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Maybe he means shawarma. Pnut

Don't get me wrong. I get plenty of use out of my double horn anvil any time I need to use hardy tooling or a horn. It's just more convenient to use my rail anvil as it sits outside where I forge and the double horn anvil lives in my SUV when not in use. If I don't have to go through the hassle of getting it out and attaching it to the stump I don't. Pnut

It's pretty much the wild west out there when it comes to forge manufacturers. My advice to anyone is to do lots of research, understand what compromises you're willing to make, and don't rush in to a purchase because "It's what I can afford." I'm so glad I built a jabod first. It let me get started while I tried to accumulate enough knowledge to make an informed purchase. Pnut

It's less likely to happen if you try to keep the cutting wheel at the shallowest possible depth in the cut and avoid going deeper than necessary. Pnut

I don't think it's very common but you never know. I believe they were available in the Sears and Roebuck catalog but I could be misremembering what catalog I seen them in. Pnut

I have a fairly long vertical rail anvil myself. It's not long enough to bury (approx. 29in) and I like it quite a bit too. I have one of the 66lb ebay cast steel anvils too but I find myself using the rail I started out with more often than not. Pnut

I'm pretty sure they used to sell replacement movable jaws so be aware there's a small chance the info on the movable jaw might not be original to the vise in every case. Pnut

Kinda looks like an old sheet metal tool like a handled dollie to me but I'm not sure. Pnut

My JABOD had the same problem with the hot spot being right next to the air inlet on the one side of the trench. I angled the pipe down slightly and it moved it about an inch or two towards the center. It was a noticeable improvement. I had to train myself to stop being greedy with the fuel and pile it on. In my jabod the stock is probably two inches above where the air inlet is with a good pile of charcoal on top. It's usually piled up a few inches above the hearth at a minimum. Here's a picture of my old jabod after the fire burned down. The tuyere is three inches below the below the hearth on this one and you can see the bricks to mound the fuel up and below it is a picture of the firepot. Pnut

I've tinkered around forging with my non dominant hand a few times since my shoulder started giving me trouble. I must say the results were less than satisfactory. Pnut

The feed store also sells gallons of mineral oil. It's the cheapest place I've found it in bulk. Pnut

My pleasure, Glenn. Pnut

https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/43976-t-burner-illustrated-directions/ Pnut

Welcome aboard. You can get a downloadable pdf made by Frosty himself. Don't make it almost exactly like it though. Follow the directions and measurements exactly. I'll see if I can find a link. Frosty will probably be around at some point if I can't find it. Pnut

Maybe a masonry forge made from brick but I can really think of much to use it for. A wood fired pizza oven. Pnut

I was under the impression that the biggest risk in using motor oil as a quenchant was when it was used motor oil. I don't use it new or used for that purpose so it's not an issue. On the other hand I do use non detergent ATF and 30wt oil on occasion for my blower and as a rust preventative. I don't wipe it on the anvil face though. I just lay a rag with it on it across the face. Pnut

That's a similar story to how I started my assembly business putting bikes, grills, furniture etc together for a bunch of Walmart locations. The company I was working for didn't want to compensate me for all the added responsibilities I had taken on. With the help of the Walmart regional manager I decided to bid the job myself when the contract expired with the company I was working for. Walmart eventually went in house with all assembly. I tried to roll with the punches and switched to installing mailboxes for Mailboxes Etc. and a few small contracts with the local Lowe's stores but I eventually gave it up. It was fun for the five or so years that it lasted and a good experience all around. Hope you have a longer run than I did. Sounds like it shouldn't be a problem though. Good luck is synonymous with good planning. Pnut

It bugged me too. I like the video but am hesitant to recommend it to beginners because of the possibility of spalling. I really want a slab of soapstone. I had a pretty large pizza stone that I never used so I left it when I moved. That's the reason I am a packrat. I throw something away and it taunts me later on when I find something it would be perfect for. Oh well. Pnut

Yep, that's the tricky part. I have to keep most of my tools in my SUV or storage unit. She lets me keep some stumps a jabod and a little steel out back. The other problem is if I accumulate too much steel the scraptors steal it. I'm thinking about relocating. I don't know if it would be a better place for Blacksmithing or not. My friend also said I could use his garage in a nearby city, but once again I'm worried about someone breaking into it and making off with everything. Pnut

I can't believe they wrangled Vasser Clements into playing on it. My love for bluegrass came via The Grateful Dead. I'm from KY and grew up thinking of bluegrass as old people music until I hit my teen years. Pnut

It looked deeper than that on my phone. Two inches should be fine. If you find it's actually not deep enough you can always build a ducks nest or use some bricks to deepen it. Will you be using coal or charcoal? Good work on the tuyere and ash dump too. I also am a proponent of the JABOD forge. I've built a few and still use a MARKIII style jabod even after getting a propane forge. Pnut I drive slowly down the rural roads near me looking in the ditches and occasionally stop at illegal dump sites to see what treasures might await my discovery. Recently the mechanic across the street sold his garage and the new mechanic gave me full access to his scrap pile. I just have to be picky about what and how much I drag home. I live in an apartment building and the landlord cuts me a lot of slack already and with forty other tenants she runs the risk of EVERYONE wanting to store things on the property so I try to be judicious about what I bring home. Pnut

It looks like you didn't lose your touch. Glad to hear from you again. Pnut If you make another you might want to consider lining the bottom of the brake drum to bring the floor up to the level of the piece in the middle. You might need to cut the sides down as the drum looks a little deep. Keep us posted. Pnut

It's an art deco interpretation of stylized clouds and rain. I think it's an art deco masterpiece. Pnut

I usually just seal the ends and put them in a fairly warm place like a shed and leave them for about a year then split them along the grain into staves for bows and handles. A trick to find out if they're fully dried is to weigh them before you put them up to dry and when they stop getting lighter they're dry. Pnut

You mean you have a guy that takes your scrap AWAY? The horror Pnut