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  1. civilwarblacksmith
    The others are still being worked on to get them back onto the site. They will get there eventually.
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    Sorry Matt, Must have missed the e-mail on this. I was using soft bituminus coal out of southwestern West Virginia.
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    Your picture didn't come through, so we can't tell what you are working with.
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    I had won a nice lacer on E-bay but the seller disappeared and never accepted the money. So I finally got the money back.
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    I like it. Looks good. Once I put my saw together, I will have to see how straigh it cuts.
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    If you are tending the fire, aerating it, just plain doing fire maintenance; you shouldn't have meteorite sized klinker. If you are working the fire, the klinker will stay small and be worked out through the klinker breaker. If you don't have a klinker breaker, such as my 2 portable re-enactment forges, by tending the fire you remove the klinker while they are still small and not robbing the heat from your fire. Also if you are getting really large klinker, you could have a coal quality problem.
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    It could have alot to do with blacksmithing. SHOP DOG I've got 2 dachshunds for shop dogs and one keeps digging holes in it.
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    Yeah, I always carry a brass hammer with me now. That way if I demonstrate at someone elses forge I don't have to worry about messing up their hardy.
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    The chief blacksmith should have a brass hammer handy for using on any hardy. That way the hammer takes the abuse and not the hardy. I understand about unsupported living history sites. At the Union Mills Homestead, it was given to the Carroll County in the late 50's as a museum. The doesn't do as much as needed with the place. Alot of hemmin and hawwin goes on to get it done. It is still run by the Shriver homestead assoc. as far as events but then again there is alot that can bring in more people to the place except for some board member not wanting to do them. That is why I feel it is important for me to run the smithy as much as possible.
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    How well does the hardy hold in with the screw? Any chance of it falling out?
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    Alot of times service centers drop off the one that have been changed out on vehicles. So there should be some loose ones around. Same with coil springs. Also check with local garages. Most of the time they will be glad to give them to you so they don't have to take them away or have to pay some one to do it.
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    Jungle...........
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    That is amazing work.
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    I'll work up bp on all three and when I get them done I'll post them most likely on my web site and when Glenn gets caught up I'll get them copied for Glenn here. I'll be pulling the stove out of the trailer in a few weeks to get dimensions for now.
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    Great to have ya here and happy hammering
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    Glad to have ya here.
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    Seems most everyone are rockers or metal heads. I listen to a couple of different styles depending on what comes through. Mostly Country/Bluegrass and also Christian and Classical.
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    I need to get a belt lacer to redo the leather belts on my forge blowers. Both demo forges run off of belts.
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    I usually have CNC punch machine dies follow me on occasions. The become too short from repeated sharpening. I get them and take them to iron-n-the hat for use as fly press tooling or for use in hydraulic presses for punches.
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    The tree looks great. We had a group at our hammer in 3 yrs ago called the Ironmasters. They were out out Rockville, MD. at the time. 7 or 8 guys from the former Russian states that seemed to be really coriographed(?) when they worked together. They forged a tree about 7ft tall and you couldn't tell it was put together. I'll see if I can get a picture. Great Job.
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    Boxes, crates, and buckets. unsorted and unorganized. I was real happy when I finally used up a bucket of scrap. Now it can be refilled.
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    Crocodile Dundee
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    Hey Jayco, Here is my new cooking apparatus for re-enactments. You wanted one that you could use for family cook outs. This one also breaks down flat for easy storage. It is an 1860 period field cook stove. about 35H x 35L x 20W not counting shelf. Made this for the wife. Fire was the number 1 killer of women in the 1800 and before, due to the flowing dresses and hoop skirts getting too close and into the fire. Kinda the first BBQ grill.
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    Remember that the forge I use for the re-enactment has a blower at the back. So if it is a 3 x 4, I stand along the 4 ft side. It give me more room in my set-up. I just set the forge that I posted earlier up and the long side is coming from the wall with the short side along the wall. I will still most likely work from the side in order to work the blower. Hope that helps. Reb ps. Hope this message gets to you, I think I just posted the last one to myself.

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    Remember that the forge I use for the re-enactment has a blower at the back. So if it is a 3 x 4, I stand along the 4 ft side. It give me more room in my set-up. I just set the forge that I posted earlier up and the long side is coming from the wall with the short side along the wall. I will still most likely work from the side in order to work the blower. Hope that helps.

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