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May good fortune smile on you. :D I hope you get it. smith

I know it is edited and I saw an opportunity to poke fun and..... Mr Fe Wood is from a place called Grass Valley in Northern California so I could not help it. The test method I mentioned is a good one to double check that no oxygen is in a vessel, AFTER it has been purged a while, NOT to check to see if flammables are in it, in the first place, but as Mr MacBruce stated in post #9 not a recipe for disaster. smith out P.S. Sorry if I offended anyone in the spirit of fun.

have seen them sold for $600-$1000 so looks like a good price

Has the building inspector seen the stairs as they are? It would be a shame to have to remake your rail later because stairs did not pass inspection, the inspectors don't care how expensive something is if it is not to their standards. Something I hate is rework due to others fault. You could make overlapping tread templates that only screw together without the glue every 6 or so treads just be sure to have plenty of overlap.

water is messy, instead of nitrogen you can run a pipe into it from the exhaust of an engine (car) and after it has filled the space cut away. engine exhaust has no oxygen in it so it keeps things from burning just like nitrogen or carbon dioxide etc will. drill a hole near the end opposite the valve hole and when the exhaust coming out your vent hole will not support flame you are ready. (give it 20-30 seconds first) Test with a burning piece of cardboard held to the hole.

Just to be clear for those that do not know: If the job requires a permit there must be a permit, it does not matter who pulls the permit, general contractor, homeowner or specialized contractor, as long as there is one. It is easy to verify that a permit has been pulled if you need to check.

I have seen wood guys use 1/4" plywood cut into 4" wide strips to follow the rise and run of treads. Used hot glue gun to hold tegether, I would use screws as well. You end up with a long zig-zag piece of the exact tread pattern. smith

sometimes you need to preheat the vermiculite, heat a largeish piece of stock and put that in where you will put your part, leave it for a bit maybe 15-30 min and then either switch it with your part or add your part next to it. Keep vermiculite in a metal can with a lid, like a small trash can of 10 gal size or so.

If you want more unsupported belt for soft edges can you rotate the 8" wheel to the top so the contact plate is "inside"? Looks great. smith

Did you mean "having to maintain your machine"?

Thanks for that.

Steel drums are great as stated before. when filling with long items like tongs lay the drum on its side or at least tilt it at as steep an angle as you can, that way everything you load in it will stack nice. There may even be empty space above for lighter items. I cut holes in either side of the top of each drum for lifting with chain hooks and also smaller holes for water drainage on the bottom. I cut the bottom off the drums so the bung holes act as drains- less holes to cut, and more useable metal to have for later use. Good luck smith

That looks really nice.

Please explain the half round bar a bit more, I am not clear on its use or orientation. Thank you smith

The center hammer is a brick hammer and the one with no handle is a flatter. The only hammer there is the brick hammer, the rest are all top tools to be held on the metal and hit with a hammer. Seems like a good deal.

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Drewy, the difference between a bug out bag and an overnite bag is the possibility of not having anything to return to. Bug out has copies of important files etc as stated before, overnite is just a change of clothes and a toothbrush etc. The bugout bag is so when you have to "bugout" in a hurry and don't expect to return or have anything to return to, hence the important documents. smith out

maybe if the test coupon was R-2, D-2 you would have a chance. ;)

I have I have a better idea, You keep your A-2, D-2, etc.... coupons and let ciladog send you his. Then see if you can tell what his are. You can not.

I have to agree with Tim, this is a blacksmithing forum and wrought iron is the classic blacksmith material. It should be fixed with forge welding (or gas weld) and if that is to much trouble then you should give up smithing. Especially with the new flux from iron mountain. smith out

Sounds like a good way to get good at bundle welding welding, like phil said. Add in some other wires, give it a twist and you have your own "cable" to make cable damascus blades of whatever size you can manage. Sounds like great practice and learning. The good thing about having so many is you can perfect the procedure and repeat it many times :D

Their website says they will be doing new endeavers to be released tonight (June 12). Read it here: http://maddwarfworks...stomswords.html

Glad to help :D

On the OP's die, are you saying that you would quench in oil? :wacko:

Is that you on the centerfold, headline "DONT FORGET YOUR CAMERA!"?