Scotty30815
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So day 2 at the forge I worked on 3 projects. 1) continued drawing out handles on the tongs...2) made a flint striker...it worked...gonna do some more shaping though 3)tried straightening a piece of random coil. Maybe 1/4" thick and maybe 2.5" diameter stock...however it started to break in a spot. I KNOW i did not burn it. Had someone show me burnt metal. Can anyone offer any idea?
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Lumber yes...pressure treated no...id never burn pressure treated. Dont even like touching PT lumber. Its old dirty whitewood.
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You have NO idea...for now im confortable with ground forge but as you said EVENTUALLY the forge will be tabletop...the anvil OMG has too be raised. 32oz framing hammer DOES NOT work...i used what i had...harbor freight engineering hammer in my near future. And ill be joining phillip morris artist blacksmith guild for xmas...yeap already had planned EXACTLY what you just said. Went xxxx backwards on my tongs...oh well vice grips will do..and i LEARNED.
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Successfully hammered iron...beginnings of tongs
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100% cotton jeans, 100% cotton shirt, safety goggles...lets fire it up... 100% cotton jeans, 100% cotton shirt, safety goggles...lets fire it up...
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So i got black iron pipe...i got a hole in a box...i got wifes hairdryer...i got plenty of wood(not ideal i know)..i got my FREE anvil...and im talking to yall instead of running home to a warm fire and a hammer in hand??? Lol thanks yall are wonderful.
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Thats an 0 thought it was a c...how to I clean a anvil? Washcloth and vinegar?
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Its got to be better than that rail road track that i was gonna rig up. Cant beat the price I paid for it.
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Can someone tell me what I have here. I can tell its a williams foster. Im currently working on building a forge. Before I could get my rail road track set up to hammer my first piece of metal I aquired this anvil. Know nothing at this point. Will I love or hate this? Approximate value?
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Just a Tub of Dirt, photo heavy
Scotty30815 replied to 4elements's topic in JABOD - Just A Box Of Dirt
So just to get started safely one could literally just fill a container with dirt...say maybe a nice wooden table with sides a good several inches high...back fill it with dirt...leave an inch rim to keep tools from rolling...and a hole for air flow and charcoal...please correct me if i over simplified that as ive only seen 1 working forge...
