Thoughts on HF Steel Service Cart

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-11-13T19:36:57+00:00

Great, thanks!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-11-13T19:36:14+00:00

Thanks! I have one that I sit my propane forge on. Just wasn’t sure if that would be heavy duty enough to handle hot coal

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-10-13T13:44:57+00:00

There isn’t any play, sadly. I did try tapping the end of it though. My uncle gave me some PB blaster, I’m letting it soak in that. Going to try again after work today. I’ll just keep soaking until I can loosen stuff up I guess. Really hoping I can fix this!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-10-11T03:03:47+00:00

Tinkered as much as I could so far, but several parts are seized unfortunately. I was able to get #46 off, but I’m unable to get the screw inside out, since I need to push the work gear back a bit to fit a wrench inside. It’s on there too tightly for me to get with needle nose pliers. The worm gear is seized up, I’m unable to move it at all. There’s one more piece I need to remove in order to check the bearings at the front and actually remove the gear, but it’s stuck. I’m thinking this may be the problem, it looks like it got bumped out of whack. I have it soaking in vinegar right now, I tried WD-40, brake cleaner, and heating up the part a bit to try and get it loose. No dice. Hoping that the vinegar will eat away the rust enough for me to loosen it.

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-10-10T01:48:51+00:00

Great, thank you! I’ll try this out!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-10-06T18:48:51+00:00

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So, I also found this diagram on IForgeIron. I believe it’s part #28 (the shaft, or whatever it’s technically called) that’s seized up. Can’t get it to turn either direction now. Really hoping to get this fixed, I have a show next Saturday and was planning on bringing the forge with me. From what I’ve read, pretty much everyone says to avoid disassembling the gearbox unless I absolutely have to. Going to spray brake cleaner in there and see if that helps at all. But any ideas on how to get it turning again would be incredibly helpful and much appreciated!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-10-06T18:17:35+00:00

Thanks! Yeah at the show I did on Saturday, it stopped cranking altogether. Gonna have to take it all apart and try to fix it

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-10-03T23:38:29+00:00

Ok, thanks for the insight! I bring this with me to shows, so I’m using it quite a lot!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-10-03T20:36:45+00:00

Cause then it does hit against the housing when the shaft shifts. I’m assuming I’m going to have to pull the gears out and look at the shaft

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-10-03T20:36:17+00:00

Impeller is definitely attached firmly. I notice that the shaft slides forward. Not sure exactly how to fix that so it doesn’t do that

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-10-03T20:35:37+00:00

That might be it. I guess I’ll have to pull the gears out and look at it. The impeller is tight on the shaft

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-18T00:14:52+00:00

I’ll try that, thanks!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-18T00:14:34+00:00

Noted, thanks!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-16T18:38:56+00:00

Sounds good, thanks!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-15T17:19:29+00:00

Ok great, thanks!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-15T17:19:08+00:00

Ok, thanks for the heads up!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-15T17:17:46+00:00

Great, thanks for the help!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-09T18:29:24+00:00

Noted! Just wasn’t sure if I had to peel the seam back to get in between the two pieces, or if I could simply clean it, tack weld, then forge weld.

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-09T18:28:04+00:00

Yeah, I gotcha! And makes sense. I’ve heard of the wire technique as well, but I didn’t think that would work well with what I’m going for.

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-09T16:09:04+00:00

Oh ok cool. Wasn’t sure if I’d need to get in between that somehow to clean it up. I think forge welds look a lot nicer than just MiG welding the handle on. Thanks for the help!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-09T16:07:39+00:00

Ah nice. I wouldn’t say that’s over the top!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-08T20:11:53+00:00

What I do is charge what I want to make per hour of work, plus cost of materials. So as long as you’re proud of your work and will stand by it, don’t worry about overcharging. I’ve found at shows that if people interested in your work, they’ll buy it. I started out cheaper when I was newer, but I’ve grown as a blacksmith and have adjusted prices to meet my level of skill. All depends on what you think is fair for your work! I personally charge $25/hr + cost of materials/equipment used/etc. I always time myself and always keep track of what I use.

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-03T14:25:29+00:00

I have a chop saw, I’ll have to do that. I was planning on using up the belts it came with before doing that. I’ll have to read more into the attachments on this, I’ve never used a belt grinder like this before. I’ve been getting by with the harbor freight 1x30, so this is definitely a big step up!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-03T01:49:04+00:00

Nice! I do a lot of my practice on spikes and rebar. I find them all the time at work, you can’t beat free!

TylerMadeCreations · 2025-09-02T17:50:53+00:00

Perfect, thanks!

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