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Pancho, I AM interested. Thank you for the heads up. Is there any chance that President Trump will declare the area a disaster area? Hang in there. SLAG.

Gote is near Orobro. Contact him. He probably knows of people there Welcome to the forum. SLAG.

Pancho, I am glad your house was spared. Sorry about your loss. Hang in there things are bound to get better. (I suppose your grass cannot burn twice, in the near future). Wish I could help. Marg & I are thinking about you two. Good luck going forward. Regards, SLAG. p.s. this is a serious business. Check out, http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/wildfires-in-4-states-kill-6-force-thousands-from-homes/ar-AAnYeZB?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

You can slow the speed of an organic oil going rancid. (rancidity happens when the oil oxidizes). Storing it in an airless container helps. Keeping it cold in between use helps. Putting an anti-oxidant into the oil helps. A good anti-oxidant is vitamin E gel caps. You can get that at the local pharmacy or Walmart. The cheapest brand works as well as the more expensive ones. Keeping it out of the light may help. (I'm not sure about that one). Happy hammering, SLAG.

Rockstar, There is another source for lead. It is not well known that small lead block holders are used to ship radioactive solution containers that are used in radiology departments. Those laboratories are located in hospitals, private x-ray and cancer treatment centers, etc. etc. The used lead blocks are not reused nor returned to the supplier, (who couldn't be bothered setting up a return service) The shipping containers are small. But they just pile up, slowly, and eventually become a storage nuisance and are disposed of. Where I do not know, but we can conjecture. In other words most hospitals, I did research in, ( and probably most hospitals), did not send the lead to a salvage yard. The lead containers are NOT radioactive, nor do they become so while they contain the hot solution containers. Nurses can easily acquire these container,s as no one in situ wants them. Any responsible looking person that will take them off their hands is appreciated. You should tell them what you are going to use the lead for, before making a request. Also, the wheel weight lead are lead alloy. But those containers are generally pure lead. There is one caveat. Things may have changed in the last few decades, but I doubt it. A quick discrete inquiry can ascertain that. Regards, SLAG.

We used magnesium pucks that we shaved off little bits, & ignited. Doesn't take much to get it started. Burns like all get out with a very hot flame. A great fire starter. SLAG.

use a magnet SLAG.

Zak, Try this. Google search with the term iforgeiron and post vise mount. The search engine on the site is not good.There are many threads here on post vises, and the mounting of them. (and also the suggested height). I have used a tree stump down here as they are quite abundant. It works fine for me. But my largest post vise is only six and a half inches. Regards, SLAG.

Zak, The very large post vises usually do not have a post. That would be 8 inches and bigger. No welding is required nor necessary. It is a beautiful vise. Congratulations. Get a base for it (e.g. wood stump or other. There are some excellent threads on bases and vises here. Regards, SLAG. p.s. what size is it?

After you determine that the steel is wrought iron. Can you source old wrought iron scrap. It would save the headache of welding wrought iron to mild steel. One source, for wrought iron, is remains of bridge demolition. Wrought iron held up much better to salt water and salt air than steel does. Come to think of it, many seaside structures may have preferentially been made of it. (piers? bridge abutments? etc.) Would steel powder loaded outdoor epoxy resin work for small repairs? Could you inveigle the owners into letting you a small contract for a portion of the work in order to determine that you can do the work? But that would be unlikely if there are other repair competitors. Just thinking outside the box, on the off chance that it may be applicable. Regards, SLAG.

Do a spark test. Search using google with the term "iforgeiron" and a search term, to find some some stickies on alloy identification, and read a little. This same question comes up every 2 or 3 weeks. SLAG.

A face plate of what? More steel? If so, why? SLAG.

The company has laid itself wide open to potential sanctions in Civil gross negligence law. Criminal and/or civil assault and battery law, with grievous bodily harm. Conspiracy to do same. Contravention of OSHA and other Federal and State and statutes regulations. Etc. The fact situation of this case will constitute an attorney's dream litigation. Negligence is evident on the face of the record. It does not even have to be proved. (There is no question of the company-defendant's duty of care. As the potential plaintiff is an employee of the company. The negligence was foreseeable, the company, also, had prior notice. And there is no question of proximate cause. It is a given and not in question.) I will not get into a long write up of those laws and concepts, nor the given specific fact record, here. But let me point out several important facts. No person nor company and, for that matter government, is allowed to ignore nor flout the law. Not even the President of the U.S. If that were so there would not be a credible, functional, nor predictable legal system. There would eventually be the law of vendetta and personal retribution. The tool manufacturer, and the company were on notice that such misuse was dangerous and strongly warned against. There had been previous accidents and injuries that are public record. The company knew this. Their warning was printed on the tool and brochure, advising against such misuse But they forced their personnel to ignore the danger as it was expedient to them. Wanton recklessness is no defense. It will go to enhanced awarded damages. No company can do such things and get away with it, for long. OSHA should have intervened. They should do so now. That is their mandate. OSHA and other government agencies that are charged with such matters, should do so stat. If they do not, private individuals or organizations have a right to sue in court to request a judicial "writ of mandamus" that would force such an investigation. That court order would take the form of a positive injunction. If on the very remote chance that they refused to do so, they would be open to contempt of court citations and its ensuing very serious consequences. This is not 1885. The law has changed drastically since then. There is no going back . If any of the readers are personally involved in this matter, consult an attorney, or legal aid, as the case may be. Specific facts and local legal jurisprudence are vital ingredients in this legal situation. SLAG.

Have dry rot in mind when examining the wooden beams. Some of these fungi need only surprisingly little moisture to get growing. I am alluding to both red and white rot. The destruction is not always apparent. But it can be considerable, even structurally threatening. A visual inspection is not enough. Many home inspectors use a long awl to probe the wood. Also, it just came to mind now, there may be termite damage. Perhaps you do not suffer from those little darlings in Eastern Europe,. But they can trash wood thoroughly. In worse case scenarios, all that is left of the wooden beam is a thin skin, a hollow shell that looks solid. Hope that helps. SLAG.

Monsieur Laperriere,, Yes!, Slag runs in the family. One day I'll introduce you to my younger brother Dross. Regards. SLAG.

Gote, You are right, as usual. But mention the "Metric pound". Whazzzattt? It is an unofficial measure of weight used in some countries in Europe, that gets around a practical problem. Few people buy a kilogram of meat at the grocery store. A kilogram is roughly 2.204 pounds. Which leaves a lot of leftovers after a family meal That is a lot meat unless you are planning a barbeque for the neighbors. A half a kilogram is 1.102 pounds which is a little messy. IMHO. Hence the use of the Metric pound. Then there are kilometers. Great for the smaller distances between here and there in Europe. But perhaps excessive in North America. (for example distances between major cities , in Western Canada, average out to about 500 miles between them.). That is a lot of kilometers. (and millimeter measurements are a bit excessive). Which brings up centimeters, used for smaller measurement, instead of millimeters. (e.g. room sizes etc.). Unofficial, but used notwithstanding S.I. officials go nuts. But ugly, crass centimeters are more, practical & useful. SLAG.

Frosty, Is this a wild enough thread -tangent to meet your standards? Just wondering. Sincerely, SLAG.

Gijo, "My wife hardly uses it because she's afraid of messing it up. " Ain't that the truth! L.O.L. ! Regards, SLAG.

Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada A little north-west of Washington, State. SLAG.

The second anvil like tool looks like a combination vise-anvil. Search the site using "iforgeiron" plus your term on google. This tool was discussed, here, at length last month. SLAG.

BMPS, Your knives are most likely fine knives, The recalled knives are of recent manufacture. I suspect that your knives are not brand new. As have been pointed out above, these "new" knives may have been improperly heat treated. Or I suspect, the company more likelystarted using a cheaper steel. SLAG.

The first U.S. patent was granted in 1790. There had been some patenting earlier in the 13 colonies. So, there are no U.S. patents before 1790. The modern form of patent in England. dates back to the Statute of Monopolies late May 1624. The first issued patent that had a required specification was 1718. A specification is a description of the invention. Patents for improvements only came after James Watt's patent for a steam engine invention. ( for the separate condenser, i.i.r.c.) The English Patent record in the 1700's is very spotty. Therefor a diligent search of that record would not be an exhaustive search. Do it, but definitely. also. search the technical publications of those years. SLAG.

Theories should predict new experiments, as predicted by that theory. And those experiments should work out. If they do not then it's good by for that theory, And published results should be reproducible, by other scientists or technologists. Regards, SLAG.

Try Skype ? have you considered using a cell phone? We still do not know where you are. Thunder Bay? Kenora? Toronto? Kingston? Niagara Falls? Ottawa? You want help, then help us a little

Attention, i.f.i. Enthusiasts, There is a 2 million knife recall starting in Canada, & the U.S.A. The knives are, generally, kitchen knives but they include other types. The blades are breaking in use and also when the blades are dropped. Many people have suffered cuts. A minority required stitches The company is called Calephon. Check this link for more details. http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/more-than-2m-knives-recalled-after-reports-of-blades-breaking-injuries-1.3298123 Could this be yet another example of manufacturer's race to the bottom? SLAG.