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Pure Iron Anyone know anything about this material? Similar idea as wrought it appears....

My heart goes out to you, truely.

that's it, thanks guys

..red flag?

maybe 200lbs of coal

I'm with Mlmartin, a least for my reenacting ladle tht I make, and like Ian suggests, I customize the handle with varied twists.

I'm boggled! that is the coolest thing I've seen in the past 20 minutes (short attention span ) I mean.... good lord. Would still love to see some anvil pics, the anchor is duly impressive, and those are four men i whose fist I would not want to be on the wrong side of (not that us smiths are 'hot' tempered or anything! )

Can anyone direct me to images/plans for a foot-controlled torch? I've been curious to see a design, but do not have the resources to tinker on one myself, though perhaps I will be motivated once I understand the concept. Thanks gang.

One of these and various five-gals. I need to invest in some 55 gals for the coal mentioned in another post. Copyrighted photo removed and replaced by a link.

I've made them out of discarded fencing (sword) blades before, same deal as above; people waiting for me to finish as I demo'd them

something hot to to bang on always helps. Might want to make a hardy (supplement with a chisel), a bending fork, a quench tank/bucket, a twisting wrench of some kind I don't have much beyond that, and I get along alright

black iron pipe is what is commonly available here in hardware stores. the non galvanized is painted black, and threaded at its ends (typically). diameters measure from 3/8"-2" in common supplies, and any length up to 10 feet A scaffolding pole would work given that it is not galvanized, it is thick enough

having seen it (perhaps I overlooked the link, my apologies if I did) I would say: Test it, snag it. They are versatile, and will accommodate you for a good while

I also agree with Larry on the cutting (I had decided that after having a "duh" moment) Perhaps one of these saws will be next on the tool list. Ironwolf: that is a firm method of going about it, and one that I had considered. guess I'll scrounge up a piece and bang one out while timing myself. Well, thoughts confirmed. Thank you, gentlemen! I'll just throw a number at the client after I make one and see if it sticks ;)

Having purchased my welder and being the proud owner of it for all of five hours, my neighbor brought a proposal to me. The project is simple: make 20 squares out of rebar. 10, one foot squares, and 10, 1/4 metre squares. I have to price the materials out tomorrow as it was too late to call concrete mixers this evening, but looking at the Lowes website, their cost would be $43. should I purchase an abrasive disc and just cut them with a mitre saw? should I heat and chisel the lengths out? this determines how long the project will take, obviously. (wish I had a metal muncher!) Does labor cost typically exceed materials cost for welding? I am at a loss because I have never had a comission welding before. Thanks guys ;)

We would need t know more about it than the price. It may be a paperweight for that fee, we would not know. Conversely, it might be a great deal! Who made it? What is the model number? How old is it? Where is it coming from? What process is it? electrode, wirefeed, TIG?

Or a large Vulcan, although I have no idea what the largest size they ever made was; I think they were scaled per 10 pounds, and had a number (5 for 50lbs, etc) stamped in them. maybe you could look for one. I just got outbid on a 240lb one not 45 mins from me on Ebay today by a lousy $5. Who needed a nail header then? I could have just chewed some out after that, it was in great shape and ended at only a dollar and change per pound!! Best of luck to you KYBOY!

sounds like it has character to me; I'm wracking my brain trying to come up with a name for my venture. I'm trying to make it appropriate for my 18th century demos, etc. I was also thinking of touchmarks, and know the creation of one possibly has a bearing on the other, although I was considering a simple "tomahawk" design, as I am a native reenactor and could easily fabricate one

oh, and an edit to my earlier post, that coal is about 700lbs (it was a quick eyeball the first time) and it burns hotter and cleaner that any I've used yet! (still free, too)

That's a great find Jkeller! all you need now is a forge for a workable shop:) I'm envious, although I my have some new items soon to post on here . great find

I enjoy the stand, it reminds me of Bosch's "Garden" tryptich!

In regards to the sat. radio, I got an ipod with my mac, and yeah the music sure is nice to get into a rhythm with. Just think about everything the baby boomers did while the Beatles played in the background, I bet forming hot steel wasn't at the top of the list!

Great stuff man, thanks for sharing. What's next on the plate? share pics of the progress, we'd love to see them! Keep it up, I'm rather envious :)

glad to have you TC; look forward to seeing your work in the future :)

Obviously anything that was done with a Dad (the highest rank in manhood)is special. I know that without mine my life would be considerably less enjoyable than it is now, he is one of my true best friends. That being said.....maybe a grand historically/functionally; that's being lenient. emotionally priceless, duh, it's a man's tools! haha