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How hard is the water? I could not answer that Charlotte, it's simply the same water I've been supplied wth my whole life. Other supplies are either harder, softer or the same! However, as there was no water per say inolved in the reaction other than residual veg stock I'd been making the question maybe should be how acid or otherwise was the stock! Silicone bronze alloy, you may well be correct, I have no way to know.

I can only identify it as a "cutlery bronze" JHCC. I know there are some copper alloys that include both tin and zinc therefore transending the brass/bronze definition. However this from it's appearance and intended useage is a bronze rather than a brass.

Vntage machinery have some publiction material available for this model (or series there of ) should you be interested; I also tend to agree with John.

Alan, I didn't have my glasses on hand to cope with the extremely small print and things were starting to burn. As herself is currently milling about in the kitchen I'm staying out of the way......however, It almost certainly does have citric acid in some form and likely other possible 'accelerators'. I'll get a list up later. What surprised me was both the speed of the reaction and its efficacy!

Warning: this may get a bit longwinded...... Today I have been cooking, well how hard can it be! It's only chemistry afterall, right? We have a vey nice cutlery set, bronze with hardwood scales, I like them, the wife not so much (that's her opinion of the cutlery not mine of her by the way) I digress, where was? I oh yes, I had been using the spoon from said in an aluminium alloy pan to make veg stock from various trimmings, once finished I emptied the pan and placed it, containing the spoon, in the slink with a dash of a 'lemon' scented propriatory washing up liquid, and hit the boil button on the kettle. I had more cooking to do and returned shortly after adding hot water to the pot and continued with the cooking. Not long after messing up more pans.knives etc I turn to pot washing, to get some of the task out of the way and ensure I had plenty of room in the sink for what ever it was I would inevitably burn! Enough of the background info, now to the interesting bit. On washing the spoon, I noticed that it had taken on a dark bronze patina on the tip where it stood in the residual soapy moisture. Me being me, the cooking was forgotten momentaraly while I investigated this patina recognising this may be something that could be made use off! A quick rub identified the stain as durable although not removable. So what happened? What casued this almost instant patina? Plenty of things could have caused or been party to causing a reation and I certainly have my suspiscions, Once I've cleaned the now hidden spoon (yes the wife is home from work) I'll be trying to repeat the process tomorrow and elliminate what ever variables I can identify. p.s. yes I burned the first batch of bechamel sauce......ain't teflon great

Kozzy, I'm not a fan of flame grilled oak either.

I am assuming the change in surface from edge of the shaft depicted the taper down to the straight pein, but I see your point Thomas, that may not be the case and we could indeed be looking at a square face edge on. In which case I can come up with another half a dozen or so alternate names and uses......lol

The one far right is known to me as a boiler scalling hammer. Given many hammers have different uses to different trades, you takes your choice. Personnally it's what I use it for regardless of what it was intended for. I think I would round the edges of and use it as a straight/cross pien, all depends what else you have in your collection.

Can you post pics of the whole thing from differing angles......someone may be able to offer some info.

....and when you've mastered that, take the hanger and forge it into a nail.......wax on, wax off!

There is an extremely good documentary on you tube made by and featuring an African villages iron smelt, including the building of the furnace and bellows look for "Smelting iron in Africa" well worth a viewing.

That's a nice repair, I'd suggest you don't want a "perfect" replacement part on an old item, in fact if you had forged a slight bend in it, would anyone even suspect it was a replacement!

For interference fits I usually place the components in the oven and fridge respectively........provided the wife not at home!

If there is nothing else on next week I may watch it.....or I may go to bed......

Well I've just viewed what I assume is episode one of series one. I am not qualified to make comments on the bladesmiths or their work or on the judgements of the panel only on the show itself. I'll be as kind as I can......marks out of ten.......zero! Honestly. I've learned more and found more entertainment viewing homemade You Tube videos.

Mount it on it's edge on ;the visitors dress it for you....job done!

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Ian, take it easy and concentrate on getting well again.

In all fairness we do get some decent progs from across the pond and not every thing produced here is as good as the commercial break! If it turns out to be entertaining, then that's fine, if it turns out to be informative then so much the better. I've come to never expect too much and sometimes find progs so poor they inadvertantly have me rolling with laughter! I think the first episode is next week so I'll offer opinions after viewing, provided I don't forget to watch it. Which is exactly what I did tonight with a prog I'd been waiting for all week......(Guy Martin for those who know who he is)..... with a bit of luck I may find it on "catch up".

Come up a treat it has and If that's all that needed attention you can't complain! You'll soon learn how to use it with a bit of tuition from your mate, and spend many happy hours machining all those little attachments that every lathe simply must have!

Welcome to the forum Newbie. For the amount of work involved in converting the stove into a forge, you'd be better off building any of the simple forges described on these boards. The stove would make a great........stove! It's a good idea to put your location in your profile then those local to you may offer assistance along the way.

I've just had the need for a candle so headed for the "emergency" cupboard......low and behold I find two that had been quickly pressed into service some time ago during a power outage still complete with their makeshift holders.......yorkshire compression fitting nuts from my plumbing bin! I've been looking for those two nuts for years! I like the idea that holders can be "tuned" to the individuals interests or occupation.

Think they may be forge blowers sat in the forge tray.......very popular with period armourers.

Back on topic...... I've avoided this thread for the most part, just in case Forged in Fire is ever aired here in the UK, I didn't want any spoilers....... It starts on History channel this month.....

I much prefer a tool caddy loaded for the job and positioned for efficiency. You can guarantee if I put a punch down I'll not be bale to find it again, at least with a small caddy it can only be hiding under a limited number of playmates!

Electric hot air guns (like a heavy duty hair dryer) are a good option, they heat the paint rather than burn it, if you are careful, so the risk of fume inhalation is reduced. You should then be able to scrape the hot paint off with a scrapper or wire brush. It may not completely remove it all especially in confined areas, but it does give a good start before using chemical strippers or other methods to finish up.