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I built my own propane forge in about 8 hours of actual work time,including a home made burner. The hardest part was finding a good liner locally.
If you spend some time on YouTube, you can get lots of ideas.
Now that I have had the chance to look through the pages and pages of help,here at IFI.
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Hello Nohone. I am so new to the blacksmith sene, that I don't even have a real anvil yet. I'm using a chunk of old rail track. My tool collection is very basic. An old file, some sand paper, two pairs of old plumbing pliers, a 2 lb hammer and an old ball peen hammer. In fact I wanted to keep my investment cost down, so I built my own propane forge.with a bit of help from a friend and his welder.
Now I've only had my forge up and running a few weeks. So far I built a really bad pair of tongs, 2 ok looking curtain rods for my front windows.
A small bronze knife and a horse shoe to hang on my wall.
Now that my family have herd about what I am doing, my sister in law wants plant hangers for her house,so does my wife. I want to make my wife some garden tools, maybe some shelving brackets. An old style dinner bell would be a good gift for my father in laws farm, maybe even a set of bull horns for my truck.
Well good luck with what ever you build.
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I gather that when its time for me to try and forge weld.
I should have a pure form of borax on hand.
Thank you for the info, I'll try out some forge welding next week maybe.
If I can up load a few pictures of my first attempt.
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Ok I'll bite. What's up with borax? I am new to blacksmithing, never tried to forge weld yet.
However from the videos I've seen, I thought I would have to use borax to forgeweld?
I know I probbley sound dumb. But I was raised to believe that there is no such thing as a dumb questions. -
Thompson Manitoba
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Geoff is the name. Thompson Manitoba Canada. New to blacksmith sene. So new I don't even have an anvil yet. Made a few knifes and spears as a kid, in my dads work shop. He didn't like that to much. 30 yrs + now with kids of my own. One wants a bronze knife for his Boy Scouts camping trip. So I built a my first propane forge for videos on YouTube. I would like to find a blacksmith here in Manitoba that would give lessons. Maybe I could even get good enough to change a hobbie into a full time job.
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Looking for lessons or tips for beginner blacksmith
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Hello from the great white north. I'm new to the blacksmith sene. Is there any members Manitoba?
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Hello everyone. I'm in northern Manitoba. I'd like to learn more about blacksmithing, once in a while I get a chance to get as far south as Swan.
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Hello everyone. I'm in northern Manitoba. I'd like to learn more about blacksmithing, once in a while I get a chance to get as far south as Swan.
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New to blacksmith, new to the site. I am looking to talk to some one local. I'm in northern mb. Is there any one local? Maybe a bit further south?
Anyone who has cast iron
in Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting
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Hello Shaye. I am wondering if you have had much luck with you home smelting. I have uploaded s few pictures of some of the slag I have. I am trying to find a way to separate the copper and other metals that are in the slag. maybe you have some knowledge that can help me.