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I have three of Brent's hammers and love them all. Great quality and workmanship. I have a Brazeal style on order and hope it is as useable as Brent's. Dave

You fellas are doing some amazing work! Dave

I sifted the medium and that cured 90% of the problem. Will leave a light bulb burning in the blast cabinet for a few nights, and that should resolve my issue. Thanks again to all- Dave

Thanks to all for the help. I emptied the media tonight and have new media in front of the shop stove to remove and damp stuff. Will sift it and reload tomorrow and let everyone know if that did it. Thanks again, Dave

My sandblaster [cabinet model] has stopped working properly. The only way it will do anything except blow air is if I cover the nozzle and give it a little air for a second. Then it will work for a few seconds but even then it pulses, spitting instead of a smooth flow. It stops blowing sand within a minute or so. I took off the tip to clean it but it was not plugged. I reversed the tip and that did not help. I made more holes in the pickup tube and that didn't help. I taped the end of the pickup tube off, and that didn't help. I swapped the pickup tube end for end and that didn't help . Every time I pull the pickup tube from the sand the tube is full. I took some sand out and that didn't help. I added more sand and that didn't help. I replaced the factory gun a couple years ago and it has worked just fine since then. I have been very pleased with it until today. The only other thing I can think to try is empty the cabinet completely and refill with new media. Thanks, Dave

Good Job! Dave

S0,,,,,, How does it work? Dave

Looks very handy and well thought out. Should serve you for many years. Dave

You did a terrific job with your interim anvil! Hard to imagine doing that with just the tools you used. Now do something fun with it :) Dave

I just got my horizontal and versicle bicks- very well made and have used both. Quality tools. Dave

Nice hammer and craftsmanship! Dave

That is very fine work with the extra effort worth the time. Fine job! Dave

I was just interested in seeing some more of their work. We are far enough apart that I don't expect to visit them :) Hammers are my main tool- you can get by with a pretty bad anvil and a junk forge and just vice grips or a pair of pliers and still do some good work- if the hammer doesn't fit it makes even the simplest job not very enjoyable. Glad you guys are able to get together and make some good hammers. Dave

I could not find a web site for them???? Dave

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I found some round 1" brass pieces on ebay. They stamp well cold. Might take a look- Dave

You make gorgeous Damascus! The radial pattern is my personal favorite...

Got the tutorial- thanks, Paul! Dave

OK, Paul, how did you do the flint look? Nice knife! Dave

Muratic Acid, equal part with water, Use cold. 2 hours and the scale rubs off with your hands. Do NOT store or use it in your shop [all your tools will rust badly]. Keeps for a long time. Courtesy of Bill C. Dave

Very nice work! Dave

Very nice and lots of thought. I will PM my address for next year :) Those are all perfect gifts! Dave

Very graceful and organic looking- who cares how many petals? I like them all! Dave

Read more carefully- home maid anvil It is for the use of the maid, at home..... Dave

I am a fairly new mig welder and am having problems using the magnetic welding clamps. They seem to interfere with the welding process- almost like unhooking the ground connection. A good bead and settings, weld a little, good quality, then add the magnetic clamps and it all turns to crap, spitting, popping and the bead all forms on one piece of metal with none sticking to the other piece being welded. The side with the bead can easily be knocked off. What am I missing here? Can't use the mag clams with mig or ??? Thanks, Dave