Jeremiah

Hello all, just picked up a whisper baby that is in almost new condition for a great deal! What I am wondering is what pressure I should run it at. I ran on 10lbs for awhile and then on 15lbs seemed to do better at 15lbs, but I am new to this type of forge and really have no idea where to set the regulator.

WOW, beautiful man, beautiful!

Very Nice, I dig the shiney!

You are exactly right, I will let you know how goes it..hopefully soon.

It has been over a year now and we have not been up there yet.... I spoke with the granddaughter just the other day and she says he is wondering when we are going to show up. Time has just slipped by and I fear that if I don't get up there I may end up with some lifetime regret.

ApprenticeMan you are my HERO. Nice hammers, I aspire to one day make hammers. Check out these elfin hammers by Elmer Roush

Shop should be big enough: 30' wide X 45' or so deep X 30' tall (old tobacco barn) although the more space we make the more "stuff" we find. :)

Glenn, good point. Everquest 2 is a good example of this. I was taken by rpgs for a while and although my barbarian berserker enjoyed forging weapons and armor made of such things as 'blackened iron', I think he spent most of his time making household items. I would run around and gather components for hours then run back to my guild and forge these components into more components and so on and so fourth until finally I had made an arrowhead, candle holder or 'super duper sword of death' .. I can remember camping (means leaving the game) and telling my group that I had to go meet my brother at the forge, which led to a whole lot of oohhhs and ahhhhhs along with some intelligent conversation about the how, where and why of my love of smithing. I have since put away the EQ2 hat as I began to feel that it was just not the best use of what little time it feels like I have, but I am still a nerd at heart and will always think Dwarven Smiths (Sindri or Brok anyone??) are cool. Anyway one thing I can say is that nothing compares to the actual feel of the hammer in hand, but without my imagination, life would not be near as fun. Swords or candle holders it does not matter to me and someday maybe I will be able to 'know it all' . At least I will try my darndest,.. and yes, I am often asked if I shoe horses or if I can make a sword, to which I usually reply not yet but maybe one day. So what does it matter if a someone asks? How else would they learn??

Great Book!! .... .. .. (if I could keep track of it )

Ted, you hit the nail on the head. You guys/gals put a lot of hard work into BGoVA. I don't know what this weekend will be like, but I would love to be there !!!

That makes sense, thanks Tyler.

How far back and to what temper did you use?

As needed to keep it safe to work.

I had to wait in line to buy gas this morning which is pretty unusual, I think more people were actually buying gas today around here (hmmm, must be sumthin' to this don't buy gas thing) :P

Where u from Backyardsmith?? And what is your opinion on using roof bolts (I have a few lying around)?

Howdy Technovist

Welcome SS, and like AprrenticeMan said, you can learn a lot from the guys/gals here at IFI all you have to do is ask :)

Man, that is some nice work and I really like the wooden frame :)

Key, I am using that same hammer right now. I was trying it out as bought and after using it for a couple of hours the head flew off (I knew this would happen:) ) so i cleaned the handle up with a draw knife and put wedges in it. Soon after it was given a good reshaping and polishing because for me the edges on the face were to sharp, and there was not enough "roundness" on the face to suit me. The head is still tight today and I really like the weight and feel of the hammer.

Welcome Welder, you are at the right place, if you have any questions people here are more than happy to help.

Nice too see ya here Adam! Great Place with Great Folks :D

Yeah, that is a really nice forge, and did you fab the fire pot also?

I found this on the local classifieds yesterday for $25. The guy said it was in his back yard when he bought the place and he just wanted it out of the way. The champion blower works great. He was just happy that someone would get some use out of it. :)

Welcome and is that a Rover in the Picture?