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Buy a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector, before you buy or build the stove. Always ask what happens to the electrical systems on a wood stove when there is no electric. Buck stove MUST have electric to operate. Without electric, the stove overheats and destroys the fan. The neighbor burned up two fans that way when the electric went out. The smoke coming from the chimney is a indicator of how well the stove is working. Smaller hotter fires are best, monitor the exhaust temperatures, and get to know your stove and how it operates. Philip, what is your situation where the stove will be used? Home or shop, free standing or insert, how much free space is available around the stove, the building codes, chimney that will be used, etc etc. Also how much heat do you need? Outside temperatures of zero *F requires more heat than if the outside temp is 40*F.

To those blacksmiths burning coal, and concerned about environmental concerns, please read the entire post. BP0051 Good Coal To move 2 megabytes of data on the internet, approximately one pound of coal is used. A trace element concentration of 1 ppm = 0.0001% by weight, or expressed in another way, a 1 ppm concentration of a trace element equals one pound in one million pounds (500 tons) of coal. Coal is made up primarily of "organic" elements (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen) and "inorganic" elements (primarily silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, magnesium, titanium, sodium, potassium, and sulfur). Organic elements comprise the combustible body of the coal, whereas the inorganic elements are present in coal in minerals that largely form the ash when the coal is burned. A table of statistical correlations of trace elements with ash yield, in decreasing order of significance, includes Chromium (Cr), Thorium (Th), Scandium (Sc), Cesium (Cs), Rubidium (Rb), Lithium (Li), Vanadium (V), Hafnium (Hf), Cerium (Ce), Lanthanum (La), Zirconium (Zr), Tantalum (Ta), Niobium (Nb), Dysprosium (Dy), Holmium (Ho), Lead (Pb), Samarium (Sm), Europium (Eu), Gallium (Ga) and Tellurium (Te). These elements likely occur within mineral matter in coal. Most of these elements probably occur in silicate minerals, especially clay minerals, which make up 60-70% of the mineral matter in coals. In 2003 According to American Electric Power, in the Charleston Daily Mail newspaper, it is: The largest generator of electricity in the United States. The largest user in the world of West Virginia coal, purchasing about 26 million tons annually. John Amos Power Plant (St. Albans, WV) burned 7.2 million tons of coal in 2002. It took about 640 coal miners to supply that fuel. American Electric Power Co, John Amos Power Plant Chart presentation - Pollutants 1998 to 2005 Table presentation - Pollutants 1998 to 2005 I don't know about you folks, but it would take a good bit of effort on my part to burn 7.2 million TONS of coal. Now lets put this into prospective, * a 1 ppm concentration of a trace element equals one pound in one million pounds (500 tons) of coal. or * if you burn a ton of coal a year you have to blacksmith for 500 years, to produce 1 pound of trace element material, at 1 ppm in your location. (500 years ago Columbus discovered America).

Try getting it hot, isolating the heat zone with water by selectively cooling the area you do not want to bend, and bending against a jig. Another way is to use a ox/ac torch to produce a short heat and bend against a jig. Photos of what you have now would help us understand what is happening. I just located the link to Poz tongs They are using a bending fork from 1/2 inch rod with 7/8 idside spacing between the rods. They isolate the heat zone to a short heat, or short length of heat in the metal, so it bends around the 1/2 inch rod only in the heated area.

You may want to look into a drip system with WVO being gravity fed. I STRONGLY recommend that you consider procedures to prevent a flame out situation, as re-ignition can make things very exciting.

Angus Go to the top of the forum page and click on User CP Click on edit profile Go to the bottom of the page, enter your location and save. We would like to know where in the world your located.

1:40 into the video? The 1/2 inch round stock that went from one corner, around the anvil to the opposite corner of the anvil base?

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Contact Clay Spencer, 73 Penniston Private Drive, Somerville, AL 35670. Tel: (256) 498-1498 or E-mail clay@tirehammer.com He currently has a hammer for sale in MO.

Blacksmithing at it's best. Solving a problem that does not exist (yet), without knowing the scope or specifications of the project. I would like to hear from the fellow that finally puts this thread to use and report back as to what worked. (grin).

. . Ed I posted the images in the gallery.

See BP1012 Making Hammer Handles by Hofi

Ed, when you get a chance can you also post those to the IFI Gallery please?

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Think of it as a hand operated, fast acting, mechanical press. It has a lot of stored energy in the flywheel that is applied directly to the work. It is similar to a hydraulic press in what it can do.

What is the one specialty tool that you would buy (again) without hesitation? This should be based on your experience of using that tool.

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Expensive? Price a new fully decked out handicap van, with motorized wheel chair. We are offering suggestions. Like anything else, we first design, then scale back and use the ideas that work for a specific project, and that we can afford. Blacksmithing is dangerous. People with full use of their body get hurt. Those with some diminished ability we can assist in the craft. Those that are unable to help themselves have no business in a smithy situation other than an occasional observer such as at a demo. There are way too many ways for them to get hurt. The diminished ability individual can work with cold metal such as wire, tin, copper, brass, etc, but again it depends on their diminished ability. The main issue with this thread is we have no specific diminished ability individual in mind, and can not address specifics. But like anything else, pool all the knowledge of the membership and we could, most likely, solve the problem. Untill then I would hope that someone could put the ideas presented to good use.

Reality check: What is the cost of a new file?

Look at the Oliver Hammer in the Blueprints. See if that would help in your designs.

Frames as small as 12 x 18, with 4 swivel wheels. You can slide them under different things so they will move easily, or use one on each corner to support a large item. For the items such as welders etc, build a wheeled frame that specifically fits that item. Much easier to move so you can sweep under them, or move them to another location in the shop.

Put a piece of 3/4" sheeting on the anvil and hit it in 5 different places and then look at the hammer marks. The hammer face should hit flat. Once that is established, you can tweek things to your liking. Next work with a lighter hammer weight and concentrate on technique. It is all about getting things established, then making one small change at a time, to tweek your tools, to your situation, and to your liking. There is another thread about having the face of the anvil flat (horizontal in both directions).

Raise that anvil up to at least knuckle high, then use it for a week. Next, raise it to the break of the wrist and use it for a week. One will work best for you. Fine tune as needed. Also look at the following Lesson LB0004 Blacksmithing Hammers