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Chad those are neat.. Job well done.

Chad, thanks.. Will do!!!! I've been busy currently with spring time stuff.. LIke garden, lawn mower repairs, etc.. I will let you know for sure..

Andrew Welton is a great guy. I got to work with him at Petersvalley at my TA and he was all about knowledge.. Congrats David on being so heavily involved..

Larry that gave me a good laugh.. Thanks.. Have a tire and tube to change and then it will be test drove hopefully in the next few weeks.. Thank you.. It's been an interesting journey partially due to lack of money (buy low and fix it so needed to learn about things) and then the "dreams of youth".. Everything I wanted when I first started blacksmithing has come about, the tools, knowledge, and ability.. I'm all ramped up right now to get the school done.. Started the mezzanine yesterday with great progress.

Wow I have been busy in the school.. Something I never considered is "real" storage space.. I had partially accounted for equipment storage but never accounted for supporting items.. Reason why I mention this, is now I have so many hours into just sorting and sorting I'm coming up onto 4 weeks of just sorting and figure I have another 8weeks.. Photos dont really do justice. And yes there is still a lot of stuff. Starting the mezzanine build today. If I were only doing blacksmithing this would have been so much simpler. 20260416_191440.mp4

David, More like a 30degree v.. Sockets have standard sizes.. So the outside radius of the socket is the main attribute to what size V.. To much of a V and the socket will deform while finishing the cutting edge just from the pressure of the tongs.. Not enough V the item will move around a lot while forging..

Chad, nice work this style of tong is known as a socket tong and it's used for doing most of the socketed blade work. I like the flat jaw part to be more of a v more of a rounded v that way it allows for it to hold more sizes of socket

Bull, for sure. I probably have in 80hrs of organizing at this point. Lots of move this from here to over there just to move it 3 more times before it finds a home. Only need to move 2 more things then I can get the lull in to move the hammers into position.

I finally got around to painting the doors I made for the Lull 844TT34. 1 more coat of paint tomorrow and its only been 1yr since starting this project.

Well it's been a few weeks.. Winter has started to think about hibernation until next fall and Mother spring has started to waken. I've been inspired by another smith Rob H. and his clean up of his shop.. So I have been getting things organized, cleaned and trying to create enough space to get the small forklift in to get items stacks up on the pallet racking. It's pretty bad when over 90% of the things weigh more then ones self and one needs help to move around never mind overhead. It's very exciting.. Seeing that clear space I have been telling everyone who comes in and is overwhelmed open up is very exciting.

Alexandr I don't know how you find all the time to make all the exquisite creations. I imagine you sleep very little.. Chad, that is super cool.. fantastic..

Shaina, fantastic weld with great penetration.. I would acid etch to really see the root.. Chad, I might be at Coal Ironworks this December if all goes well.. We are in discussions.. It's about as close to Wisconsin as I'll be getting so far this year.

John it was a very good time.. Most of the other work stations were pretty chill with fairly simple projects.. the students at my work station were getting a little sweaty or sure.. Everyone did really well with the time crunch an only 1 person did not complete they ornement to great condition as It was the last slot of the day and I was busy BSing with everyone.. Was my fault as the last group had said they had made baskets before.. I let my instructor guard down. I gave one of the finished ornements to Sam at PIG as a shop warming present.

Saturday was NEBs Brentwood North forging skills sampler. 4 forging stations, 4 instructors, 90min including instruction. A recipe for good fun. I taught basket welding and the last group were young up and comers so gave them the option of straight bar or twisted. They agreed on twisted.

Chad, excellent.. They will love them.

Have a demo teaching event with a 15min or under demo. Students have 90mins to work on the skills shown. These are the sample pieces. Have a demo teaching event with a 15min or under demo. Students have 90mins to work on the skills shown. These are the sample pieces. Have a demo teaching event with a 15min or under demo. Students have 90mins to work on the skills shown. These are the sample pieces. Have a demo teaching event with a 15min or under demo. Students have 90mins to work on the skills shown. These are the sample pieces. The heart hook technique was copied from an unknown smith on Instagram. Was a quick blurb i thought was interesting. Forged like the side rake video then the point bent over and inserted into the centervof the opening. Brilliant. I would have never thought of it. Have a demo teaching event with a 15min or under demo. Students have 90mins to work on the skills shown. These are the sample pieces. The heart hook technique was copied from an unknown smith on Instagram. Was a quick blurb i thought was interesting. Forged like the side rake video then the point bent over and inserted into the centervof the opening. Brilliant. I would have never thought of it.

I feel you are so right.. funny how things work.. Here is the torch in all her glory.. She is a big one and puts out a lot of Btu's. These types of torches can be used with gasoline and kerosene. Kero offers a little more btus. 20260122_183139.mp4

Sorry Frosty won't be here to see this one!!!! Picked up a new gasoline torch.. Have never seen this brand.. Took it all apart and cleaned it. Made a new piston leather and she is ready for her first run. She is a biggin.. any information on the maker would be appreciated.

Jerry lives on in each and every person here whos got to know and exchange thoughts, he was very busy on the ABANA email list as well.. Super knowledgeable and one of the few that I would probe for information because of his background and interests.. Kind and stubborn, which is a unique combination, kept him coming back to the school build thread and other posts of mine.. We have had a bunch of personal messages over the years, which have been very much food for thought.. Thomas, Glenn, Frosty, as well as a few others here that I would consider friends and I have/will miss.. Blessings, hugs and love..

Thanks Brian, Everything is falling into place.. I just have to get out to the shop and finish up some wiring.

I certainly don't disagree. As you pointed out, you apply information you already know and link this new information/results together. I don't have any real information on the use of this type of furnace. Two humans can stand in it. It's that big.. Do the same parameters exist? Sure they do.. Is it different than the gas furnaces I have used.. It sure is.. With those, you put on the gas, hit the ignitor, and turn the air up.. It's easy to see, hear, and watch the flame coming out of the lid. This is too tall with too much of a flame to stand over to look in. Once the cover is made it should allow for the flame to shoot out and see what's what.

Frosty, I'm not quite sure why you wrote what you did.. I only explained what settings I used to get it to ignite and burn very consistently. There were only a few gallons left in the pressurized fuel supply cell and I needed to move used oil to the furnace to heat the shop. So.. Tim, have you gotten your shop setup yet? Forging is a lot of fun.. It's not as hard as everyone can make it sound.. In some ways it's one of those things that seems impossible until you get your first lesson with someone who is good and can teach. These opertunities will move you forwards extremely quickly.. I have a youtube channel but many don't really like it as it's educational vs entertaining.. Your area looks beautiful.. We don't get nearly the rain you do, but we do have a lot of clay in the soil here and it's slickery.. We had a 0F morning with a high of 10F.. We just got another 7" of snow.. Thats a good size heard.. Years ago this was a farming area.. Lots of 100 to 150head.. But those days are long gone. Nearly all the dairy farms switched over to hay and no more cows.. I worked on a dairy farm as a kid.. Of course I wasn't really able to do anything.. I think I got a 25 cent piece per hour. It's funny how all things work.. Love to hear more about your equipment and shop.. If you started a thread please drop a link here.. Your welcome.

I agree, It's just nice having a starting point. When one is dealing with a very high potential for exploding ones self (gallons of raw fuel with extra air) vs a slow flow with a know start factor (less air as propane will ignite with very little flow) vs it spewing out diesel. The pinch factor of the buttocks can be a little bit tight. Having the gasoline torch to light off the fuel mixture was a good thing.. Having a high voltage ignitor seems like even a better idea unless it's raining out. From what i can tell, about 5 air set on the burner at 16ozi and about a setting of 14 on the fuel discharge rate to start. 25psi oil feed pressure to filter and 2psi to burner via metering valve. I was not concerned with explosion since its such a large opening at the top. But I did not want to create a volcano either. I have been talking with a guy who has experience with casting iron and has been at it awhile. Many people today use a syphon burner like used in a reguarl waste oil burner and add secondary air with a blower of some sort. From what I can see this roots blower will put out 385cfm at 1750 rpms at 4psi.. This means the burner only uses 2psi air max at full burn 9.7gph.. . I know thses figures because I have gauges installed to take notes and see the differences. Used oil and heating fuels like a lazy flame with lyon manes.. It's kind of hard to explain I have read about it in the NORA book.. National Oil research association. They have a great book.. with this its still a research type of deal. I switched the pressure tank over to waste oil and currently have no way to preheat the used oil to feed the burner. During the summer it's not a big deal, but it was 2F this morning and it's been 10F all day.. That really thickens up the oil. they recommend a value of 90SSu index, Stil figuring out.. Sound and site are great ways to go. The a cad cell to do the final dial in.. Adds some safety as when with a flame out.

Howdy Tim,. Merry Christmas to you and yours.. I'm a summer bug.. Winters brrrrr.. The school is so nice and warm though.. What a treat. We range here in winter from -14F to about 25F. We are in the snow belt here.. Last few years it's been all over the place. Thanks for following along... What a crazy ride it's been. Furnace is pretty much done for this winter... I'd like to give it one more firing to really cook it up.. I'll use waste oil and #2 fuel oil for the next burn. Everything works pretty well now.. I'll change the oil in the blower on this next burn and make it ready for storage. I don't consider myself naturally curious nor skilled.. I was lucky enough to find blacksmithing early enough (8yrs old) and this and this alone helped me to desire to read technical manuals, how to repair manuals, etc, etc. After stringing together all the manuals I have read it's just a matter of adding on the new variables and applying what is already there. Every new piece of what ever involves finding a factory workshop manual (preferably a hard copy) and reading it. Usually cover to cover just to help understand it better. I feel betrayed when I can't find information. Tim your dinner get together sounds fantastic. I'm planning on building a fast cross country gyroplane.. So maybe sometime in the future you might have me in the neighborhood.. Merry Christmas to you all.. Hugs to boot. Frosty, I have stoic charts, just not a good way to measure air to fuel.. I have wide band 02 meteres. I also have CAD cells.. I've gained a lot of experience with running the waste oil burner furnace in the school.. Judging flame color, size, shape, etc. It's really amazing that when I first setup the furnace it had only 1 air gauge and 1 pressure gauge. I have since added a pressure gauge at the metering pump and what a difference this makes to see how inconsistent the oil is.. Every new batch of oil has to be fiddled with.. The other thing is, it goes thru a sock filter then a centrifuge.. The centrifuge adds some air to the oil so this also has to be accounted for.. Anyhow, every batch of oil has to be dialed in. Between the cad cell, and pressure out of the metering pump and then pressure at the burner nozzle it's pretty easy to dial in. I could not find any adjustment instructions for the Hauck 781 burner. Just basic input/output info. Thanks.

Frosty the inside is round, though the body of it is square. Should I find a 220gallon propane tank and line that one? Or should I fill the corners with soft bricks then fill it with refractory? I know I'll have to line it with spikes to hold the refractory. I'm ok getting rid of the metal lip on top.. With the heat it just distorts anyhow, Have you seen Windy Hill Foundries videos? I fired it up again today to burn off more moisture before putting it away for the winter.. I fired it for 30min. The pressure tank with about 25lbs air in it keeps the 2psi #2 fuel oil feeding really nicely.. Very steady. I still have a lot to learn.. I did try to adjust the air/fuel and this lead to the burn going out.. I have not figured out the ratio.. It does seem that the oil feed likes to be about 12-16 on the burner and about 50% on air feed. this is with about 16Oz air and 2lbs fuel pressure. I have been using my old gasoline torch to light the furnace off but really thinking about setting up a transformer with long electrodes.. The burner does not like to be pushed all the way into the burner port.. It needs some clearance to venturi some air in..