geofthesmith

thanks for the advice i think ill round off one of my pliers for that, how would i go about tincturing it without removing the petals? or is that possible?

never realy did anything in the way of pure art, figured id try my hand. any criticism would be great

thanks for the advice, in hindsight the 8 lbs was a bad idea. i think ill just get another anvil im sure there's one round at the flee market or in tailgating

unfortuanatly no pictures my camera was injured. its a Vulcan 75lbs and in new condition, no idea how old it actually is and id like to think its worth saving. the face doesnt look like it was welded all the way through when it was made, rather it seems to have been brazed just around the outside

ive got a tiny problem with my anvil. the face has come halfway off the body. what happened was i was making a stage prop for my churches play and it was larger than i usually work with so i got my dad to strike for me with an 8lbs sledge and about 5 heats in the weld broke all the way through. Ive welded it a couple of times around the side but it never holds for long. any ideas on how to permanently fix this?

thanks,
Geof

thanks a bundle graham this will make things a lot simpler. i regret to say that i read this on Sunday witch usually seems to be the case, otherwise i probably would have come down

i suppose i worded this poorly, my apologies. all i needed to know was the definition or the properties of the steel in those states so i can better explain what im talking about.

hello all i read more than i post here so my name doesnt pop up much, but ive got a speech im gonna be giving about the basics of metallurgy specifically dealing with bladesmithing. and its been a wile since ive forgoten all the technical lingo i learned and im having a hard time understanding some of the stuff Ive googled...im rambling long story short id like to know the laymans definitions (or closest thing to em) for bainite ferrite and perlite. anything would help please and thanks

geof

I used a couple to plant hangers an' a pair o' candle sticks for me dad.

love it, the ales in the corner made me chuckle

welcome otto, lots to learn here and never fear to ask questions =D

id put my money on make, i got away with about 65$ for mine. it aint big but it works for what i do

been a long time since ive had a chance to get online, i use coal when working at my uncles and propane at home...neighbors didnt care much for the smoke, something about the environment.

i just go to an art store and get regular clay for like 25lbs for 5$

home depot sells some mild steel, at least i think its mild, it dosnt spark like carbon but its awfuly hard to cut

Dons Garden Shop
colorado
colorado springs
(719) 591-1040 i bought some there like 2 days ago
no bags and its 13cents per lbs
tis hard coal, smokes alot unless air is constantly flowing therefore it burns real fast but its xxxx cheap....from utah i think they said
they will only ship in the state and then u gotta get a big dump truck full so like 20 tons unless you bring your own truck

i wear realy,cheap, almost rawhide glvoes from home depot there only like 6$ and im still on my first pair, there real loose that way when i get another piece of something hot in it i can just flick my wrist and it flies acrosd the patio.

a word of warning about clay. any type of clay used to seal or for any use in your forge for that matter must be left to dry for at least 5 days (+or- depending on size) before fireing...or it will explode from steam and send hot chunks of clay and charcoal flying everywere burnings stuff including but not limited to, your favorite shirt, plastic tarps, the fence, grass and screens on windows....as an aditional note hairjell burns fairly vigorously as well....so ya be careful

FIN

thanks for the info, i was trying to get it out without moving the hot centre. and that just cooled everythign off.

k ive been runnin my forge on charcoal for a wile but i got my hands on a small amount of coal, and tried it out and i was having problems with clinker getting cloged in my tuyere, i got it out but not without greatly desturbing the fire, how do you guys get it out without breaking up the fire?

wow, you never woulda known there was a grip on the handle

i tap 3 times when i start working and after i clean up, im a man of tradition

you could make it out of twisted square stock, give it a victorian look.

well when you use coal you make your own coke in the process so not much sence in buying coke and im pretty sure coal is about as hot as it gets for solid fuel only downsides are the smoke at the start of the fire and when you add new coal and the clinker left over fromt he non organic parts of coal that dont burn, they can clog the airways and you have to poke em out, charcoal gets almost as hot as coal but ive not been able to get it to welding temp and its virtualy smokeless, and wood..well i dont think wood can get hoter than maby orange i wouldnt use it unless i was out of everything else.