are swung out to form a roof.  I also got a small metal trash can.  This I am going to use to anneal tools.  In the past when I've annealed tools they were placed in wood ash which was held in an old kitty litter container.  The problem was that the tools occasionally got too close to the sides and melted the container.

I also picked up a piece of metal to make a cutting saddle for my anvils.  The cutting saddle is used to protect chisels from cutting through a piece and hitting the anvil.  I also picked up a 10# sledge.  I've had some volunteers recently to do striker duty for me...