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Cool...
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Where the funnel connects to the square box it looks like an opening. I would think closing it up would pull a better draft. Should work though.
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Not only that the table will let you ring the firepot with fresh coal so it begins to coke up and you are not raking raw coal into the fire (less smoke).
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Another thing that could help you is if you put your location in your profile you may be surprised how many IFI members are close to you and could help you out.
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The only problem with trash bags is mice will chew into them (ask me how I know). Mice love charcoal. I would go with 55 gal drums or trash cans.
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Saw the flyer and I doubt if we will go either. It will be a good auction for all the other stuff though.
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When I first built my forge I used a Dayton blower motor. It worked great and had an air gate to control air flow. I switched to a hand crank blower because it gave me greater control and used less coal.
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We have been to the Ketter Center many times. It's my understanding all of the work is provided by the student's. The College of the Ozarks teaches craft's and the student's work their way through for the tuition. They provide some culinary delights all made by students.
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Never had a cover for my slack tub. Might be a good idea if nothing more than to keep the mice from drowning in it.
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OK, so the line that runs the full length of the face is a fake thickness line. Never heard of that. Still a good quiet anvil and I'm happy with it. Been hammering hot metal for over 20 years on it without any more damage.
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I was going by the bottom of the chip. The line I see is at the 1 inch line.
A couple of other pictures, the only marks I find are the logo and number 10 and 43 on the other side.
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That vise is a great find.
Another followed me home. While at our BOA meeting a member gifted this sink to my wife for a slack tub. Building a stand for it.
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I'll try that in the daylight, right by a place where a prior owner had ground a weird radius into the edge (probably trying to fix a chip).
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The tool steel face of my 110 lb Vulcan is not paper thin. I just measured it at 3/4 inch.
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I would rent a trailer or truck to transport that anvil, if it was too heavy/large to fit into the Fiesta.
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My comment would be, move that propane bottle and maybe cut a larger opening for your stock. Can't tell if there is an exhaust opening in the other end but it needs one.
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You might benefit from this forum about traditional muzzleloading, Especially the gun builders sub-forum a lot of knowable folks there who are willing to share their knowledge.
If the link doesn't work it's www dot muzzleloadingforum dot com
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Not all knowledge comes from college. Something my grandfather told me in the early '60s which still applies today.
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I once bought some expensive flap disk's and found in the fine print "made in China" so now I just get mine from HF and get just as much mileage from them.
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I always listen to "experts" and learn from other's mistakes because I will never live long enough to make all of the mistakes on my own.
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As I've said before. "An expert is someone who studies more and more about less and less, until they know everything about nothing".
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A couple of pictures would help figuring out a fix.
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Our shop started out life as a "bunny barn". At the time we were raising fancy show rabbits, but it became a chore so the bunnies had to go and the 10' X 30' was converted into the shop.
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I cut it with a diamond blade for my skill saw. Make sure to wear a good respirator. Ideally a wet tile saw would be better.