Joseff
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Bandana on the head helps, sometimes a wet one around the neck does too. Used to be able to get cloth tubes full of hydrocellulose to soak and wear around the neck, they worked real good, but I never found wet stuff on my neck to be comfortable. A good product now is Under Armor, like sports pros wear. Just remember, its nylon, so it'll burn. I kept a big insulated mug handy with ice tea or ice water, drinking periodically while I worked. and such things as pickles are great for afterwards, when you really need the salt. And as far as that goes, if you've never had a nice cold slice of cantaloupe right after a hot session at the forge, you just don't know what you've missed. Mainly, though, learn to recognise the signs of overheating, and just quit.
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I always used chunks of those wax and sawdust fireplace logs to start fires. Of course, someone gave my nearly 20 of the things, and I only needed a small chunk.
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Beeswax and olive oil. Melt the beeswax, pour in an equal amount of olive oil, let cool. Becomes a paste, just rub on and apply heat.
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Most things that old would ave had a gasket made of either paper, cork, or leather. Any of those will make a good enough replacement, as would any of the modern gasket materials. I would use leather, but that's just me.
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It is half an anvil, that's just strange.
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Expense aside, you really should try olive oil, even just once. Its a little less volitile than petroleum, and smells a lot better.
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pete46 is right, we pay about 40 % of our gas bill to the government.
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Aluminum can be cold forged easily, there is usually no need to heat it. I am of course talking about plate aluminum. It will get brittle when over worked, but with a bit of care, you can do a lot with it.
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I wouldn't think the concrete itself would be a problem, if cast iron can stand up to the heat, wouldn't concrete? Just make sure not to mix river gravel in that concrete, because I know for a fact that river gravel will explode at those temperatures. Yes, the idea of concrete is intriguing, I hope some of the more knowledgable members chime in on this.
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Not a good anvil, I agree. If I absolutely had to use it, I'd place it over a substantial block of wood or something. Better to find a hefty chunk of train rail or something.
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Welcome mrfixit, I'm fairly new here myself. Feel like a kid in a candy store.
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Hoary, I made my portable out of fire brick and plain old red clay out of the back yard. I used 1/4" diamond plate with drilled holes for a grate, and connected it with 2 3/8" bolts to a 2" galvinized flange. Then I made the air passage with 2" pipe nipples and a T. Worked pretty good in the scale I was using, and the cost was negligible.
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This may test my mettle, but I have too many irons in the fire as it is. Probably the terms quench and slake have smith origins as well.
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Much of this has the ring of truth
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Appearantly my last registration didn't take, so I tried again.
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Is it ok if I copy it and read it to my grand daughter?
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