WraithsNinja

Has anybody tried coating hard fire brick with itc 100 and using it in a gas forge? Does it reach welding temps?

What type of materials are typically used for a frame lock. Titanium seams to be popular, but is there a particular grade to go with. I checked onlinemetals.com and they had grade 2. Would 304 stainless work well or would I have to go with 316?

That must be what he called it, it was just mig welding up the seams of the billet then forge welding as usual.

So I've recently heard of a way to forge weld caled dry welding. Where you prepare the billet as usual then mechanically weld up the seams then bring to welding temp and forge weld, Kinda like putting cable in a stainless pipe. My question is would this process reduce the chances of slag inclusions?

So I've heard of people using mfd board to make 10" contact wheels. To me laminated plywood with a pice of leather glued to the contact surface seams a little less deadly. What does the hive think?

I keep all my tools on a shelf, it even has a name it's called the floor.......I have places for them but they always end up there.

Looks great, what did you etch it in?

Fantastic!!!

Hmmm I would think having a harder blade would be a bad idea for stage steel use. Thanks for the responses.

Baltimore knife and sword advertises that their stage swords have a nice ring, which they do. My question is what make a sword ring better. Is it the type of metal, the temper, blade geometry, or magic invisible fairies?

Looks very nice, what size/type of stock did you start out with.

I find whenever I get rid of something I immediately need it. Besides I love my "I may have a use for that" pile!

I think its a wonderful idea I have already got the ok from my wife if she passes before me. I know I would be honored.

http://customironworks.com/30809-p-436.html?cPath=1_31 Not shiny, but they have sizes 5/8 to 4".

The thermalarc 211i is a mig, stick, and tig combo, it is also 110 and 220v. It runs $1259 on welders-direct.com. It's the one Im going to get when a get a little extra cash. To be honest I have found that there are times when it would be nice to have multiple processes for projects.