Satkye

Basically just wanted to see if anyone is in my area that would be willing to assist.

Well i got my anvil up on my stand I made and my rotor forge made I'll put pictures up tomorrow. Looking for ideas what to look for in material. Has to fit in a trunk. Was going to see if the have wrought iron , maybe some coils prongs to make punches from. I saw a lot of the beginer stuff on anvil fire probally starting with tongs as I burn if touching hot metal. Also going to blacksmith thingy outside of Richmond this weekend Last thing are there any of the leather aprons better then others?

I just bought a 40 lb bag for like 6 bucks. Will see how it works tonight hopefully

Oh xxxx yeah maryland metals is close to me.

Im not terribly far from you NOVA area. Most "scrap yards" so far have said they dont sell to public. I guess i need to try some auto shops

Maybe he is from long ago when aluminum was worth more then gold and rare enough most people didn't know what it was.

This worth it? Mod note: Craigslist link deleted. I'm thinking no

I use them as paper weights.

I actually have a bunch of iron ingots in my yard. From I believe a forge associated with George Washington.. I am happy with a chunk of metal that i can mount to a log or something. Kind of would like it actually im an anthropology dork so real old school is cool with me. Is the channel strong enough to use if welded it to the beam and dropped beam into the ground? Actually found some old railroad spikes in an area that use to have track but doesn't now. Was hopeing to find track as that seems an ok route to go. Evuntally would love to try make a knife but thats aways away. Tried to do the in boy scouts 15 years ago ended up with a butter knife KSO. Also thanks !

That's what I was thinking. The rail isn't very stable on either side but probally can get welded. Going to check around some more. See what I can find. I am willing to put some money into an anvil but 400 plus is a bit much to pay for something Im just starting to get started in.

I found this stuff at a scrap yard both are fairly heavy. I thought the long peice was a rail road track till I got it home and looked at it better. Any ideas on using these? Only out liKe 6 bucks so if not going to look again. I'm in northern va area if anyone has something better in the area. Link to metal http://imgur.com/gallery/8vB8Y