EMAN

Sorry about that. Im in Michigan. It is from a 2002 Chrys. Town and Country. As far as I know of it is original.

does anyone know what material axle shafts are made out of? I forged a sword and want to get it hardened so I can finish it. I can send it to a heat treating place that we use at work but they are going to want to know "what it is?" and "an axle shaft" won't work! thanks for any help.   

Very nice! Glad to see another MABA on here. I go to Steves on Tuesdays. if i get a chance maybe i will make it to the meeting and get to see that in person.

GIHAHIH

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In alot of shops that i have worked in they have some kind of what we call "smoke suckers". it is prity much a large vacuum with filters in it. Or they have welding helmets that have a fresh air pump that forces air in to the helmet. Sorry i dont have a picture of one right now. If you want i will get one. The only bad part of it is that there expensive! The one i have was $1500.00! Luckly i didnt have to pay for it my work did. If you dont do ALOT of welding its hard to justify the cost. But if your welding alum. or galvanized you almost need one. Or you could use some kind of blower to suck the fumes away from you. I made a vortex blower kind of like the Dicen fans. It amplifies the air pressure that you feed it. Dont know if that helps at all but just some other suggestions for you. If you want to see any of these  let me know and i will get some pictures for you.

GIHAHIH!

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Howdy im Eric. if your not from Michigan you may not under stand the thumb reference. I live about 30 miles west of Port Huron. Just found the site looking for info. Found more than i could use! If there is any one looking for a place to bang on things. There is a guy in Romeo that has an open class on Tuesday nights. Ok well thats all for now. 

GIHAHIH!

ERIC