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Just About Straight As , sam LOL!

Hey Y`all I took it home and fired it up sunday evening. It Work AWESOME. Now I just gotta get it in the shop. Will post pics of it fired up with coke& coal and what i made. Chris

Well I suppose. I want to see as many differnt stands, mounts as possible. I`am thinking of using I beam and fab up a table and bury some of the extra I beam and pour some quick crete around it . But i still wanna see many designs and comments.

Here is some general info. on welding & cutting. Miller - Resources - Improving Your Skills I use a mig , and a small o/a outfit in my shop. I can mig,tig,stick,O/A. I would probally try to learn to use a o/a before i bought anything else then try stick welding , then mig , and lastly tig . Welding is joining of metals , usally done with a mig , stick, tig , o/a , Forge welding. To cut metals is usally done with o/a, plasma cutter, various saws. Chris

Hey Y`all. Saturday my dad is going to pick up a post vice I bought , its an 6 inch post vice. ( I`am not going becasue we are having a small group meeting ,on making scrolling tongs) As many y`all know I have a small 4 inch I built the stand to be portable. But this stand I want it to be STATIONARY. I am wanting to see as MANY stationary stands as possible. My floor where this is going to be is dirt, i dont really wanna use a log , but maybe a chunk of i beam with a Real nice table on top buried in the ground. Just please show me your stands, and give me ideas, and comments. Chris Jones

Okay! I may order one very soon. Also your going to be one of the demostartors at madison right?

That is really cool pics. Mark, My mentor ,wayne coe, told me about your forge welding video on you tube, I just wanted to tell you how AWESOME that was. You made/make forge welding look easy, and it aint!!!! Also on your site I noticed your First book has some really interresting stuff to me. Book 1 I was weondering if the differnt pictures/projects are differnt chapters in the book and if the book tells how to make the tool, and how to use it?? Chris

Make your own punchs, chisels out of coil spring. Very easy to get for free most of time. You CAN use the ASO until you get a better anvil. Learn to make tongs from Bps. PRACTICE makes Perfect, I aint perfect but do like to practice so u miss up u can almost always use the scrap for something else.

A flower for my mom, a knife from an wrench for dad. A barbcue set for my grandpa . Candle holders , steak turners, barbcue forks,etc. Chris

I plan on making a knife out of a Regular old wrench which is NOT plated. I won it in Iron In the Hat at the smithville chritmas meeting this past saturday. I `ll post pics and stuff . I also have some old wrenchs which arent plated , If this works okay I plan on forging em into knives. Chris

Well I would ask her more what she wants to do. If she wants to blacksmith this is the right place. I would pick the Backyard Blacksmith book up from amazon . Offtopic: I havent been on past few days but i seem to of found lots of fussing . Whats the deal ppl? This has ALWAYS (well since my membership) been a good, clam fourm . PLEASE dont start fussing over little things like that. I belive everyone who was affected , and us who dont have a dog in this race should forget about this and move on like this never happend. Thats my .2 cents worth. Chris

Yeah I was looking for a copy myself until I seen the prices. My mentor Wayn Coe , Has 2 copies, one he bought, and Francis`s copy he had made notes in . Chris

Mine is for sale or trade. Ill take an best offer.

OKAY !! I finally fired it up using some wood. It draws GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! It pulls the flames up in to the hood.

COOL! I`ll get u my measurement sthis evning after school!!! But the outer frame is 2 Ft. x 45 inches . I used 1 1/2" x1/8 " angle iron . The firepot is 1/4" mild steel walls and 1/4 " x 1" ban around the top & 1/2" stainless steel for the bottom plate. More info to come. Chris