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pnut

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  1. Those fuzzies go up quickly especially if you use fabric softener sheets in the dryer. Pnut
  2. I cringe whenever I see someone wearing a ring around most machinery. Not only can they get snagged they're a crushing/cutting hazard. I've witnessed a few mishaps over the years due to rings getting snagged on a conveyor. Same with pony tails and hoodie strings. Pnut
  3. The ones I wear are Lehigh six inch safety boots model number 5040. They can be resoled etc. Pnut
  4. That's a little monster. I can't wait to see it fully tuned. It kinda reminds me of the burners my friend uses for glass. Pnut
  5. One is the designer of the Frosty T burner and Michael Porter literally wrote a book about forge burners. I'd take what they have to say about forge burners seriously. Pnut
  6. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures that were taken from that time in my life. I've lost everything I've owned a couple times. Looking back things are pretty hazy. It might very well have been a dream. There were four of us actually paying rent but sometimes there'd be as many as twenty people "hanging out" for a few days to a few months. The building was eventually condemned and we had to get out. We had the third floor all to ourselves. There was even a freight elevator. I'd love to have access to a space like that now. We lovingly referred to the place as "Third Floor H*ll" I still use the address as a pin number. Pnut
  7. It synched up pretty good. We didn't watch much TV there truthfully. It was a pretty epic apartment for a bunch of teenagers. The building it was in used to be a warehouse and a Boys Club at one point. My bathroom was a locker room. We built a half pipe and a stage in the big "living" room. I had a pretty good time there. I wouldn't want to live like that again but I'm glad I got the chance to do it while I was young. Pnut
  8. I've been wearing Lehigh boots for years. Six inch safety boots. They're only about $125USD and they last a few years at least. I think I'm on year four on the pair I have and they still have some miles in them. I learned a long time ago to keep the stink down especially if you have expanded foam insoles is to take the insoles out when you take your boots off. If you leave the insoles in the boots the footbed beneath the insole never dries out. Pnut
  9. At my first apartment I had a floor model Trinitron that had sound but no picture with a small TV sitting on top that had picture but no sound At that same apartment it was so cold in the winter that I had to put my beer in the refrigerator so it wouldn't freeze if I left it sitting out. Pnut
  10. There is or least there was a five dollar bounty on nutria. You only needed to bring in the tail and yes they are pretty tasty. Pnut
  11. I have an old Beeman Rs2 that I dug out of the storage unit sitting right next to me. It's still a hard hitter after years of use. I have a .22 and .177 Lothar Walther barrel set for it as well. They need some cleaning up though. They've rusted a bit in storage. Pnut
  12. Maybe reach out to the Appalachian Area Chapter of Blacksmiths. There's some members in the Pigeon Forge area. Good luck. Pnut
  13. Hardboiled eggs make a satisfying noise when I use them for targets for my .25 air rifle. It's almost cringe inducing. When I hit them with my .45 air rifle they don't have the same wet slap they just disappear. Pnut
  14. The sculpture from the Chimei Museum instantly made me hear, "LOOK WHAT I CAN DO!', in my head. Seriously though JHCC mentioning it looks like a bundle of hair perhaps he's forging his helpers. Pnut
  15. i use both but prefer charcoal. Slowly ceanking the blower is soothing to me but for some projects propane is definitely better. In the interest of getting started quickly id build a charcoal JABOD and then a propane forge. Actually thts exactly what i did and it worked out fine for me. you could build a JABOD and be forging today for little or no money. Pnut
  16. I have the same forge and if memory serves correctly it's right around 350 cubic inches on the interior. I coated the interior with Plistix and after I get it up to heat I can turn it down quite a bit and maintain forging temperature. Pnut
  17. Welcome aboard. I have fond memories of living in Clarksville TN. I think it's probably one of my favorite places. Once again welcome aboard be safe and remember it's supposed to be fun. Pnut
  18. If you don't do what Thomas has suggested I'd keep the one that can run the slowest and if they both have the same minimum speed and whichever one has the strongest motor. Pnut
  19. I've ordered a couple things from Ken's Custom Iron (tong blanks), Blacksmith Depot, and Iron Mountain Forge. I've always gotten my orders sooner than expected and the one time I had to return something to Iron Mountain Forge it went smoothly. They sent me a tool with the wrong size hardy shank. Pnut
  20. It's much smaller than I thought it was as well. I missed the picture with the measurements yesterday. Pnut
  21. When we built the forge for my friend's shop we used two little plastic funnels from the dollar store. They worked great. We sprayed them with Pam before applying the castable refractory. Pnut
  22. And there's no freewheel. The pedals turn with the wheel. They're sketchy at best. Getting on them is an adventure in itself. Pnut A few seconds in the penny farthing race begins. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=racing+penny+farthing&&view=detail&mid=289CCE3CC87C57818B57289CCE3CC87C57818B57&rvsmid=27510E58C29DA0D3227F27510E58C29DA0D3227F&FORM=VDRVRV&PC=SANSAAND&ssp=1&safesearch=moderate&setlang=en&cc=US
  23. That's kinda what I think it is. I'm pretty sure it's for holding the broom while you trim the straw. There was a man who made brooms in my town when I was little and he used something very similar in conjunction with a shear to trim up the brooms after he wrapped them on a foot powered machine. The only difference I can see with this and the device he used is that his had a foot pedal instead of a weighted ball. Pnut
  24. The first time I tried forging stainless steel I was completely surprised by how hard it was under the hammer. My only advice would be to keep it hot. Pnut
  25. I rode a penny farthing and they're deceptive looking. It was FAST!!!!!! That big front drive wheel can get you moving way faster than you'd think it could. Pnut
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