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pnut

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  1. A small inverted funnel would work to make a nice flared port for the burner. Pnut
  2. It looked to be 6x6 dimensional lumber like you'd use for the legs on a deck. I remember that scam too. For some reason it seemed like they were always driving around in vans. When I lived in San Francisco in the early nineties some people tried it on me a couple times. Pnut Nope just 2x4's.
  3. Yep. I read the section on the House flintlock makers quite a bit. The Goshen Historical Society School of Blacksmithing in Goshen Township, OH had a weekend course taught by Herschel last year. Unfortunately I found out about it too late. Pnut
  4. I recently saw an I beam with a piece of lumber on either side being sold as an anvil on a Facebook page. It said the wood was for added mass and it had excellent rebound $75.00 firm. I've also recently seen a few tiny pieces of rail poorly cut to resemble a London pattern anvil offered for over a hundred bucks. Pnut
  5. As everyone said it's overfilled right now. After that is remedied I'd just put a tray full of kitty litter under the blower. I use ATF in the winter or 5W20 or 30 in the summer in my blower. I work outside though and anything but ATF or clear machine oil gets too thick when it's in the temperature drops into the teens. Pnut
  6. I found the whole set at my local library's annual spring book sale. They bought a new set to replace the old ones. I paid five bucks for all the books I could fit into a shopping bag. I got the entire Foxfire series in paperback and a few other books for ten bucks. I've read them all but there's only two I seem to go back to frequently. Pnut
  7. it almost looks like cleat thats been ground into an anvilish shape Pnut
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    Burners 101

    Thanks IDF&C. I just checked it out. I still have to open up the tool and see exactly what the problem is but it looks like there's a good chance the site will have either parts or a replacement motor for cheaper than a new tool if I have to replace it. Thanks. Pnut
  9. It didn't take me very long to ditch the double action mattress pump and switch to electric and as soon as I found a hand crank blower I ditched the AC pump. With the buffalo blower if I crank it too fast I blow the fuel out of the pot. Good luck and happy forging. Pnut
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    Burners 101

    Does anyone know a good source for brushes for a rotary tool motor? My rotary tool is producing visible sparks in the motor housing and not wanting to start without spinning the chuck. I'm going to disassemble it and blow it out and clean everything but I'm pretty sure it's the brushes that need replaced. Pnut
  11. TBI strikes again. I was reading some poems by Robert Penn Warren this morning. I've been doing that a lot lately. Using the wrong name for people and mixing words up. Pnut The PBS station here in my area of KY plays two documentaries about Thomas Merton a few times a year. If memory serves one is titled "The Many Storeys and Last Days of Thomas Merton" and the other is titled "Soul Searching". They are both worth a look. Pnut
  12. I don't live too far away from the monastery and I'm a big fan of the writings of Robert Merton. Coincidentally I've also dabbled in beekeeping. My last name is derived from the Old English word for beekeeper. I've made a few trips to Gethsemane over the years. The plants are pretty varied and it's a wonderful location for honey making. Pnut
  13. Have you ever seen the rigs they use to salvage submerged logs in the southern rivers? Basically a pontoon boat with an open area between the pontoons and a winch in the middle. A diver hooks the log and they winch it to the surface. Would probably work in this situation as well. Or air filled bags could be a possibility. Pnut
  14. I don't mind picky. I actually prefer it to sloppiness. I've heard them called re emission coatings as well which I think is a more accurate description of what it does. Pnut
  15. It would make a good heat treating forge for a sword maker. Pnut
  16. You only need a spring strong enough to make the jaw open when you unscrew it. You don't want to have to fight hard against the spring to screw the jaws shut. Pnut
  17. You only need to heat the part of the stock you plan on working. Heating more than that isn't good for the grain structure. Getting the entire blade up to critical for heat treating is really the only time you would need the entire blade. Pnut
  18. I haven't been to the doctor yet. It very well may not be a cataract. I'm afraid it is though. We'll "see" when I get it checked out. Pnut Check out the video from Black Bear Forge on making one from a RR spike. They're pretty fun projects and actually make a halfway decent kindling chopper/splitter or throwing hawk. Pnut
  19. I noticed the same thing when using my friend's diagonal pien hammer. It was angled perfectly to draw out stock. The next hammer I'm looking to acquire is a diagonal pien. Pnut
  20. It's also an IR reflective coating so helps with the reverberative effect that heats the stock. I was surprised at how hard the Plistix became after being fired though. Pnut
  21. If you have somewhere near your forge that you can build a fire and transfer the coals from the fire to the forge you'll have plenty of charcoal. Pnut
  22. Very nice work and a great gift. I'm not absolutely sure but I don't think I've ever used a straight pien hammer before, hmm. Pnut
  23. I feel very fortunate to have access to resources like this website. I wish I could have found it earlier. I only know two blacksmiths near me and they are both self taught as well. The upside is they have been doing it for multiple decades so they've stopped me from making some of the mistakes they made while learning. I don't get to spend a lot of time at their shops but I make the most of the time I do get. I have to work on getting my smithy indoors so I can get more anvil time at home. Pnut
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