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Voltaire invented him.

Originally from the Journals of Søren Kierkegaard: "It is perfectly true, as the philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other proposition, that it must be lived forwards."

Well, at least now you have a heavy chunk of iron you can add the the base of something to keep it stable.

Nothing in the shop on Sunday, but I did manage to install the new cooktop in the kitchen. Big thanks to @Steve Sells for his advice when I was installing the oven -- the same techniques applied to this situation as well.

Me too. (Especially since I don't have a drill that size.)

Elmo seems impressed.

"Driving desire", eh? Heh.

No worries. Welcome aboard.

@ptree, does 3M make N100 cartridges to fit a 6000 series mask?

Ooh, pretty.

$3 per pound could be very reasonable in some areas and on the high side in others. If you add your location to your profile settings, it will be easier to answer your question.

I have made exactly one piece of armor (a greathelm for my son) and thus am nothing like an expert, but I found Brian R. Price's "Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction: The 14th Century" to be fascinating and invaluable.

More blacksmith's roadkill: some kind of linkage, about 9" long. I don't know how I would have survived forging this evening without my similarly sized fan.

Version Two: made a cut in the corner of the angle, about 3/4" from each end and bent the resulting sections backward. This creates a built-in holder for the end of the coil. There's one at each end, to accommodate two different sizes of coil spring. And it works pretty well! The smaller coil can be moved with a bending wrench, but the heavier stuff does better if you slip a piece of pipe over the other end as a lever.

Got some good stuff done. Modified the coil straightening jig, started work on a pair of ABS-style bladesmithing tongs, and made a pair of Brazeal-style hammer-making/ pickup tongs.

I read the original post. I'm still wondering why someone would need fire-resistant paint for a quench tank frame -- and that's speaking as someone who uses a coal forge with a wooden frame. In other words, a quench tank isn't an application that's generally exposed to flame, unless the OP is planning to use it for oil quenching. In that case, I'd recommend a metal frame anyway, but without knowing the OP's intent, it's hard to make a recommendation -- and that's why I asked.

tamann, welcome to the forum. Couple of things: first, please add your location in your profile settings. A lot of information is region-specific, and you might also be able to connect with other forum members in your area. Second, you'll find that almost every question you can think of has been asked and answered already, sometimes many times over. Take some time to search the various categories, subcategories, and threads before asking a question; if you can't find an answer that way, at least you'll know more and will be able to ask more informed questions. That said, a shop blower puts out too much air for most kinds of forging. If you have some way to regulate the airflow (a gate valve or even aiming the vac hose partially past your air intake), you'll have a lot more success. (This is me speaking as someone who used a shop vac to blast an anthracite forge for quite a while, so I'm speaking from experience!)

Andy, I'm going to PM you my email address. If you want to send that material to me, I can take a stab at doing some CAD drawings.

Why do you need fire-retardant paint?

Nice little video showing how to dress the face of an 8 lb. flea market sledge and rehandle it. I personally think that the cosmetic texturing and patination on the sides is a bit precious, but each to his own taste, I suppose.

If you don't know how to line a foundry, why are you asking how to use a specific product? Without knowing what you intend to melt or what your heat source will be, it's impossible to answer your question. There are also many, many threads here on IFI about foundry construction and casting, so strongly suggest that you read over those and see what others recommend (both for and against). If you don't find what you need, at least you'll be in a position to ask a much better, informed question. Finally, if you put your location in your profile settings, it will be easier for other casters in your area to find you and even to help you in person. Welcome to IFI!

Welcome aboard!

Good gracious!

I've been using the Decibel 10 app on my phone. Assuming it's reasonably correct, it helped me get the sound level of my vacuum cleaner blower down to a much safer level.

Amazingly good? Or amazingly bad?