forging problems

[markb]

Thanks Chuck
No short cuts.

[Feukair]

How deep is your firepot? I get less scale since i made a proper fire pot. You want a few inches of burning coal below the work piece to burn the oxygen out of the air your pumping into the forge before it reaches the piece.

The more recent pics you posted though do look like normal scale to my un-professional eye, so it looks like you got a method figured out for your environment.

[markb]

Feukair
there's a coal forge out back, but hasn't been used for years, maybe if I find a source for coal nearby I'll try it again, but now I'm using a propane forge. I did choke it down a little and your observation and others indicate it's in the more normal range.
Thanks Mark

[mike-hr]

Mark, if you feel like jumping over the cascades for a day, I would be happy to work with you on some stuff. I try to take a couple classes a year, it really helps to have the instructor come over and have me drop my shoulder a bit, pull in my elbow, etc. Most of the time, very subtle adjustments reap large rewards.

[markb]

Mike
Thanks for the offer, I'll take you up on it. There's a house in the "Y" I'm doing for the same people you did the railing for that has to finish in the next month or so.
I'll send a PM. and thanks again this will help me tremendously.

[Farmer Phil]

Mark I'm jealous you lucky guy! I hope you remember the rest of us and share pix of your work with Mike. We could call it the Mark and Mike Show.

[markb]

Phil
Truly generous of Mike to spend time teaching, I'm sure a tour of his shop would be an education in its self let alone hands on.

I promise to post all the details.

[markb]

I've been making friends with my files. the top bevel is draw filled then 240 grit the bottm isn't done with the filing yet..