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The Armourer

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  1. I just had difficulty getting a good even heat, it would get hot but I suppose my design was somwehat flawed as I wasn't getting as large a heat as I wanted in somw cases, as in heating up whole railroad spikes, but it wasn't bad, my main problem was that my current side forge has to be rebuilt every time. I think I would find it easier to work long stock in a brake drum forge as opposed to my design, as in, heating up longer peices, like rebar and springs. Mine is similar to, but a MUCH heavier duty version of the basic one shown by Sparrow Forge? I believe it's called? I can make rr spike knifes and stuff no problem, but I think a bottom draft? forge is what I want as a semi permanent mobile forge.
  2. I have been using a side draft forge this summer, but I think I would prefer one vented from below. Mine got hot enough to melt horseshoes in half unfortunately, and I could easily work truck axles in it, but I don't think it fits my forging "style" if you know what I mean, like, how I like to forge and adjust things, but I will see once my brake drum forge is done, once I get back from vacation. If I don't like it I will go back to my side draft forge. He means to say side BLAST forge. Side draft usually refers to the chimney.
  3. Thanks. Currently I have been playing around with the idea of a brake rotor in a brake drum? I found one that fits perfectly, nice and snug and the downward pipe is extends without a gap, together 55 pounds, I kinda like the weight lol, could stand some heat! Or what do you guys think, bad idea, a waste of brakes? Unnecessary?
  4. Alright, I have a question. I made a terrible side draft forge and used it to make a lot of stuff actually, but I really need a forge with airflow from below, so, the Brake Drum forge. I recieved both rotors and drums for free and was wondering which makes a better charcoal forge? Opinions, Ideas?
  5. I talked to the local railroad and they clarified things for me. Any bent spikes not attached to the railroad are fair game. Regarding straight ones, you can take any "truly abandoned" ones, meaning not on the step or track.
  6. I have several friends who are high up in the railroad here, I have other friends who have just been given piles of spikes for free from the manufacturers and railroad. I have contacted them. Everyone collects them around here. I collected a few, now I don't need anymore. Some were 100 years old and almost rusted in half.
  7. I live in Canada. On fridays those tracks are full of people going for walks along them.
  8. Hello. I have a railroad right by my house which has proved to be extremely fruitful in rr spikes, the 1 mile stretch has yielded 120+ spikes and plenty of vaious metal. This track runs north/south, and I have noticed that at least 85% of the things I have found have been on the west side of the track. Is this just coincidence or some sort of technique? Thanks.
  9. Thanks Andy, I like some of those, I will play with those a bit.
  10. That's what I was thinking, just being extra sure.
  11. I even saw the sign on a Mcdonalds in California: this building contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer and other reproductive harm, yadda yadda yadda.
  12. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dNygH_09CwQ Around 6:30
  13. Recently I watched a video on a man making charcoal, and when he was handling the finished product mentioned that he should have been wearing gloves as the charcoal is carcinogenic? It was pine lump charcoal. I was under the strong impression that charcoal was not a carcinogen, and, if it was, I don't think wearing leather gloves would protect you much. I am aware that eating overcooked food cooked with manufactured briquettes could be carcinogenic due to the added ingredients, but am extremely doubtful of this mans statement in the video. Could anybody offer some insight?
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