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Thanks gents!

Welcome!

Hoping someone has some insight.  My last forge weld billet completely failed to weld.  Was a stack of 15n20 and 1075.  Have done several billets already from the same steel (AKS).  

The only thing I did differently, was in between my last billets I had used a graphite mold to melt down some old range brass into brass ingots.

Is it possible that doing so introduced some contamination into my forge?  (Its also possible I was just having an off day too I suppose).

Way to go!!

My 15 year old daughter came out the other day and made a small marking knife.  May not be her thing, but was fun to get to work with her

That is just truly amazing!

Fuller on it?

I had a similar issue.

Tried 2 things, not sure which led to success:

#1 got a 25 gallon propane tank instead of the 5 gallon.  Huge difference is keeping proper gas flowing due to tank icing up.

#2 Warmed the anvil up.  I had a 8 inch by 3/4 square bar stock heating while I heated the billet.  I put it on the anvil yellow and let it cool to black 3 times before I attempted my first weld on the billet.

I use borax flux, never tried kerosene.  But other than that our processes are the same.

Dont buy a fullering tool off ebay.  I did and its complete junk.

I should have bought the hardy and hammer and used my teenager as a striker.  Lost a blade to it.

I use the same forge (but bought the 1 door model).  Overall happy with it.

Welcome!  And some advice I wish I had been given: buy a bigger propane tank!

Ask me why its not a good idea to use the same workbench for reloading and welding

Thank you sir!

I will go ahead and see if I can work out a deal with the seller then.

Appreciate your time and info!

Thank you.  

Forgive if this has been asked already, I tried searching but struck out.

There is a reasonable complete 12 ton hydraulic set up for sale I am interested in.  (Motor, ram, pump).  I am thinking it would be a good start on a forge press, but I dont know enough about converting ac to dc.  Would this be as simple as buying a good transformer?  If so, does anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you for the update!

My next purchase is going to be a fullering tool, every time I try to grind one it it looks just like yours.  

Good thing medical masks are all the rage these days

Gotta second the idea of trying super quench.  So far I am impressed by how well it can do vs oil or water.

What did you quench it in?

Did you heat soak it?

I am no expert, and I think the Seattle area it nutso.  But over here 1200 to 1500.

Just want to add in to what others have said.  Do what you can to keep it.  Uber/Lyft on nights and weekends could get you $900 pretty quickly.

I suppose a second option would be to lease it out.  I cant afford an anvil like that yet, but I would jump at a chance to rent one for a year or two while save for a better one. 

Just my 2 bits.

Looks good!  I learned the hard way to make it taller than I think I will need it.

Welcome!  I used to live in Elma, not too far away!

Welcome!!

I am up over the hill in Ellensburg.  Made the switch to propane a few years ago and kicking myself for not doing it sooner.

The only thing I really miss is being able to work on oversized and odd pieces in the coal forge.

Dang it, now I have something else I need to try this year!  Nice work!

Welcome!

I am bit west of you over in Ellensburg, glad to have another friendly face here!

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