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Leah

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  1. Rick, the guy who helped me went to a local metal mart and bought a rubber boot. It has a square, flat base and the middle is stair stepped like a round wedding cake. You choose the size you need and cut it at that "layer" and slide it over your pipe. He cut it a size or two smaller and had to push to get it to slide over the pipe. He put some kind of sealant around the pipe under the "layer" and also all around the base. He then used screws all around the base. The rubber conforms to the ridges and flats of your roof because the base has a soft metal band around it. He said to be sure and get the right sealant for the kind of finish your roof has. It has been up for 5 or 6 years and has never leaked.
  2. I have 8" triple wall ss stove pipe on my forge. I have a sidedraft hood and the stovepipe goes straight up through the roof. I admit that I get a little smoke in the shop when I first light a fire, but I have done the same with a 12" pipe. Once I get a fire going, I don't have any trouble with it not drawing. I tried for a long time to find triple walled pipe in a larger size and could not. I thought about making it or having it made, but I decided to go with something that I could easily replace by going to the local hardware store. I know this is not supposed to work well, but for me it really does. My shop is an all metal building but my husband insisted that I use triple wall. I am glad I listened to him.
  3. Alan, I am so sorry to hear about your father. Please know that you and your family are in my prayers.
  4. I hope you all have a great 2007.
  5. For building racks and such, I use 7018. If I am going to forge the weld, I have had good luck with 6013 blending in after I heat and beat it. Sometimes, I tack two pieces together with 1/16" 6013 then flux and forgeweld them together. Of course, I only resort to this after I have tried the "drop-the-tongs weld" at least three times. Sometimes I stick it the first time, sometimes I stick it with Miller.
  6. Ron, there is a pretty active blacksmith group in Harrison, Arkansas. They are a nice bunch of guys. I think (but don't quote me on this) they sell coal to members at their meetings. You can call their president, Tom Upton in Rodgers, at number removed . His email is email removed. You can go to the ABANA chapter site to find a link to them.
  7. Tom, Casey and the rest of your family are on my prayer list.
  8. My husband "kidnapped" my 25# Little Giant and drove 13 hours (one way) to take it to Sid at Little Giant. He had Sid pour new bearings, install a new set of combination dies and add a brake. All I have to do now is bolt it down, build a guard and wire it up. Sid told him the hammer had been well maintained and was in very good shape, now it is like new.
  9. Merry Christmas everybody.
  10. Welcome Larry. It sounds like you are off to a great start. A poker, rake and shovel were the first tools my teacher had me make when I first started.
  11. Welcome Fred. I too have a neighbor who loves to smell my coal smoke. He says it reminds him of riding the train when he was a little boy.
  12. Darn, Woody, you beat me to it. I thought I had finally been the first to figure one of these out.
  13. Leah

    Hi all

    Welcome Acier, there are a few of us girls that hang out around here. It is good to see another one. You will find the folks here more than willing to help in any way they can.
  14. Angela, thank you for sharing your father's story with us. Have you ever thought about dusting off his tools and using them yourself? It sure is a lot of fun to play in the fire. There are a lot of women blacksmiths doing some beautiful work.
  15. Those are great films. Thank you for sharing those links.
  16. I love looking at old books like these, thanks.
  17. Thanks for the link, Jr. Good safety information there.
  18. Leah

    Harold Brewer

    Harold and his family are in my prayers.
  19. Thanks, these are great. I have never tried this with my camera, it is something I need to do.
  20. Garey Ford (left) instructing Bryan Black on the finer points of knife forging
  21. Leah

    Garey Ford

    Garey Ford demonstrates his nifty junkyard belt grinder
  22. Leah

    Charv

    Charv forging a knife
  23. Leah

    Ray Davis

    Ray Davis and the fanstastic jewelry he made
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