Jack Evers
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A log cabin builder once told me to use vinegar.
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It's possible they reviewed the last shipment of hammers after your complaint and discovered there aren't any up to standard to replace yours with.
Some years ago, I had a similar problem with one of my farrier tools, a clincher. I left my good one at a clients about 60 miles away. Called him, he said he was coming to town on the weekend and would bring it. I went to my supplier, bought a cheaper replacement to get me thru the week and serve as an extra later. I then proceeded to tear up the replacements at the rate of about two/per day. I'd have been happier and I'm sure they would have been to just have my money back. It was a frustrating few days for both of us. -
It's solid and comes in 1/8 inch increments from 1/2 inch diam to 1-1/4 inches, but 5/8, 3/4, and 7/8 are probably the most common diameters.
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Some years ago I put on a clinic "forge work for farriers". Most if not all of these guys were doing cold work only and 3 and 4 pound hammers were the norm. One guy pulled his first piece of hot iron out of the forge and nearly cut it in half with a blow from his 3 pounder. He went to his truck and came back with a new looking 1-1/2 pounder saying "My kid gave me this a few years ago - said it was a rounding hammer - guess maybe he was right."
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Just a note to Hammered, The smell is a compound known as Methyl mercaptan' It's a volatile cousin to the oil that is sprayed by a skunk -- butyl mercaptan. A little goes a long way. Butyl has also been used as an oderant in natural gas. It can be smell at concentrations as low as 10 parts per billion. Once in Milan Italy a nearly empty canister of Methyl sprang a leak while on a truck. It prompted alarm cals from as much as 12 km (7.5 miles) away.
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My NC forge seems to regularly do that in wet weather, but cleaning the jets is all that it takes.
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I posted this earlier, but got it under another thread so will move it here.
My name's above, 50 years shoeing horses, have done a bit of ornamental stuff, but planing to hang around here for ideas on pure blacksmithing. If my clients will let me back off on shoeing as I enter my eighth decade of life I may do more ornamental stuff. The body is still hanging in there. -
My name's above, 50 years shoeing horses, have done a bit of ornamental stuff, but planing to hang around here for ideas on pure blacksmithing. If my clients will let me back off on shoeing as I enter my eighth decade of life I may do more ornamental stuff. The body is still hanging in there.
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Post 12 is the formula I got today and I saw the results - they were good.