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my dagger definitely was for show not use haha what kind of midevil sword we talking? broadsword? long sword? claymore? simple short sword probably bout 3-5 pounds. nice thick claymore probably bout 10 trained with useing swords as a teenager

love me some knifes. used to have a nice collection (long story) only got a couple of swords and some pocket knifes now. had a beautiful hand forged midevil style dagger. miss that thing. pearl inlay handle, gold plated crossguard.... thing was nuts. wish I had a picture of it

this numbers where exactly what I was lookin for thanks guys. it gives me a decent idea where I should be at so I know if it's doin it right haha. wonder if those harbor frieght temp guns will read that high?..

cool. i should be able to finish it tomorrow. even if I gotta buy pipe it's still alot cheaper then buying a forge. quick question, I could not really get an answer reading around but what is the normal operating temps of a forge anyways? I know its not gunna be exactly a certain temp but what would be the average or the norm really?

easy enough. sure I could find pipe laying round. thanks for the heads up on that

got the rotor from a buddy's shops scrap pile. nice and free. offered him 5 bucks for it acted like I insulted him haha horses are cool. never met one that didn't like me. what's a t pipe? made a quick pipe from one of the drawers I took out of the box to open it up. rolled it round a table leg and welded it up. cut a slot on top and heated it with map gas (not to hot but I wouldent want to touch it ) and formed it to the rotor hole. it's kinda leaky air wise but I'm not worried bout it. from what I've read you gotta vent some air from a hair dryer anyways cus it's to much air

real horses or iron horses? everyone wants to sell there grill. I'm on a budget of I can afford a hair dryer.

unless I buy the dirt and build a box I'm stuck with portable. and grills are to expensive even on craigslist. I haven't found any scrap ones (it was my first thought) the rotor is about 2 inches deep (if you haven't ride home with a rotor on your back you haven't had enough fun) this is where I'm at. so far as it looks I'll only be out for fuel and a hair dryer and I'll find somethin to make a foot switch eventually

that is a very nice looking forge. I'll look into coal if it really is cheaper. but my first couple of fires will most likely be charcoal. reason I'm using a box with a rotor is becuase it's free and I don't have to dig a hole. oddly enough it's easier for me to build somethin like this then dig a hole...

lotsa good stuff in those pinned threads. Haven't read em all yet tho. it's on the to do list. got the rotor. a nice drilled slotted one with a top hat nice and free

I'll do a proper search later today then. didn't know the search function here wasent up to par

I'll definitely look into those books the forge will be stored inside when not in use. only time it'll be outside is when there's a fire in it. I haven't found any local smith's here. and the only thing I found for an association around here is just a big sales pitch for a swap meet. unless I'm not looking properly

I'm a sucker for madness. thanks for the name of that hammer (is a cross peen a decent hammer to use?) I plan on using charcoal (coal is hard to find here so I'll save that for when I actually learn what I'm doing and plus a bag of charcoal is alot less suspicious) and thanks for the tip on the rotor instead of a drum. rotors are alot easier to find. with a rotor will I need to use fire brick or anything? or will the heat on the outside of the charcoal "volcano" (I read how the fire should be on here somewhere. forget what thread it is) be low enough to not worry about the rotor? I'll take a pic of the set up once construction is complete. and thanks for the heads up on the cursing. I curse alot so I figured it was worth asking before I said something I was not supposed to haha

I'd love to use just a hole in the ground but I don't think the landlord would like it much haha the forge will be outside when operating. thanks for the tips. I'm sure as u get more into this I'll have plenty more questions so I look foward to getting more into the site

well here it goes, new guy from upstate new york (if anyone is even remotely close to here that would be awesome) and I'm very new to this. bought a anvil from harbor frieght (yes I know) and I got some 1/4inch steel I'm putting ontop of it (to make it less harbor frieghty) I'm currently working on building my forge (going the charcoal hair dryer root) took the lid off one of my old tool boxes (I was going to put it big hole up and line it with fire brick but after more digging around I decided I'll use it as the stand and go see if a buddy of mine has any brake drums off a van or truck laying round). I also got some hammers from harbor frieght. little mini sledge thingy with a sloped back a ball peen and a tack hammer. why a tack hammer? becuase I figure I can use it for rivits or somethin for reasons that will soon become aparent. I'm getting my shop set up for the most part right now (it's also my storage locker, garage, and fabrication shop. it's tiny. you can't work on a full sized bagger in there to give you an idea) my eventual goal is to be able to make blades. (told you it would be aparent) knifes mostly. and swords. (I'm a sucker for a nice claymore....) but I also realize you can't just buy an anvil and make a sword and call it a day. so some advice would be nice here (even if it's just where on here to look for beginner stuff, I looked and looked and really couldent find a here's how not to be a dumb uhhhh donkey? (side note is cursing permissible here?) or just a general idea of where to begin. I'd also like to make practical things. like I really don't know to be honest. so again any advice is apreaciated. some things to know bout me, I consider myself a very smart idiot. so feel free to tell my I'm a idiot. I'm also bad at spelling. my autocorrect actually handed me a 2 week notice last week becuase of it. otherwise I joke and just try to have a good time. might as well right? who sets out to have a bad time? I'm also known to ramble on about nothing while sometimes talking in circles without ever reaching a conclusion. (no I'm not a politician) so thanks for reading this rambling mess of a sleep deprived biker who decided he wants to hit glowing metal with a hammer ps. where do you get cheap metal to just bang around?