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thanks Frank, I did a quick google search on them. came up with pine creek industries which has the same description of the traveler you posted about. they price them at $37.43 they also list many other buggy parts and tools.
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how bout a sketch for us ? would like to build one for my self some day ;)
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Brazing mig tip to 1/8 inch pipe nipple
ironsmith replied to senator's topic in Welding/Fab General Discussion
instead of a mig tip, use a 1/8 pipe cap, drill the center with a # 67 ( .032") drill bit. voila home made gas orifice. -
it's actually steel. it's got me stumped. weighs in at 25 lbs. ah well thanks anyway ;)
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hey guys, my mom runs a thrift store and she sent me a picture of this thing in hopes of id'ing it. any ideas?
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Been looking around on the great Google machine and found a few really detailed home built tempering ovens. thanks for getting me all fired up about them. now i'm gonna have to try it!
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Well said JWS, and you hit the nail on the head at what i was thinking about with doubling the voltage, it's been a long while since i've cracked a book on basic electricity so i defaulted to the old standard p=VI, which is power, when dealing with heat the measurements are in Joules which is basically watts/sec. Looking on the net, this answer was the best i could find about it. The amount of heat produced by an electric current flowing in a conductor is given by: Q = I2*R*t ( with 120v) 8amps * 15ohms * 10 sec= 1200joules (with 240v ) 16amps * 15ohms * 10 sec= 2400joules where Q is heat; I is current; R is resistance of the conductor; t is time or: one can say the the resulting work done by the electric current is heat. This gives rise to a second formula: W = V*I*t where V is volts and W is work. 120v * 8amps * 10sec = 9600joules 240v * 8amps * 10sec = 19200 joules you do get more heat with 240 if you can give me more info or if I am incorrectly understanding this please let me know ! Thanks for challenging me Steve
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Great Idea! I am curious if you went with 220v which would drop amperage down could you pull more watts from the elements?
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Congrats! and thanks for sharing the honey hole, shame It's so far north ;0)
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where the heck did you find a hydraulic power pack for 160? I'd love to build one someday myself. Great job, its coming along nicely ;)
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Micarta Alternative (Picture Intense)
ironsmith replied to j.w.s.'s topic in Knife Class Reference Material
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Thanks for the 2cents guys, as frosty says i have the tank so i was going to use it. I am familiar with building/ tuning forges and had never ran across a reason why no one has used liquid propane, Again Frosty gave me his experience. I can see it would be way too dangerous to attempt a burner with liquid propane. thanks for the offer Direwolf, I have 4 tanks as it is ;) i need to sell them and get a 100lb tank one day.
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now that is cool! I've never seen one of those. the plow that is. wonder how different the equipment is in south carolina where I am vs indiana :)
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i have no idea what you said Dave LOL , care to elaborate?