johnptc

seems more like a punch press than anything else than i have seen

not much to say except I know how much a dog can mean best quote for now: "every child deserves a dog" john w/ cody and della send our best...........to you and your k9 companions

thanks all......... my coke forge is all brick.no worries. the is a ellis vt12 forge, as i am pretty pressed for time and didnt make one from scratch. i just am concerned that the sq tubes will get damaged from the heat if i dont cover them on the other hand if they were there it might not be a loss.........i dodnt have any propane experience so there will be a learning curve ( i hope:) )

thanks i just saw on the web.......... wouldnt take much says it sticks to metal !!

picture coming up thanks

excellent work and a great close up thanks for sharing !!

i am new to gas forges. i am setting up a vertical propane forge. it has a front and rear openings about 3x3 inches. they are existentially pieces of sq steel tube. in my first run to really cook the satanite i noticed the steel tubing gets quite hot ( a little color). is this normal ??? certainly seems reasonable given the hot gases flowing by. should they be covered with refractory cement or ??? to protect them in the long run ????

thanks my better half is thankful for your wise decision :D

also in the bedroom.........my favorite firearms instructor once pointed out to me that you are much more likely to need an extinguisher by the bed than a firearm :D

these guys makes barrier cream also one for water based stuff and another for oil based .............

best hand cleaner i found is kresto hand cleaner ( see google) i went to a metal supply yard and they had it in the rest room.........really works great. same company makes a paint soap the easily removes uncured epoxy .........

very nicely worded frosty !!

try painters soap sold by automotive paint stores for oil based car paints

for blade work i am very fond of the bottom blast with coke......allows me to keep the blade away from the oxygen i havent used a side blast:(

understood thanks

actually i checked into after your post..........let me know if you get some how they work out for you...........john

i like the idea of making a pattern welded billet from it and the using a top grade blade steel for the core ( edge). looking forward to see what you do with this.

steve see Abrasive belts atarting with size 2x72-9 3m regallite( spelling) ceramics in fine grits about 2/3 of the way down the page

have been using these for about the last 5 years .. they are great you get used to hearing them drain and you know they are working fine :)

thanks for the question !! we poured a reinforced block of concrete 36x36x36 with four hollow vertical tubes. the sculpture has four 1.5 inch tubes in the bottom going up to the inner ring with internal supports. once on site i welded four steel bars into the the tubes in the sculpture. the tubes in the concrete based were then filled with cement-all ( 9000psi dry pack) and the piece lowered down......... the enginner i talked with said the biggest load could be seismic but kids could rival it :(

how old are the belts ??? i have had issues with old belts in that the joints would fail

glass does not melt when struck by forge fleas ????:confused:

Yes sir in LA...... the dedication isnt until june13... if i sounded cryptic.......its now in a tarp until then. thanks for looking :)

glad it was only glasses

Please thank him from me and my family for his service. He is on our list :)