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urnesBeast

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  1. I just did a little bit of calling. I am surprised, but Grand Fabral interior siding is $0.81/SF (0.0135 thick) http://www.fabral.com/product.php?id=10 Aluminum or steel (0.025 thick in 4x8 sheets) is $0.78/SF So, the paint, design etc of the siding only adds 0.03/sf. There is a difference in thickness which might account for it. However it looks like the stuff designed for this is the way to go. ----- For those that have put drywall covered by tin like this. Do you screw right into the drywall, or put furring straps in front of drywall? Alternatively, I could see thicker sheet metal screws going through drywall and into furring strips. ----- Was there concern with the sheet metal conducting electricity during welding, or the sound level increasing INSIDE?
  2. Since this is a detached building, the fire proofing I am concerned about is not about containment of a possible fire, but more keeping rolling sparks away from flammable wood studs and such. This forge set up in the last smithy kept the nearest wall cool to the touch after sustained forging. Adding heat shield to the nearest wall underneath the metal would be a good idea. Just the 5/8 drywall is $0.24/SF (not including taping, painting, mudding) I was given a back of the envelope estimate of $1.25/SF installed.
  3. I am outfitting a former stable to be my smithy. I am concerned about stray sparks, appearance to some degree, and maintenance. Right now, I have clapboard exterior with bare stud interior. I plan to insulate, as it does get cold up in Boston. It seems there is a "fabral grand ribbed" interior wall that covers three foot wide at a cost of $2.43 per LF. ($0.81/sqft) Installation is well within my skills, no painting needed. Can take a beating. If I need to get into the walls for anything, it is relatively easy. Drywall is also fire resistant, but is harder to wipe down and repair. Anyone had both at different times? Any simple sound proofing, etc I should consider before putting the interior up? Doug
  4. I think I might fly in from Boston. Trying to stay on the cheap at a local Memphis hotel (not worth bringing tent I think). If someone would like to split a cheap motel I found comfort inn at $90 a night or less. That is only $25 a night more than tenting for two people. Three folks and it is down to $10 premium for showers. Contact me directly. Thanks! Doug
  5. GentleSmiths, I am finding the battle with the building inspector to be too stressful (see other thread). For my own health, I am taking a break from all things blacksmithing for some undetermined period of time. I have put filters in place so that I do not see replys to this, or any other subscribed threads. I need to take a step back for a while. Thank you all for your support, see you again in the future. Doug PS: Direct mail is the only way to reach me for a while if you need to. Find it under the CP.
  6. Good suggestions everywhere. Why would a roof chimney be better? right now, I am laying very low until the write up of why this was denied. Then I will be doing things. Thanks, Doug
  7. Francis, How do we convince a building inspector that the setbacks for a woodstove are appropriate? I had thought I had made peace with the neighbor. While not 100% who stirred this up, I think I know. Either way, the avalanche has started, it is too late for the pebbles to vote. This is not a noise issue item, this is a chimney building permit issue. Doug
  8. I think the denial came from two reasons: "Not my department" department. If he denies it, there are almost no problems for him. If he approves it and something goes wrong, there might be. It is the path of least resistance. I had an unfortunate smithy fire in the spring. The new smithy is a completely different set-up. (all wood -even floor- vs concrete pad and sheet rock) It was all fine until an unhappy neighbor called in. Making peace with them did not last past her son's arrival for Thanksgiving. doug
  9. Hofi, Thank you! That is exactly what I did, only I have two metal sleeves inside the tunnel, and two different layers of kaowool. I will be adding the sheetmetal or concrete board to put against the wall. Thank you, doug
  10. Status update: I just filed for the building permit. It looked good, the guy was about to issue it (he said), he went into a side room to call the fire safety officer. A manager came back about ten minutes later and said it was denied because it was not "normal and customary" He asked if I wish to appeal, I said yes. He started paperwork for that, and it should be ready in a week. The appeal is to the State Board of Mass. -Doug
  11. Could you all do me a favor and if you have constructed a side draft like this, please give dimensions of: Distance to wall from firepot Wall material Fire shield in place? Description of horizontal piece (single wall, double wall) Stack height. This kind of documentation of existing builds will be helpful. Thank you, Doug
  12. I have taken a majority of the classes available at the teaching forge you speak of. As soon as they develop a next set of courses, I will be taking them. (They need to build up enough students to fill that class) The lead instructor is excellent. I was once into wood carving, took a week intensive class with a world-class (literally) instructor. By the end of the week, my excitement and desire for woodcarving had been crushed and I never carved again. The lead instructor at this teaching forge has invigorated me, I find myself spending a significant portion of my time blacksmithing or preparing to blacksmith. I think the classes are pricey, but the value is high! I keep coming back. I assure you the gentlemen running the forge are not getting rich off of us. I hope they can stay in business long enough to teach me everything they know- so about 30 more years! -Doug
  13. I am located in Boston. The forge is in a dedicated out building. The building is drywalled over wood studs. Concrete floor. Doug
  14. Everyone, My building inspector wants the safety and manufacturing specs on my 1901 champion coal forge and the Uri Hofi side draft forge that I installed. Side Draft I have modified the Uri Hofi side draft forge to be triple walled, double insulated going through the side wall touching a 2x4 studed frame. In use, I have a candle sitting on the outer shell on the inside of the building and the outside of the building. They have yet to even melt a little. The distance from the firepot to the nearest combustables is something he is interested in. The firepot is in the middle of the table 14" from the side near the wall. Documentation that this is an appropriate setback for this design would be helpful. Something from a similar forge would be great if scanned in. Any historians? I believe the building inspector wants something he can file away as documentation. He said if I found something on the internet that has these setbacks, that would be fine. If anyone has something that fits this description, that would be great. Point me to something, or if you feel qualified, you could send something like this or post it to another thread about the "Safety setbacks for a forge and side draft chimney." I am hoping I can get something from Uri himself, and will be pointing him to this post. -Thanks Doug
  15. Mine all come out with different character, curious how much variation there is out there. After four bottle openers, five abandoned efforts (always mess up the nose) and one as a finiale, I am down to about 55 minutes forging and about 20 heats.
  16. I just made one of these. It is my first welding project, but I think I did well. How does one test this machine. I expect that failure would be at the nut connection, the bolt would shear. I was thinking I could text this by putting a packing blanket over it, wearing lots of safety gear and standing around the corner and let run to full pressure with nothing in there to smoosh. Would this break the jack if the press did not fly apart? Has anyone had this thing fail? I am also thinking of making my bolts out of tool steel. I suspect I would rather just normalize them so if they sheared, they would shear in a gooey way instead of a sharp sudden failure. Ideas? Doug PS. I have some temporary pins in there right now and have crushed some copper tubing the long way. That works wonderfully
  17. metalworking air power hammer It is the "super deluxe package" from here: https://www.tinmantech.com/html/pwrhmr_tm-straight_post.php hardly used. Way too small for blacksmithing (I think) but someone might be interested for other reasons.
  18. My grandpa told me about all the dangers that came from the illegal production and sale of alcohol when he lived through prohibition. Funny, ever since alcohol was re-legalized, all those dangers went away (gangsters fighting over turf, blinding from drinking wood alcohol, disregard for the prohibition law, corruption of law enforcement because of the huge financial incentives...) What lessons have we learned from Prohibition that makes us think that the Drug War is a good idea?
  19. Why is Frosty using the new AKFrosty57? My theories... Second of nine lives, deserves new username Got banged on head, forgot password Thankfully getting older and forgot password Hit maximum allowable number of posts, needed new account. Glad to have him back under any name.
  20. It is pretty near me. How loud are these things? I am in a residential area. That is the most likely concern I have. I have to call him to find out if it has a motor that should work, etc... Any help or things I should ask are appreciated. Thanks, Doug
  21. Use a hair dryer. Higher volume and lower pressure.
  22. Since I pointed to him, I feel the need to stand up for his buisness. He never claims better. He claims cheaper. Look how many people come on here as newbies unable to draw a taper (yet) and look at his sales numbers. A year ago, as a new smith, I did the math and thought them worth the money. A year later, I find that polar bear blanks are a better deal. A year from now??? - doug
  23. This is in addition to steel toes... (which I do not wear in the shower)
  24. If you drop something, lift your toes. Flat toes get crushed, lifted toes get smacked. I knew I had internalized this when I was showering off, dropped the can of shaving cream and my toes were up in the air before the can had hit the tub.
  25. Actually, it is worth significantly *more* than the price. Extremely high quality photos Clear instructions and pitfall warnings (that I have ignored at my peril!) Quality binding, paper and construction I hope these are profitable enough to encourage Parts III through X. Then on to the Advanced series. -Doug
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