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Wow on that price. Mine is an autographed copy with his name and touchmark. Won't be selling it any time soon but again....WOW! Was fortunate to meet him twice and also have a couple of personal letters from him as well.

All good suggestions so far. Mine is to HIT IT...hard. Pecking away with light blows leads to more time in the hole and also will lead to the end of your punch upsetting and locking itself in the hole as mentioned above.

I have a two burner "double wide" Johnson (#122) and as Fred says they are top quality with all the safety features and run about $4300. I rarely use it because my home built atmospheric forge will do most of what I need and will work me right into the ground. Use the coal forge a lot also. In an institutional setting with liability considerations I think the Johnson would be my choice. They can adapt to a very wide range of configurations just by stacking firebrick. They can be used by multiple students at the same time working from two sides. Lucky for me I bought mine, which had only been fired six times, for $400 :D

Morgan-Welcome to IForgeIron. According to the book "Anvils in America" Trenton #A659 was made in 1898. A fine anvil still ready to go to work. I wouldn't do a thing to it. I would also be gettin back to split some wood for the previous owner. Congrats!

First rate John, as was the wee little blade you first made.

Great knife Dodge!

A kind heart and gentle soul. Ruben has been someone I have really enjoyed knowing and talking to for I don't know how many years now. Met in MO many years ago and have seen him once a year since his move to IA. It has been a real treat to see Ruben popping up here on IFI and reading his many contributions. In my thoughts now and always, Steve

Neat stuff Frosty. One of your friends from your early pyrotechnic days? Bookmarked their site. May want to make a plate or bowl with this one of these days. Thanks for posting.

Great thread. Well put Frosty. While heat treating is a real science and there are many variables, what has been said here is the basis of all you really need to know. Normalize to relieve stresses. When hardening and tempering err on the side of toughness. You don't want your work to break. You can always re-harden.

Welcome Freddie. Your English is great, not to worry. Your enthusiasm shines though!

Congrats Vlad. You are in good hands. Can't stress enough to beginner's how much you can learn in one day (or one minute) working with and watching folks who know what they are doing. You are well on your way already!

My main scribe was a worn out phillips screwdriver that I ground to a point. Good for fine lines in in poor mans layout dye (sharpie marker) held like a pencil or two handed gouging through rust and crud. Ground it slow and kept it cool, don't think I re-hardened. Had this same one for 12-15 yrs, touch it up on the belt grinder once in a blue moon. Gonna have to sharpen up some brazing rod though, sounds handy.

Really neat flatter. Have never seen one quite like it. I believe the handled tool at the left is a cheese fuller.

Municipal water treatment plant. Get water from 20 wells, 19 are 55' deep or so and one is 2200'. Basically babysit and repair a large number of pumps, chemical feeders, and process equipment. Do some simple lab tests. If the machines are happy I am happy and don't work too hard. Two shifts I work 5 days a week, one shift four, and one shift three. Weird hours but lots of free time. Part-time blacksmith for 20+ years.

Anymore I like all of the light I can get. Can always shade things under the forge if needed. Small shop 14X24. 6 evenly spaced incandescent lights with 300's at the 4 corners and 100's in the middle. Just a little off center is a 4 tube fluorescent fixture with "Daylight" bulbs in them. These are about $6 each at True Value. Worth every penny. The fluo fixture lights up my cast iron table, the anvil, and is over my shoulder on the trip hammers. Have a quartz light I can drag around to light up the dark spots as needed. If I ever get my big shop built (with a little more headroom) I will start with metal halide lights and fill in with other sources where needed. On the "cold" lean-to side of the shop there is one 100W bulb at one end to light my way (access the main shop through here) and two 1500W hanging quartz lights. These work good in the cold, provide a lot of light and were cheap. They are only on if I am drilling or grinding or looking for stock then shut right back off.

You already have that small hole drilled in it. I would consider torching it out close then heat in a ground forge like Frosty says and drift. Or grind to the line cold. Drilling small holes all the way around then filing and grinding is of course another good option.

Bill-Welcome to ifi

Haven't seen any Forney rod for a lonnnnng time. They still make many welding accessories, clamps, grinding wheels etc. I have had two Forney welders. The first (an AC) I bought used and used it for 15 yrs and gave it to my son in law when I downsized for the divorce. I later purchased another (AC-DC) also used and it is still going strong after 10 yrs. Great welder. A plug tap type, it gives 24 amp settings and the duty cycle is 100%@200Amps. They don't make these any more. A better welder IMO than the tombstone, which I have the highest regard for. Have been using a tombstone at work for 30 yrs. Can't kill em.

Thinking about 10 propane and 35 ox. Not going out there tonight...is cold :D

My oxy-acetylene rosebud works fine on oxy-propane.

Get it hot, hit it hard, quit when it's done

Hollis-Hope for a speedy and full recovery for your son. Sorry he has had to experience this injury and the aftermath while doing his duty on behalf of our nation. Sorry for those others that were lost in this incident and indeed are lost most every day. My "baby" sister leaves for Afghanistan soon. My heart goes out to you and yours.

Don't know the angle but all of my hardies are sharp and I cut hot or cold on them. Have some 5160, 4140, H13, and one made out of an old handled RR cold cut.