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    saving books

    r smith replied to Drewy's topic in Book Reviews

    Really?? The easiest book on the planet to replace and you risk your life to save one?? I am with biggun, go for the photos.
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    Why grind off the chrome, so you can breathe the grindings? You will never get it hot enough to melt/offgas in a forge.
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    Look again Thomas, I see a rotor that has a drum on the inside, most likely for parking brake. It is both rotor AND drum. ;)
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    You could use one of the drawers to set on top of the cabinet and put your firepot in that. That way you could have more depth and also a good supply of coal to rake in as needed. Did you disconnect the heater element in your blower or does it have an air only setting?
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    I think it was the two angle iron stands that uped the value. :P
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    Pretty sure the chrome needs to melt to release toxic gas- even forge welding does not come close to those temps.
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    Looks great, why not use an automotive clutch disc though?
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    You can use the edit button and erase it but the post will stay so you must say something in it. Usually something like "duplicate post etc.."
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    Thank you Coleen And John, I was asking not so much for me because I can not give that kind of commitment, but for everyone else who has the same question. I did go to the site and it was not clear about the residency question but there was a LOT of other good info there. smith out
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    I was talking about the mokume seperatly from the files, NOT sugesting mixing the two as others have already said
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    Wow- that is a GREAT opportunity. Is it only for people in UK?
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    Mokume is commonly copper and brass, can be other metals. An easy one is a stack of quarters ($0.25). I think you will want something else in addition to your files otherwise little to no pattern will show up if you are succsesful.
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    Here is link to the flux. http://www.ironmountainflux.com/www.ironmountainflux.com/Welcome.html
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    Yes, two motor, one for each spindle would be he way to go. Maybe move the existing motor setup to one side and add the second one upside down, as direct drive without the jackshaft, that way you would have more speed variation between the two spindles I would not strip the paint- you already named your baby and think of the emotional trauma associated with a name change :P .
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    Thanks for the reminder. It is good to hear from someone with first hand experience, just sorry it happened to one of our own here.
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    I have seen pure iron powder sprinkled on forgeweld seams to help blend and fill the seam. I think the melting point of the pure iron is low. Bandsaw filings would melt at whatever temp. the material they were cut from does, probably the same as the piece you are trying to weld. I am looking forward to trying this out.
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    Is this the stuff? http://www.ironmountainflux.com/www.ironmountainflux.com/Welcome.html
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    The collar would also hold the handle away from the chest a bit. It would be easier to get your finger behind it to grab the handle. I have experienced handles that need a screwdriver behind them to get them away enough to get a good grip.
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    This one may be similar: http://www.machinetools.com/us/listings/view/phi-sb-347c-5-m2
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    I think it is a heated platen press. A place I used to work at had one similar, and like you just wanted it for the press and I can't remember the original application. Maybe some kind of plastic mold curing but the memory is very fuzzy. Great score by the way.
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    Get the cheesy plumbers tape off and weigh it. If you must reinstall it with the plumbers tape it would be really easy to do but a better stand would not be out of the question.
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    I would put it in a ranger no problem but call the company that made it to be sure.
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    It sounds like there should be a box where the two sides were originally wired together that you should look for. Maybe Aluminum wire and some corrosion in there. Al. wire was popular then. Good luck.
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    There is another video posted on the nwba thread that is scary to think about. Not sure how to link to it? Looks like expensive mistake.
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    Sikaflex what? They make a lot of products.
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