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No problem, Use fresh paper and just keep going to smaller grit until you get the finish you want, Flemish

Find something VERY flat and tape a sheet of sand paper to it. Lay your knife on it ans apply elbow grease. Flemish

O That is where I must have left them, Please return them to me at once, Just mail them to me in Va . Good find, now go get them hot and beat on them. Flemish

That is a shame, it would be great to have them. Look on the bright side, you get to make your own, Ed

As I said on KD are you cheeting? Ed

If I wanted to do that I would have it stabilized. That way it would hold up better. Ed

You could still build the fence, just to add to the beauty of the place, of course then your taxes would go up. Ed

Sweet, Looks well built and like it will be there for a long time. Ed

The top doesn't need to be level, just the part under the anvil. I took a 4" grinder and ground my stump and just worked on the high spots that my anvil actually hit. Worked for me and my wife can't hear my peter wright from the house any more. Ed

I would like an idea of what the press weights. Can you pick it up and put it on the table with out to much trouble? Flemish

I would search local sources, I forget what coal goes for here but I think that is very high to what I can get local. Ed

I made a hawk, upset it and then used the cross peen to widen the blade. Hardened it but did not temper it. Looks kinda cool and is handy for little things. Flemish.

Thanks everybody. I am new to this and wanted something that wont rust out and I guess I got some wrong info off of the net. Thanks Frosty Your answer was Very helpful. Flemish.

Frosty not young, just trying to think out of the box. My wife does a job and I help so I don't get paid. (she can't do it by herself) Trying to get a forge set up with out spending to much money I don't really have.

I get the pic. I was told that the square box that goes through the wall does not get hot. just wanted your input.

Would this work I can get a 20' x 12" for half the $$$ of metal? I would only need 12' or so.

Mongers In Harrisonburg sells stoker coal. It is what the guild uses and it does well. Not sure the cost. Phone # 540-434-3882.

Looks great and like a lot of work too. I have a craftsman 6" that I am in the same process with, except I am learning how it works and how it goes together, ect. Have fun.

In the book Forging History,s Patterns they say to cut the rod on the about 1 1/4 in and off center so that you leave about 2/3 on one side of the cut. Bend the 2/3 side down and forge to shape. I have tried it but I need to learn more before I try something like that.

How do I let you know I want to come and how do I get there?

My neighbor found out that I had a problem with it and he cranked up the old welder and I think It will hold this time. It does not get a lot of stress, but then that is what I thought last time. Thanks guys. Glad to know to preheat. just in case.

I tried to weld some 1" square to the bottom of a rail, to make a hardy hole. I ran 3 passes on each side and as I was running the last pass I heard a PING. A little later I saw a crack down the side of my weld on the other side. after about 1 hr. work using a hot cut and bottom fuller it fell off. The welds popped out of the rail leaving a app. 1/16 grove where my weld was. I don't have a camera so I can't show pics. Can I do this with my welder? I have a 110 stick welder and used 6011 rods, what I had. If so what did I do wrong? Thanks, Flemish

My wife and I are praying for you and your girls, Praying for you and your wife's peace and the little ones health and growth spurt.

Dave thanks for the video, I just finished a burner with specs from it. I could not get it to fire at all, I moved the flair in and out and the tip in and out. I finally put my hand around the air intake and blocked off the first row of holes and it fired right up and burned a pretty blue, I removed my hand and it immediately went out. I came back in and looked at your video to check that the .025 mig tip was right, and even though it was I changed it to .035 and it fires right up. I sure thought I followed your video to the letter but... If you have any ideas I would love to know, thanks again, Flemish

Thanks Guys, hope to be here long enough to be able to learn and even pass on some good info. in time.