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cataulpa_forge1

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    Burllington County, New Jersey, USA
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    I've been hammerin' about 9yrs. Self-taught, coal forge + MIG 185A/220V.
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    forgin', computers, learnin' all I can.
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    Fuels Handling Specialist

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  1. Hello to all... I have to correction to make. The 9yrs is out of date. I've been Smithin' since 1998.

  2. I'm Trying to MOVE to Maine

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    1. cataulpa_forge1

      cataulpa_forge1

      To Everyone, I will soon be moving to MAINE.

    2. cataulpa_forge1

      cataulpa_forge1

      I'm Back in Jersey.

  4. this just a quick pic to print and take out to me forge. I shows what I need to see.
  5. Hey Kent WELCOME !!! ..... I am also in NJ Burlinton County in fact .... take care ED/CAT NJ
  6. To light my coal forge I use about 6 drops of used veggie oil dripped over 3 pine cones, and dried sasafrass root that has been sliced up close to 1/2" x 1/4" discs. After the pine cones light, I usually add alittle coke saved from my last burn. Then I add green coal around the outside and in 10 mins or so she's ready for some work. ED/CAT NJ 08088
  7. Hey, I glad to see you like this site. Enjoy ... and don't get too lost. Vince, after a friend told me about IFI, my wife didn't see me for days.... ED/CAT NJ

  8. Yes, one word, -->> MILLER <<-- "I have never had any trouble with mine."
  9. Hi, There are alot of good suggestions here. I would agree with setting up a 220v line. I have a Miller 185A/220V and I really like it. The "duty Cycle" for my welder 60% = I can weld for 6mins straight out of every 10. AND, the penetration depth for mine 3/8". The largest stock I have is 3/4". If I can hit the joint from both sides, I get a 3/4" thick weld. And yes, set yourself up so that if you need to, you can do more that one type of welding. That miller 211 sounds real good... I hope this helps..... I am a self taught welder. Don't become part of the circut... Take Care n good luck, ED/CAT NJ 08088
  10. Hi Everyone, As it was explained to me for my setup ... I have a Miller MIG 185A / 220 V with .035 solid wire(40lb spool) and what they call a "Q" bottle of AR/CO2 (75/25). I had to ask when I bought my set. The gentleman told me that "at about 18 on the guage was about right. And the best way to set it right was to open the drive roller(wire won't feed), press the trigger and adjust to 18 on the gauge under flow." Yes, the gauge WILL show high when you release the trigger.... that's ok. I have never welded over 20 on the gauge and it seems to work just fine for what I do. I have been welding for about the past 12 years. -- ED/CAT NJ 08088
  11. Hi All, Cataulpa Forge, Well, when I first fired it was near / under a Catawba Tree. I, at the time having no clue how the name was spelled. I tried to use the tree to block sunlight in the forge... Yes, I was REAL close to the tree. Let's say under. 10-15 minutes later, we looked up(a friend that got started in blacksmithin' and myself), THERE WAS NO FIRE .... BUT, on the side nearest the forge - that was in bad shape and turning brown. The leaves on a Catawba (CATAULPA ... LOL) are large and heart-shaped. Feeling sorry for the tree and needing a name, I came up with catalpa. And I know there's no U in catawba. .... Living next to my grandmother there was this real sweet old Italian woman who, when I would visit Gram, I would go over and help. One day she said: "ya know, withoutta you I don't know what I would do...." remembering this... and thinking of what I might say in jest to a customer when they would say that there's no U in Catawba... I'd say: "Sure there is, 'Withoutta U, I'd hava no business.'" ... 'Tis true. ED/CAT NJ 08088
  12. Hi, I can only answer you like this: I was 24yrs old and had a chance to go for welding classes ... I did not go. I am NOW 1 month shy of 49yrs old and I am kicking myself for not going sonner. I am trying to find the money to pay for all other lifes' expenses. Yes, I have a Miller 185a/220v MIG and I learned through trial and error... more error. I want to go to schoool but, I cant afford it . ... "Once you get your certification, you're in" ..... JUST GO, go back to school sonner than later. Really think about it. And then think about it some more. Take Care and good luck, ED/ CAT NJ 08088
  13. Well, see ya post on here as much as ya do at the group site!!!! :))

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