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ofafeather

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  1. Well, decided to buy a forge! Went with the Chile Forge Tabasco model. Gas forge - Tabasco I'll let you know how it is once it is up and running. I've read good things about and spoke to the people there. Thanks for all of your input.~Eric
  2. Well now I'm in serious trouble. I was already running out of space for my woodworking tools! BTW, I decided to order a Hofi 3C along with Hofi's DVD. Figured it would be a good start. If that doesn't work out for some reason I'm sure I could recycle it somehow Thanks for all of the great posts. It's a good read. I'm happy to have different thoughts and suggestions.
  3. Thanks for the great responses. Pete, can you tell me what kind of forge you have? You are obviously happy with it. As a newb, I really don't have too much to go on. The guys that build their own burners seems to suggest that their burners are better than those of a commercially bought unit. I like the plug and play aspect of buying a forge but would also like to have some understanding, like what you get when you build one. For me, scrounging parts seems like the hard part. I can't get most of them at work, being a music teacher. Phil, thanks for addressing the cost factor based on the Zoeller parts. It's helpful for me to see how things relate. Thomas, I'll have to see what my group offers. So far I only know that they do two hammer-ins each year. Not sure what else. Larry, that's a good looking forge. I thought about doing a fire brick forge and Larry Zoeller thought I should stick with the bucket design. I'm not sure what the thought was behind that suggestion. He didn't explain. Jeremy, I hear you! Kendrick, thanks for sharing your experiences. I'm going to wait a bit and see what other info comes in and what local sources I can find for parts. Can you change the burners on commercial units if your not happy with them? Probably not worth it. If I make the forge I plan to buy the burner assembly at the least. Thanks all. Keep sharing your thoughts and suggestions.~Eric
  4. Hi, all. I'm a newbie as a smith and as a member of your great forum. It's hard for me to know where to begin this post, and I don't want to step on any toes. If anyone thinks I am out of line, please let me know, and I apologize in advance. When we hear of injuries to friends and loved ones we should, of course, do anything we can to support them and their families. My prayers go out to Frosty and his wife. However, for the sake of all the metal workers that might read this forum it's really important that we don't put off any discussion of safety. I don't think that we would be insensitive to open a discussion about safety at this point. I believe that it is really our duty to address it now, especially because a dear member of our community has been injured. Frosty will hopefully weigh in on the discussion soon, but since we have over 10,000 members, I think it should be a point to call our attention to safety, for newbs and experienced smiths, too. As Ten Hammers said, accidents wait for us, but each danger that we're aware of allows us to reduce the risk. So, I urge you to consider opening the discussion now, because of Frosty. Again, I appreciate your sensitivity toward Frosty and his family, and I admire the support that this community puts out to them, but I believe that we're actually doing a disservice to them, as well as the rest of the I Forge community, if we hold off on conversations about safety. They need to be open and frequent. I apologize if my thoughts offend anyone. Thanks for listening and thanks for being a great community. Respectfully~Eric
  5. Thanks, RcRacer. It's nice to have another smith in the general area. I would like to see your forge at some point. I am looking at building my own soon. What's yours like?~Eric
  6. Thanks. Is it worth it for a beginner to buy a Hofi? I just noticed that there was a group buy going on. I think I missed the cut off anyway. What's a good weight to start with? Can you use the Hofi technique without the Hofi hammer?
  7. Thanks for the welcomes. I've already joined the Northeast Blacksmiths and attended a hammer in there. I don't think there is a link here so here it is. http://www.northeastblacksmiths.org/
  8. Hi, All. New to the blacksmithing world and looking for some suggestions for some first hammers. I am told that I can handle a 3lb hammer.
  9. Hi, All. I am new to the fine world of blacksmithing and am hoping to build my first gas forge. This is the model that I am thinking of making. Plans to build a simple gas forge No heavy cutting or welding is needed. It sounds like most of the parts are pretty easy to acquire as long as you can find a supplier nearby. I plan on buying a burner from Larry. I think that the burner is the most challenging part and that would eliminated needing parts from a welding supply. Larry also sells most of the other parts needed. Burner Flares & Gas Forge Parts If I purchased the following from him, it would cost $357.25 shipped. Z Burner Assembly Simple Burner Holder Assembly Single Burner Connection kit Idle Circuit Kit Fire Brick for floor and front Plistix 900 Cermaic Blanket (All quantities are enough for making the Bucket Forge as described above) I am trying to figure out if I am better off buying all the parts there then just getting the basic parts here or mixing and matching. I would still need the bucket and material to make legs, paint, and possibly the port for the rear that he mentions. Any thoughts? I live in a small town. There's a decent hardware store nearby but the larger stores are 45 minutes away. Thanks. Eric
  10. Hi, All. I'm new to the blacksmithing art and have joined your fair group to get more info. I've participated in one hammer-in and loved the experience. I'm looking to build a gas forge soon and acquire some tools. My wife is also interested in learning so we'll see where we go from here. Thanks for the great forum.~Eric
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