Forgeless fuss.

[Mikek]

1ve got a 100amp buzz box, cant get 5/32" rod to hold a spark with it, 1/8" and 1/16" work well... my next box is going to be 220volt and 200 amp

[Work-In-Progress]

What is that enamel on those hexagonal dumbells? You know what I'm talking about? Because I had an idea, what if I got one of those, sunk it in a bucked of concreat with one of the ends up and used that as an anvil? My only worry is that the wierd enamel on it (looks metalic but rough like) is a hazard when burned or melted.

[ThomasPowers]

Dumbells are usually cast iron; get something that's steel for an anvil, cast iron has a short uselife being hammered on.

[Evan]

i was just thinking of something-- would it be feasible to make a small forge by just stacking firebricks into a box shape, making an opening for a torch burner? or would too much heat dissapate through the cracks? maybe you could make it and use fire cement to fill in the cracks..
what do you think?
gettin the gears turnin..

[Work-In-Progress]

Thats what i had before, I used house brick and a bunch of dirt. It worked untill i went to clean it because of nasy tar build up and a glassy substance from the bricks (they melted a bit!!) whiched caused the whole thing to fall to a ton of broken bricks. No more bricks now.

Thomas: Oh ok. I'll think of something else then.

I got that welder today, it's tiny and cute! I took it to an old pick axe head and am now able to get a realtivly good bead. The rods dissapear quickly, and the pick axe head is covered in beads! looks cool, that welder is what I wanted, it will be good for the little things I want to do. It was a kit, helmet, gloves, a ton of rods, and the welder. The helmet and gloves are great, the gloves are very comefy too.