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  1. I was finally able to contact Gilly by phone. She is still a scrapper, fighting health problems. They were able to keep their house and Rod is back to working at the same company as a pipe line welder. It is on a part time as needed basis but it is income.

    Gilly said to say hello to all her friends and thanks them for all their thoughts and prayers.

    Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

    For those wishing to send a card or letter:
    Gilly Rice
    Box 4
    Charlie Lake, B.C. Canada
    VOC 1 HO

  2. Fellow ask if I would be interested in some banding material and without a clue as to what I was getting myself into I said yes.

    We walked to the door and there in the floor was maybe 30 feet of 1-1/4" wide steel banding material. Thanked him and threw it into the back of the truck. Then he ask if I needed some other material about the same size and there was still some room in the mostly empty truck, so I said "sure".

    Each of the 10 rings is about 1.5 feet in diameter x3 is 12 feet (rough guess) long, of more 1-1/4" material. This stuff has one ragged edge though. Anyway there is some 120 +/- feet of the stuff.

    Now what do I do with it ??
    * Mig weld the edges together into a sheet of steel?
    * Weld it into the quarter panel to patch the holes in the truck.
    *Attach it to a board to lay down the glue for the linoleum floor.

    You folks are blacksmiths, any sharp ideas ??

  3. Harold Brewer ia an ABA blacksmith that thought he was in remission after a long fight and 26 treatments for his cancer. After the fall ABA October conference he started feeling weak, after some tests his doctor informed him that his cancer had returned and had spread throughout his body. Harold has been coming to the Spring and Fall Conferences for several years. He seldom came inside the shop, mostly stayed around his truck and tailgated and enjoyed talking with everyone. Your prayers and possibly a card to show our concern would be an uplifting to Harold and his family. If you wish to write or send him a card during this holiday season. Send it to Harold Brewer, PO Box 4, Long Bottom, OH 45743. Thank you, Fred Moye

  4. Varation on what yesteryearforge said.

    Why not open the door only 4 feet and use say a piece of plywood to close the gap. Cover the "roof" opening with a triangular piece of material with a hole in it for a chimney. Your enclosed, in the building, and the chimney is in place and on the outside.

  5. How do we increase attendance to the blacksmithing conferences?

    Usually you can count on the same hard core blacksmiths at a conference, but with big names doing demos and the hard work of the organizers, how is the best way to increase attendance?

    Saturday all day:
    Get up 4 am, attend the conference, leave at say 5 pm and arrive home 9 pm. 8 hours drive time and 3 meals.

    Saturday all day, Sunday am to afternoon:
    Get up 4 am, attend the conference, overnight, leave at say 4 pm and arrive home 8-9 pm Sumday. 8 hours drive time and 6 meals and one motel bill.

    Friday Saturday Sunday:
    Get up 4 am, attend the conference, 2 overnights, leave at say 4 pm and arrive home 8-9 pm Sunday. 8 hours drive time, and 8 meals and 2 motel bills.

    FSS but beyond 4 hrs drive time requires two vacation days (Thursday and Monday) 10 meals and 4 motel bills.

    These are not hidden costs, but costs in addition to the cost of the conference.

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    What is the solution to increasing attendance?

    Maybe the demonstrater hold one day conferences in a series of localized and adjecent cities? Monday move 50-100 miles then set up for Tuesday, move 50-100 miles then set up for Wednesday etc etc.

    Please give us your input. What would it take to get you interested in attending a conference or meeting?

  6. We burn maybe 15 to 20 cords of wood a winter season. The stove is a free standing unit with a 2 foot vertical rise going into a 6 foot horizontal run then into the wall and a chimney. We monitor the exhaust temperature (with a thermometer) as the stove pipe enters the wall and into a masonary chimney. At or below 250*F exhaust temp we get lots of ash problems in the horz run and build up in the chimney. The sweet spot for maintaining low ash in the horz run and little build up in the chimney is 300*F to 400*F. This keeps the house warm. To gain house heat the exhaust temp is raised in incriments from 300*F up to 400*F. Anything above 400*F the additional exhaust temp is wasted heat and just goes up the chimney. These numbers are for this stove in this location only and your mileage may vary.

    We burn anything that we can get through the doors of the stove, but try to keep all the wood from the same tree together in the wood pile. Yes it does make a difference. The wet wood from the bottom of the pile is included when the current firewood is "running hot". Blending wood is almost an art form in that respect.

    If you monitor the veriables, the outside temperature, the heat output from the stove, the type of wood used, the moisture content of the wood, the exhaust temperature at the chimney, and the build up in the chimney, you can better control the process.

    There is lots of smoke when you start a fire, but at operating temperatures, you should see very little smoke from the chimney if you have good combustion. Watch the smoke leaving the chimney as an indicator as to how well the fire is burning in the stove.

    Others have answered you question on clean up.

  7. Start with Blueprint BP0300 and then get a cup of coffee and a comfortable chair. After that, there is no right way to read the material on the site, just start anywhere. Ask questions any time. Welcome to the site.

  8. Welcome to the site Mooch. Ask questions and someone will have an answer, get you an answer, or make references. It is always nice to hear folks are spreading the word about IForgeIron. Thank Sandpile for us.

  9. Welcome to the IFI site.

    Would you operate a coal forge with all the smoke it produces in your dungeon? Then may I caution you about using a gas forge in your dungeon. The dungeon interior may be large but you need large amounts of ventalation when you operate a gas forge. The 4 foot square opening concerns me in that reguard.

    Look at Blueprint BP0300 for gas forges.

  10. Buddy is in the hospital in Covington Louisiana. His leg has no circulation below the knee. They are going to do a procedure tomorrow and see if they can correct it. If not he may have to have it amputated.

    Prayers are appreciated.

    Garey Ford.

  11. The video section of the IForgeIron Gallery has been operational for a long while.

    Some of the videos sent to the gallery were 10 to 12 megs and larger and unable to be viewed by anything other than a high speed connection. We are working to get it tweeked properly so even these can be available to everyone.

    If you combine a photo and text Blueprint with a video you have the very best of both learning tools.

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