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notice how much better you feel after beating on hot iron! its better after you come home from a hard day at work! your work looks a lot better than my first

check this site out Charcoal Retort also Making Charcoal

in a pinch use a hair dryer

see this on Ebay Sheet Metal Band Ring Roller Steel Metalworking Bender Item number: 250180209998

don't give up your having fun..while I have to sit here and work and only read about your fun.

M brothers have you seen this site A homemade "blast" furnace might adress some of the problems your having

Thats what I want to get into ..thanks for the info

not sure I just ordered the DVD from Norm Larson. I've been reading about the rolling mill for a whille and kinda have and itch to build one. it looks like for making pattern welded blades it would work really well

how thick of a piece can you start with?

Has any one made one of these Hugh McDonald Steel Rolling Mill It looks like it would be the ticket.

The phone company uses a tool just like a hack to cut lead cable they have a solid handle dipped in the rubber that hand tools are dipped in... might try that I know it works.( the handle was as thick as the base metal and an inch wide and six inches long.the edges were all rounded over) also here is a link to a hack hack ( its posted on Western Canada blacksmith org. site but it came from OBG here in Georgia.) these are all hand held hacks ...in one of the books you can down load from England they show a number of power hammer tools with long round handles

if you tack weld the top and bottom plate with the hardy holes lined up then weld to the moving head tube and the anvil tube then grind the two apart they will be lined up. as a side note if you use wheel weights to weight the head don't bother trying to get the metal tab off each weight as they are lighter than the lead and will float to the top of your pot, all you need to to is skim the off

In 1974 or 75 I was away at a company school and happened in a book store and picked up Alex Bealers book. I was into Muzzleloading and decided to give it a try. I've been hooked on both for a long time now!

I won a Sen in Iron-in-hat at one of the guild meeting...never knew how to use it...does it work better than draw filing?faster?

heck I'm not even gonna take a picture of my Smithy 12/20... the big boy you guy have might get insulted!

its small but it gets the job done

This is my MEchanical Hammer. its one foot power; it has 75 lbs of lead in the head

I welded up my forge hood and wore a white T shirt needless to say my whole stomach was burnt my neck and arms...you need to cover up!

go to Lowes or Home Depot and get 1/2 dozen concrete blocks ...three on each side leave room for the blower. cost should be about $10.00

my whisper momma and a 14 inch long knife forge

my vises...the gray one I'm making a new stand for

my coal forges