LastRonin

What part of florida?

That is ... -sigh-. I believe that the point trying to be made was that there is an inherent risk in using broken springs, so for anyone who chooses to use them, just be aware of the risk. Can people realise that when someone mentions there is a risk in something that was posted, IT IS NOT A PERSONAL ATTACK. It is just cautionary information.

Nope. But I might feed it to my dogs. Just like I would ONLY use mystery steel from the side of the road for practice pieces and purely ornamental projects that are not for sale. I do like Mr Sell's analogy there.

Just a question here... would gear reduction work to slow down the rpms and effectively increase the power?

Frosty: I pulled this out of one of his pics. You can see the lever with the latching grip and the indexing that lets it set at different spots.

Go with purple. Oh wait... you are talking about your hair aren't you? (pplease understand I do know dye vs die)

There was a pic originally of an anvil shaped camper

Picked up half a box of Blue Ram HS refractory, it was given to me (hhappy dance). Going to try ffrosty's tube in a tube idea to redo my little minigasser.

You make me sick! (With envy) That is looking awesome. Looking forward to see it fully finished.

Just an idea... but what about leaving only about 6" sticking out the one end, shape that into your cone/horn and shape the 4" sticking out the other end into another useful shape... squared off to give you the edges your knuckle doesn't have maybe... or even drill and drift a hardy hole in the end sticking out so you can use bottom tools...

I don't have Jet engine turbine blade, but I do have a blade out of an electric power plant steam turbine.

Fire sprinkler companies use the heck out of 2" pipe and quite often pull out and replace pieces that aren't suitable for pressure but will stand up just fine to the use as solid fuel forge plumbing.

1" thick spring... hatchet, hawk or axe (depending on width) stock?

Please post the pics of the semi-loads of real wrought iron and pristine tools you'll inevitably sniff out Sir Thomas. I'll be sure to put a protective cover on my keyboard to keep the drool out of it while I stare wistfully at the screen.

Thank you Chris, that answered it clearly to me.

HC means "high carbon"

I myself am still what I would consider new to blacksmithing. I have asked a question (or two????) that didn't receive the response expected by me. But I have realized that the majority of them, while seeming a bit condescending/harsh were still intended to be helpful. As to the statements about sharing knowledge, ... the amount of time it takes to frustratedly point out to someone that they didn't ask as simple of a question as they thought is quite often much less than the time it would take to answer the full range of possibilities a "simple" question may cover. As to the plethora of cautions thrown out... think of it this way, if someone supplied an answer that fit the question asked(but not necessarily the intent the asker had) and someone used their suggestion and got hurt, don't you think they would feel bad? People don't offer cautions out of mean-spiritedness, but out of concern. One final comment, even if you thought some of the people were being gruff, they were still being willing to freely share their knowledge and time (which is far from free for most things)... that is until it reached a point where it seemed their time wasn't being held in regard. Now it appears you may have lost access to some VERY valuable sources of information/experience.

​My guess is etching...?

​better cheese than whine.

Coming from the perspective of someone trained in microminiature repair on electronics, solder flows toward heat, so if you heat where the solder is it sits there. You need to apply solder from opposite the side the heat is applied. But your ring looks beautiful to me and I am sure she loves it.

Just take careful aim to miss the axles.

​Just remember to rotate so you don't overbake one side.

​buy the book... I did. And I am glad I did http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/40865-introduction-to-knifemaking/

​I think he was pointing out that Steve Sells and Rich Hale are bladesmiths who have shared a boatloadof knowledge, experience and information on this site.