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AmiRasco

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    Israel
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    All forms of art. Music, drawing, carving, forging, everything!!
  • Occupation
    Iron working, blacksmithing
  1. I'm not an expert on the subject, but as far as I know, oil, even cooking oil would do a better job than water because of the boiling point. When you dunk hot metal into water, the water "flash" boils which creates pockets of steam between the water and your blade, bubbles running around on it and such which could very much give you an uneven quench. That's not to say that water dosn't work, the Japaneses have been using water for the worlds most revierd blades we know. So if you're gonna use water, use a relatively large quenching tub so you can keep your blade in motion while inside the water so you get constant contact between your blade and the water. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oijgODuKzeo&playnext_from=TL&videos=F1HqH1-K_IY This guy is quite informative in his vid's, maybe he'll be of some help. Enjoy, Ami.
  2. You could also probably type whatever's written on the side there into google and find more accurate information about it. I was probably wrong in my first reply anyway. LOL
  3. I'm not 100% sure about it, but it looks like a London anvil (Peter Wright) with the table, the length of the horn and location of the hardy and pritchel holes, but I've never seen one with the face sticking out of the sides like that. In any case, if you're planning on buying it, role up your sleeves my friend.. looks like a **** load of work to get back into good condition fun fun fun!!! Good luck, Ami.
  4. Hi Hofi, just thought I'ld say hi! Not sure if you remember me, I left a nasty looking dog head door knocker at your shop!
    I hope Jim turned up ok!

  5. I totally agree with that! Safety isn't a game. That's why I researched the hazards of the job. "Hey yall watch this" is how people learn how to loose fingers and eye balls. Unfortunately sometimes their lives as well. But when we're doing this day in day out, we skip some safety precautions to get the job done faster (most of us at least) and that's when the poo poo hits the fan. Anywho, my question was pretty much answered. Thnx y'all.
  6. Thnx Highlander, that pretty much covers what I already knew about it, but people were talking about staying away from galvanized metal like it was mustard gas, so I thought maybe someone knows something I missed along the way. I'm sure there is, I'ld just hate to find it out the hard way because of ignorance. I'm sure that every single professional welder out there has on more than one occasion, thrown caution to the four winds so they could get to the bar in time to see the Dallas Cowboys kick butt again, but I've never heard of deaths related to MFF. Heavy metal poisoning is a different story though.
  7. Hi all, I was reading another thread called "first forge" and some of you kind of spooked me with the vapor comments. I pretty much educated myself via the internet about safety at work dealing with fumes, being I started out as an iron worker / welder. Of course I've welded miles of galvanized metal, and tried my best to keep my head out of the plum, but working inside with nothing but a MIG welder that gets kind of hard to do. I've never really suffered from anything like metal smoke fever or anything other than a cough and a scratchy throat after a long day with poor ventilation. If there's any long term damage or anything that might pop up a few years from now that some of you may know of that I missed, I would appreciate it if you could educate me further in that matter. May be even a little safety thread would be a good thing for everyone to peek at. Thanx Ami.
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