Dale Russell

Fairwell " Shadow " , gonna miss our talks . Your Aussie mate Downunder Dale Russell

I use one of these in my " coke " forge Cast iron drain grate . They come in many different shapes & sizes Dale Russell

G'Day tex62 If you contact the Artist Blacksmithing Association NSW they might be able to hook you up with someone close to you Artist Blacksmithing Association NSW (artistblacksmithnsw.com) Dale Russell

Made with 25 mm x 6mm flat Dale Russell

Personally i'd put the filter " between the tank & the pump " , rather pick up any crud " before the pump / control valve / cyl " then after it's gone through everything . Dale Russell

White Nomad , the only place i know of in OZ thats doing smithing qualifications is this place in NSW . https://www.tafensw.edu.au/course/-/c/c/MEM30305-04/Certificate-III-in-Engineering-Fabrication-Trade-Blacksmithing Oh sorry about that but looked more in " google " & found this too , might be helpful https://tafeqld.edu.au/courses/18572/learn-the-art-of-blacksmithing Dale Russell

This might give help with forging out leaves . http://treeproject.abavic.org.au/pdf-articles/How-to-Forge-a-Gum-Leaf.pdf Dale Russell

G'day Joe , Dont know if these will help you with your choice or not , but Dale Russell

It is of great sadness to announce the passing of Ian Lowe Ian died at home due to on going medical problems R I P bro , gonna miss you Dale Russell ( aka ) " convict "

G'day Bart , Not sure exactly where in Gold Coast you are , but here's one smithing group you could look into . http://www.gchheritagemuseum.org.au/the-blacksmiths-shop Dale Russell

Hi Peter Have you looked at your local smithing groups ? https://www.abavic.org.au/ https://www.montdelancey.org.au/blacksmiths/ https://watersidemetalart.org/ Dale Russell

Bluerooster , kinda reminds me of this , enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeeE9DyI52w Dale Russell

To save you going looking David F .... Dale Russell

Just letting you know the intensity of the bushfires down here in Australia . This what's left of a BMW after it's been through a fire . The snaking rivers that have run away from it are what's left of the engine block . Dale Russell

You know it's hot when the drop of sweat from your nose evaporates before it hit's the ground

Marc , stay safe mate , first sign of that fire coming to you i'd be heading for the river . Like you I also live in a bushfire prone area , if a fire breaks out here this summer it'll make Black Saturday look like a single candle on a cake , 5 times this last year they told us here they where going to be doing fuel reductions , 4 time it was cancelled due to it was " raining " ( never heard why the 5th wasn't done ) In recent years I intended on staying , but with an ailing disabled wife I've had to make the hard choice of " leaving " at first sign of fire . Maybe one day the people in-charge will heed the advice of the local native Australians & do the " fuel reductions & do it often " like they did before the white man came to " their " country . Dale Russell

Just talked to Moony , fires to the east and west of him about 2 KMS from his property , packed and ready to leave if he has to . Moving equipment away from the w/shop as I was talking to him . Wil call him tomorrow to see how he went . Dale Russell

Not sure if this is what your after , I looked into doing this myself awhile ago as an alternative fuel to store brought briquettes . Dale Russell And this

While showing my son the 2Cellos youtube clip he put me onto this . Mongolian throat singing / instruments " Heavy Metal " & this one .... Enjoy Dale Russell

My 2 cent's worth ..... If in doubt call a " Licenced Electrician " to wire it up to " your " countries wiring code . Dale Russell

Found this , am blown away what these to blokes can do with a Cello ( followed the rabbit hole of YouTube on them as well ) WOW is all I can say .

Ohio , not used one myself , am looking into these types of units myself for producing wood " chunks " for charcoal production myself ( Using a " Hookway " style retort but with waste cooking oil burner as a supply for my heat source ) . There is a poster on YouTube " Made in Poland " who has 2 vids on a " Branch Logger " build he made ( 1 with build plans ) . Sorry not much more of a help , but is a starting point for you anyway . Dale Russell

BillyBones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billycan And how to make " Billy tea " Dale Russell

Marc1 Guess someone forgot to tell this bloke he shouldn't be swimming in the Hawkesbury River . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7tMyNIfiy4 & this one FB link removed Dale Russell

On youse Ausfire . Sad to say I missed my first Dawn Service for 10 yrs by forgetting to set my alarm , was quite annoyed with myself to when I woke up .. Dale Russell