caseym (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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…caseym (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…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…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.…