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you can pick up one of those grinders at a fleamarket for a couple of bucks most of the time then just pick up an old small blower out of a car or something along that line rest would be a little sheet metal work.

Im wanting to build one of these or something similar but i cant seem to find any information on the inner workings here is a youtube of one in action YouTube - Pecan Cracker

I have no idea about answering your question but i so want to build on of those.

Avoid places that also use allot of chemicals i worked on trash trucks for a few years and on more than one ocation we would have some one have a bad reaction to something that was dumped in a truck or a bin.

id look into the power consumption of one of those things and there durability befor i would shell out the money for one.

I work computer every thing from building them fixing them and networking home to medium size business. For a number of my i am the it department.

ok i can see doing that to the skin side. thats good to know about.

Im wanting to make a few damascus jewelry things and curous what would be best to protect it from rust. Because this is something that some one will ware dont want any thing that will feel to oily or slimy or leave something on the skin.

i have one of those cheepo cast iron anvils and it actualy has some good uses. there good for cold cutting on i dont worry about dinging it up. also make a good forge welding anvil to set right by the fire pot. take metal out lay right on it and tap put right back into fire. Its also good for my son to bang on sence i want let him beat on mine. So there are uses you can use one for there just not any good for regular work on. also just a sugestion if you want to try it. you could always cut a pice of good steel lay it on top drill holes and then drive pins down into it. Its not a perfect answer but it should make the face more usable.

iv seen other people do it other ways but this way has worked good for me Knife Network - Forging chainsaw chain damascus PS. even when doing it this way you can expect to mess a few up till you get it right.

I have a wife and 3 small children its spent befor i even see it.

It is good to know that in the U.S that it can cause problems making selling and owning a switch blade but philips in china dont think the U.S federal law will have much sway over there about switchblades.

i would recomend sticking with quick books for your book keeping and depending on your shop i would take it its going to be metal fabrication or blacksmith shop i would recomend looking into http://www.profitfab.com/ its never to early to start looking at something like that ahead of time even if you are a small 1 or 2 man shop if your gona grow id start with something like that as well.