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  1. rthibeau
    I bought a gallon of (at that time years ago) ptree's lube stuff. Still have over a 1/2 of that gallon (you dilute it with water). Recently I added a graphite based lube to mix with the ptree lube....have yet to test it. Seems the cheapest and easiest way is to do what you can and just take another heat. K I S S !!!! :)
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    4140 is a great steel, used for a multitude of uses. if you had enough of it in all the various sizes/lengths....you really wouldn't need any other steel
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    "So, forging in sub zero temperature outside. how often should i do this and how safe is it."........ wellll........you can do it as often as yer able,..... concerning safety we can't tell from here. If'n yer desperate (dumb) enough to do it to excess, I guess we will know come Spring. -_-
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    4140 rounds, 2" dia (which I have B) ) is more like axe material. But you'd better have a hefty power hammer to forge it down ^_^
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    also, you could always...........huh?...........beer????......umm
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    pink pinafores ????
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    good dies look on a lg hammer like..........gold!!!!!!!!
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    strange..........this thread started about welding upside down.......surprised no Aussies have chimed in, it's natural for them ain't it????? :wacko:
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    what size stock are you using and how long is each piece before sawing?
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    ya know....if'n you'd a mentioned that a year ago, I'd a given 'em to ya for free.... ^_^
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    grow some hair, Scott. In the meantime, an axe handle might be your better for your support
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    yeah, thanks......we can do that..... :o ....well, maybe <_< .....ok, sorry... :ph34r:
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    now THAT is an example of ART done by an artiste.......well done indeed
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    ain't no heat like a wood stove heat, a small Franklin type stove or some containment system would have that puppy warmed up in no time. A tent stove like re-enactors use would be ideal.
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    "mouse hawk", eh??? You must have big mouses and slow hawks, but that looks the tool to do it. Nice work :)
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    yes, and if only we all were as skilled/talented/brave/lucky??? But thanks for the link, forgot about that Glen
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    The best country in the world to be a blacksmith is the one where you can get all the fuels you want, all the steels you think you want, all the tools you need, and can pretty much do whatever you want. It helps if you already live there and have a shop set up. For me, that's where i am.........I know I'm biased, but do you realize how much work. etc. it is to move to a different country and get set up all over again??? Just sayin'.......
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    ok, I'll bite.............ummm, what was the question??
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    what size is the throat for tooling shaft to lock into?? I have a No 6 flypress and it takes 1" round shafts, yours should be smaller so I recommend getting some H13 rod of the correct size and make it into whatever tool you want. Alternatively, use mild steel of the correct size for the shaft and weld larger H13 for a tool to it. To get what you need for tooling, the amount of H13 isn't that much.....pay for it and be happy in the long run.
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    Frosty........hope you heal up soon.....getting upset while at or giving demos is bad karma...... ^_^
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    hey cowboy.........can you really see Russia from there???? .. ;) :ph34r:
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    Scottsdale, AZ..........hmmmm.......gotta be a newbie troll......
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    not fair....he has an air hammer in his shop and you can see through the windows and actually look and see the floor!!! oh....wait..............he's just recently retired...........nevermind. but just wait 'til it gets dirty
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    #1: I fully concur with Thomas...publish it. #2: I want one just like it. #3: excellent work and good to hear he likes it. If'n I were a sniper tho', methinks I'd opt for a few extra magazines for the M1911, just sayin' #4: Make another one for me??? :)
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    I use a shovel full of the coals from the wood stove covered with the coal/coke/charcoal, add air as needed, voila!!
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