Tock

Im going to pass 400. hay budden and the sale is today for full price. 25% off tomorrow and 50% off Saturday  I will go Saturday and see if it is still there.    Daswulf is right hay budden!     He couldn’t give me weight.              That’s not worth the time and money but if it’s there Saturday I could justify the time going and talking them down lol

Hopefully everyone that goes has the same idea I have and will save it for Saturday and I can get there when it opens and walk away with her.

Decisions decisions it may be a buzz kill but 300 loss for a whole day factor in price.  Wife said buy new.    Lol 

I already know  it has more rebound than My train track lol but thanks and I have a ball Bearing in my glove box for that reason 

Estate sale and I want it.   Any ideas on brand from the one pic.    Should I skip work for it

2 clinkers in 5 hours.   Ash is hard to get rid of cause much needed air flow

Yes it is my Ptsd escape plan as well    My brother was a tanker in Germany and then went to Afghanistan because of the terrain no tanks there! Surprise you are now infantry. He got blown up now has a tbi.   I was a 12 bravo which was not fun.   Bombs are cool.   Not.   I got blown up in 2010 I am all good with a pimp limp and a wicked short fuse. So I get your pain  keep forging on and know that we are just “forged in pain” and that’s what makes us US  

That’s out of my league but forge this lol

On 2/1/2018 at 1:30 PM, ThomasPowers said:

"Now all I need is the rocking chair."  Forge one!

Get with the times it’s now a glider there more ergonomic lol

  Does this help ??

14 hours ago, Ranchmanben said:

First I wanted to make a set of stirrups out of rasps and then I was wanting to make one piece spurs.

History lives on! Glad to see that even as a person’s age declines the love for knowledge family heritage and creativity don’t fade as generations pass. Thank-you “old timers” for passing on wisdom even if it is redundant for you all to see the same problems over and over.   Life’s not short make those spurs  

it’s a good therapy session. I am a Union Sprinklerfitter to pay the bills     I have just got into this and I will go for a tenth as well.  

History and just being a man good answer 

What is was your reason for learning wanting this as a hobby/trade/art/job?     For me it is a cure-distraction from a life of Ptsd! I might not be good at it and I just wanted to “hulk smash” stuff at first but it is evolving into so much more learning and love of being creative!  Some veterans get a service dog. I get a service anvil. 

That’s my Next build thanks for the inspiration 

 Made this myself nothing special just a crane track    Though it was cool for my first “anvil” lots of time in it though 

Looks like hard work I made this from Crane rail.  Like 15 or so disks 

I just thought it was cool and had to have it for 25 cent 

Is this blacksmith made.  

14 minutes ago, EspenL said:

Tock, I recently read through the Forges 101 one and a half time to get my head around how to build a forge. If you haven't done so, I highly recommend it.

Rigidizing is done by spritzing a rigidizer on the ceramic insulation blanket after installing it. The rigidizer can for instance be "fumed silica powder" in water and some food coloring for increased visibility. After drying out you use the burner to set it. You'll find more details in the Forges 101 thread. 

In addition to rigidizing, it is adviced that you line the inside of the forge with refractory. This protects the insulation from damage, makes it last longer, and prevents fibers being dislodged and causing harm to you.

Finally, some people use a kiln wash after lining with refractory. This thin layer helps reflect heat back from the walls and heat whatever you are working with.

Hope this was clarifying, and if I said something wrong, I'm sure some more experienced members will correct me!

Thank you for your help look forward to furthering the build. 

On 1/20/2018 at 8:11 PM, ThomasPowers said:

WHAT IS THE REGULATOR SET TO? AND WHY POST THE SAME ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES?

I am new to the site and didn’t think it uploaded my pictures so I tried it 2 more times.    SORRY dude! I am building a ron reil burner exactly to spec this time not just scraps that I had laying around in my garage.    I will ridgidize my blanket  I looked at the post on that.  Do I just use refractory cement for that?  I thought it was ok for less than $19 but now I realize that shortcuts aren’t working.  Few more bucks to spend on this thing but i will keep building till I get it right. 

I will! thank you and I should have just looked into it before grabbing a bunch of scrap and thinks no it would be as easy as building a coal forge 

No regulator thought it would be easier to just take scrap pipes and fittings from work and go to town but I am realizing that it is not that simple.    Coal was easier and I wanted a fast cheep propane forge   I am a pipe fitter so virtually everything was free!!!   Paid for one fitting and that was the 1 1/2”x 3/4 “ bell reducer     

No.   And ok it kept blowing it out it was a hose from a rose bud burner and didn’t have one on it but I have one I was just trying to get going rushing it and using anything I could scrounge up I’ll throw one on hopefully that will do lol 

I did not use any plans I kinda seen a few and just wanted to go for it.  I think my hole in my 1/4” nipple is kinda big but it blows and when I turn it up it goes out in the stem of the burner.   But on the bench it was a beast. Soon as I drop it into the 8” forge i have to babysit and can’t get