Ethan Stone

yesterday i went to mister Carrol's shop to get an idea of how i want to set up my shop and to take a look at his power hammer. well to make a long story short he ended firing up the forge and we did some forging with the power, it was fun i enjoyed my self i think he did as well. ill get a video up as soon as i can. glad i finally got meet mister Carrol he's nice man and a great blacksmith.

personally i go all out old, but the reason for this is because im 14 and iv got a lot of time on my hands. on the other hand i am looking into making a power hammer, so im not strictly a traditionalist. but using a hand file hack saw ect, sure made me have alot mare respect for the guys 150 years ago and such. my opinion. Ethan.

looks like a well spent new years eve to me.

i was just kidding i should have been more specific. when i come to you asking me about the clinker breaker and such i dont know what you mean. when it comes to coal size i know some one who's giving it to me for free (they bought a farm and a random pile of coal on it), the sizes very a lot, most around the size of a soccer ball (or foot ball in other country's) and dont get smaller then a base ball. i generally break it down a lot. and frosty no i was not trying to bait the curmudgeons. thanks, Ethan.

hello, thank you all. sorry i took me so long to get a reply, so for some odd reason me and my dad thought that the 1/4 inch holes were to large so after reading these reply's i changed it back to 1/4 inch and it works fine. thank you all (even the curmudgeon )

so i just got an old coal forge up and running, and i dont know what size holes the grate in the bottom needs. first i tried a really big holes about 1/4 inch, and then all the hot coals fell through and into the clinker breaker. then i tried small holes about 1/16 inch and that just keeps clogging. so i just wanted to so if any of people have had this problem you can help me out. Thanks, Ethan.

so guys whats the point of the giant pitchl hole? Thanks, Ethan.

im sorry about your friend, i dont know much about that sort of stuff. but if i see any ting galv i try to warn people that might not know because of incidents such as your friend. ( im sorry about your friend and hope i did not offend you). Ethan.

hey in pic all the way at the bottom, are those galvanized pipes i see. if they are make that change and no matter what do not use galvanized pipes in any forge ever! (sorry if you already know this) Ethan.

isn't this a forging forums not gaming forums?

so i just temporarily mounted it to a bench and the spring seems to work. thanks, Ethan.

So this is after about a 5 hour burn. and I think I got the handle attached right

okay thanks to you all ill try to keep it posted

thanks, were can i get adobe clay? do they sell it at hard were stores?

So guys how should I clay it?

thanks guys! and another question is how should i clay it? should i use refractory cement or can i make a homed version with plaster and sand? Thanks, Ethan.

just picked up this little forge for $225, had to take it apart around 5 times to finely git it working. I was wondering how the wooden handle should be attached exactly, and also what brand it is? thanks!

would it help if i slapped some mineral oil on my anvil after every use or so?

ya i know i just wanted to ask him so i could prove that it is worth it.

are you saying it isnt worth $25?

thank you all for the help!

the spring is intact but when i tighten it down and then loosen it i have to pull it back manually. i checked the threads be fore i got it they look great.

Teses are the pics I got

I just got a good deal an an old broken leg vise, it is still in working condition except the spring is broken and the leg is snapped in half but i know some one who could weld that right up, i got it for $25 and its the biggest vice Ive seen with 5inch jaws and it weighs probably 45#. did i waste my money? i will upload some pics if you guys want.

ya heard if you reface it or any thing like that it will lose a lot value.