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  1. Rob Browne
    Or be trying to sell it on eBay for some amazing price :)
  2. Rob Browne
    That looks like the BBQ from xxxx!! Good job, make sure you give us an update of how it goes.
  3. Rob Browne
    I think I would be venting any forge. They put out lots of nasty gases and you don't want a room full of students in the same room with no ventillation.
  4. Rob Browne
    That would be what the hardie hole (square one) is for. Make the mould with a base that fits into the hardie hole and away you go. Same goes for the cutter. Eventually you end up with LOTS of these tools but that is the fun of forging.
  5. Rob Browne
    Welcome to IFI. Plenty to get you started here :)
  6. Rob Browne
    Welcome to IFI Dunstan from Down Under :)
  7. Rob Browne

    HI

    Rob Browne replied to keenavv's topic in Introduce Yourself

    Welcome to IFI, I'm sure you will have plenty of input for us.
  8. Rob Browne
    Welcome to IFI Andy. You have found the best place for getting started and interested that I could imagine.
  9. Rob Browne
    Great desing that I am going to "steal" and as Philip said the ball pein hammer is very useful :)
  10. Rob Browne
    Another farrier Its an amazingly common mistake made by most people that any farrier is a blacksmith. Just mention you can shoe a horse and they start pointing you to the forge for all sorts of things. Life is a great learning curve and this site sure helps that curve. Welcome to IFI.
  11. Rob Browne
    Good ideas above. A masonary forge is like an observatory in astronomy, you only build one in the location you are well and truely settled into. they would be a right $%^*_+&^ to move :)
  12. Rob Browne
    Look forward to your input, welcome to IFI.
  13. Rob Browne
    Looks a pretty basic design for a solid fuel forge but a few large hole in the bottom of the wok would be better and an ash dump in the bottom of the dish. Add some sandy mud and you are away. Have a look in the Blueprints for ideas.
  14. Rob Browne
    Over here most of the "good" stuff is in the antique shops or on eBay for ridiculous prices so its a case of make your own very often. However, the hardest thing we can't make ourselves is to get good coal.
  15. Rob Browne
    Know how you feel. I haven't had any forge time for a few weeks now and you really miss your hobbies very quickly.
  16. Rob Browne
    Sounds like you have a good starting plan. Now its practice, practice, practice. BTW welcome to IFI :)
  17. Rob Browne
    Welcome to IFI. Pull up a stump and start reading :)
  18. Rob Browne
    Welcome to IFI. Have a look at this site for some great info on gas forges.
  19. Rob Browne
    Welcome to IFI, friendly crew here with lots of info.
  20. Rob Browne
    Welcome to IFI :)
  21. Rob Browne
    Welcome to IFI, lots of great info here.
  22. Rob Browne
    That's one serious knife. I envy you your stock of deer antler.
  23. Rob Browne
    They last a long time as hot files after the farrier does not want them any more. Better than a standard file IMO. When they are no good for that use use them to make anything that needs a hig carbon steel. Have fun.....
  24. Rob Browne
    Its all been said. Make sure its easy to fit and get out so a bit of slop is good but not too much or lining it up on your work gets harder. As for material, if you can get an old axle or torsion bar make the whole thing out of this, especially if you got it for a good price :)
  25. Rob Browne
    Welcome to IFI. Spend a lot of time in the Getting Started section then progress to the easier Blueprints and you will be off and running.
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