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Old 06-26-2008, 08:33 AM
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The Blacksmith must use Hammer and Flame to force the iron down the path of his own choosing.
I usually find it much easier to be wrong once in while than to try to be perfect.
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Old 06-26-2008, 09:16 AM
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I saw one of those and debated long and hard on whether or not to get one....how's the quality?
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Old 06-26-2008, 12:51 PM
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looks ok to me, I played with mine a bit,
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Old 06-26-2008, 12:59 PM
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Have you dropped it 10' onto a concrete floor yet? Or 7 feet onto an anvil?
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Old 06-26-2008, 01:02 PM
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I may be dumb, but am not stupid, its a precion piece of machinery, besides there are better ways to test the rebound of an anvil.
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I usually find it much easier to be wrong once in while than to try to be perfect.
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Old 06-26-2008, 01:28 PM
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LMAO Jr., but seriously ,thanks for maintaining high standards for testing anvil rebound. Someone has to do it! :
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I'm getting ready to expand the shop and am betting that every tool that goes up to the truss level will figure a way down in a ballistic fashion....lanyards are your *friends* except when they are your enemies...
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