meancoyote

I have a lincoln ac/dc tombstone in my shed, and a miller 302d on the work truck, I like the lincoln just fine, the miller does alot more, but cost alot more.

looks cool

pallets make good charcaol, softwood does burn alot fatser, but seems to burn just as hot.

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ive tried coal, propane and charcoal. i like charcoal best

HOW thats what i am asking.

looks like $50 would save alot of work. id just copy the pic of the $50 forge.

i only wear gloves when i might burn my hand. sometimes i did not know that i was going to burn my hand, and then i wish that i had been wearing gloves. most of the time i dont wear gloves. i get burned alot sometimes, sometimes i dont.

i lik to preheat the metal when i hardface, it help keep the beads from cracking. i would think martensitic rod is what you should use, it air hardens. ive only used it dcep though, i dont know about ac.

allways make sure you ingot molds dont have water in them when you pour metal in them. thats when i learned what a 4rth degree burn is.

i have one of them anvils, it is a nice weight for glueing stuff together, i also use it for when i need something to beat on so i dont mess up my steel anvil. a chunk of scrap steel would be better i think.

i make charcoal from whatever wood i can get, mostly pallets. i do use lots of 2x4 cutoffs too with no problems. while i do sometimes forge with mesquite, and i even have mesquite growing all over my land, i like to save that for cooking meat. there are some charcoal ovens from back in the day up in the mountians behind my house. they made charcoal from pinyon pine to smelt silver. i can get a permit from the blm to cut 4 cords of pinyon a year. so i may try that some day. but for now pallets are easy to get and work very well.

i grew up in northeast nv, now i live down south. i will just stay with charcoal, i tried gas and dind not like it.

Coyote:

Indian Springs?? Man I thought I was in the boonies...welding class in Henderson?? where?? New one on me...

JPH

JPH,
i live in indian springs, about 75 miles north of you, near mt. charlston kinda. i drive to henderson every saturday for a welding class.

are there any knife shows in southern nevada?

around here wind + fire = disaster. i wet all around my work area b4 i start my forge, and watch the sparks. i lost my house 5 years ago to a wildfire started by illegal fireworks, so maybe im more paranoid than most.

i got this book from amazon, i like it alot,the pics are very good.

maybe this will work,
Cowboy Charcoal Co.
i make my charcoal mostly.

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

here is mine

i use a miller trailblazer 302d at work, but ive never had anything better then a 110 v wire feed at home, im ready to start doing some bigger projects at home. will the ac welder run 7018 and 7024? the reason i want the ac/dc is so i can run 7018, but the ac is alot cheaper.

i make charcoal by building a fire on the ground with logs, then after its burnt real good i put the fire out with water. i bought this book Lindsay: Wood into Charcoal & Electricity and hope to try this way of making charcoal soon.

this is my forge, its made of a old washtub, fire bricks and clay. i burn charcoal, coal, wood, or what ever i can get. coal is real hard to get here. sorry i dont know how to post the thumbnail pics like everyone else.



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thats purty good i think.