WmHorus

Chuckles...is all I am sayin

 I'd love to try that design out on the waterjet at school...would make for a fun project. Since I kinda am the only one besides the instructor who operates the thing.

 If you are patient and just keep looking something will come up, not only look at the seattle area craigslist but Portland as well.

Grats on retirement, I am still thinking about that project we discussed earlier this year, it is just on the back burner at this moment till I learn CNC controls and programming.

I actually had similar issues but mine was flux related, I am going to line my new one with 2 inches of Mizzou ( castable )

Dan,

   Get well soon my friend, I am sorry for what is happening but I wish you the best of luck.

One suggestion I have while doing this, respirator and glasses, you dont wanna breath in the bone dust, very bad for you.....

Chuckles, I know where you are.....I used to live in Macungie and that little town off the main road there before you hit fogelsville.

JM,

   I got a planer blade blank and the steel was M1, I had to run it to 1250 or somewhere therabouts to anneal it. I havent worked it yet , just dont have the time right now....

I just use 2 dollar off the shelf yellows.

 I recently sold one of my spares but only to a working home not the collector that called who informed me he has 90 anvils in his collection. This topic is one that comes up quite a bit here in the states and for over seas and is a sore one for many.

Most of the landing struts are Machined from solid billets

 Having Visited several manufacturers in the last 6 months that produce said landing gear parts as well as other various aerospace products, Forgemaster you really dont wanna know the real answers.....

very nice work sam...

 I just never had time to come or alot of time to read things...school....thank you for all the time you put into it however

Eric,

   I just saw the post, good luck and prayers are with you brother.

Shalom

Are there plans online for rolling mills?

McDonald Rolling mill  see this section

cool rich, thank you for the tutorials and knife chat, it is alot of extra work for you and steve but you are doing it well....

WinDancer/Dave, 

   I use a Foredom Tool and a drum sander....Ill email you later with a link to the tutorial...

Thank you brother.......

Here is something I am woking on for a member here, I will have progress photos later on of how things went. Elk handle copper spacer, knapped 1084 blade.

 I was going to be a wise acre but decided to point you towards the knife making 101 section that Steve Sells and Rich Hale are doing. It shows step by step explaination and it might help you a bit. As far as specificly located smiths in your area, there are some I just forget WHO at this moment.

 I saw an IR version of this at the welding store and thought it was cool

I am thinking of doing the mock rivets to make it look like one of the old fashioned Boilers. I want it to not only estetic but functional, I mean yea I could do it that way Scott but then it would just be a plain old pipe forge, I want  it to be artistic as well....I know I am odd..

 I am making a new forge and I am trying to determine optimal placement as well as how many bolts I need to use in order to hold the Mizzou in place. I am starting with a 2 foot high 14 inch diameter pipe with 1/4 inch walls. Yes I know its thick but this is going to be a dual purpose forge..Anyone have suggestions.....I forgot to mention I was planning on making the bolt heads sticking out on the outside body to look like old style rivits like they used on boilers....so knowing the number needed and spacing to make them estetically pleasing as well. Also what size would be best.....