ironbudd

my new touchmark

If you want to throw away $100, here's one.
http://louisville.cr...3223471807.html

do u need the forge portable to move in and out of the garage or do u have a permant spot for it? next how big do u want do u want your forge?

thats awesome i want one

ya i know im missing the feed arm im doing to make it. theres only i bradded pin that i can see. bob s i was going to keep the orignal patina but theres so much crud and gunk on it so i desided to do a full restore and paint it to match my champion blower. thanks for the help

ok i have a champion post drill and im trying to take it apart to sand blast it i got the crank arm and gear off but i cant get the fly wheel of is this a cap (#2)?i took the set screw off the fly wheel and soaked it in pb blaster wont buge.also i cant get the top gear to lower the drill off (#3) if anyone has pics on how to take it a part it would be verry helpful. im stuck and dont know what to do.

new champion forge and blower and a champion post drill

i used a air mattress blower and it gets just below welding temp.

were you located?

ya im watching the Episode and it said the damascus was shatter proof and "saw blades made from damascus are used for slicing rocks and metals" and they said o1 is a softer alloy used in making knives

where you located?

thanks guys for all the responses the reason why is me and my better half went to a cooking show and they were talking about castiron and stainless cookwhere the advantages and disadvantages of both and i thought what if you had a cast iron pan covered in ss you would get the even heating of cast iron and the easy clean up of stainless steel among other things. ok welding out of the question. could you make a hollow ss pan and fill it with cast iron?

i had a idea to take a castiron pan and cover it in stainless steel, but i have no idea how to do it or if its possible.

Where do you get the the metal for damascus do you order it or go somewhere like a hardware? lookig for 1080 and 15n20. thanks for the help

http://www.zoellerforge.com/simplegasforge.html

I was watching ed Caffery's knife making video and he said he used mothers California gold car wax from walmart and i was wondering if anyone else has used or tried this product before and how well dose it work.

get a couple hammers and something heavy to beat on like a thick piece of metal, make a forge u can make one out of some fire brick,some metal pipe and a hair dryer if u can weld u can make one like mine out of a tire rim and steel pipes and a old gas grill

The blueprints are very impressive, are you by any chance a draftsman or architect in real life.

Phil

im planing on building a shed (shop) so i can forge year round its going to be 8'x12'x10'. Im making it out of plywood but im worried that the noise will be overwhelmingly loud in side and was planing on using expanding foam on the inside to cut down on the noise reverberating around. Do you think this will work? if not what would u suggest?

i have been reading about tempering in a home oven but was wondering about what temperature should it be done at for rail road spike knives?

i had a problem with the old rust spots (divots) on my knives on the handles if you grind the spikes prior to forging it will give u a smoother finish

I live between Ft. Knox and Brandenburg and apparently near Lein, althought I dont know him. Yet. Send me an email if you want to stop by sometime.

i bought one its ok but it is soft.ok to start with

Hey Budd,

I've got a shop in Louisville and there are a few other folks around. I'm kind of buried in work right now, but we're planning some kind of open studio when the weather cools off a little.

Lewis

for Damascus u can use pcb etchant solution u can find at radio shack i think it 5$