MLMartin

i sure think so, sall him late last summer. sure is a nice guy

i started with just a lead meting torch and some old rail track, its great to see what you can make with veary little. great start one little tip if your using a little torch to heat up some steel to hammer on try just stacking up some old fire bricks or any kinda of high temp material in a little shell around your steel, it will make a huge difference in how fast you can bring the steel to a red heat be safe and have fun

i brought home a old king pin from a flat bed, any body have an idea of the common king pin steel. it must be some type of severe ware type steel

sorry to hear that buddy, it would cost more but a good little lincon miller or hobart welder would give you a huge amount more for your money

whats the wight and size of the colonel anvil? price? its a great looking anvil

i defiantly agree with Frosty and Glenn, while its fun to get a little mig welder and play on the weekends, when your using tools that move and swing large parts you have to really know what your doing. i work at a job shop repairing other peoples broken mistakes. some of them have killed people because of sloppy welding.(safety bars around a large open floor mixer) the bars were not put in place right and the welds broke too. sign up at your local tech school, great places to learn the basics

haha i attend a technical college, all the high school around closed there machining shops, and they wont do it at my school, i beleave there actually going to close the machine shop at my college as soon as the teacher retires