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Kasaron

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  1. I know of hundreds of blueprints and tidbits for this sort of thing, but, being a very "measure twice, cut once" type of person, I figured it would be in my best interest to ask, before investing. I'm getting my bricks from a kiln and pottery supply, but seeing as they're rather expensive little monsters, I'd like to maximize productivity and recyclability so I can re-use or re-purpose them later. The bricks in question are 3000*F rated, 9x4.5x2.5". The reason I'm going for bricks is simply because I need something that's as durable as I can manage, since while I may be finicky, I'm not always the most delicate of people. My burners are twin Zoeller Burners with MIG tips and Stainless Flanges, no choke plate. My main issue is the maximizing size of the firebox I can afford without beginning to lose the ability to weld, or run into cost problems. My current plan is looking at 16 bricks, with a enclosed firebox of 6"W 4.5"H 18"D, with two sliding gates. This brings up my first issue, is it wise to possibly cut down on the bricks at the base, by copying the configuration of the roof/ceiling? This would reduce the brick amount by 2, but may compromise the structural integrity. My second problem is where to actually place the burners, I was considering the lower left side, and have the two wall bricks drilled out with a water-lubricated masonry bit or the like. My third problem, touched on above; the size of the firebox itself. With a volume of 486"^3, I'm unsure if two Zoeller burners will allow me to reach welding heats efficiently. I truly appreciate any assistance with this matter. With Regards, Kasaron P.S. Attached is a rough idea of my forge, don't mind the colors, it picks them for contrast.
  2. So, any ideas on what you're going to make yet?
  3. I'd LOVE to get my hands on some of this. From what I hear, marble is fairly soft (compared to granite) and is quite carve-able. Ceramic knife handles....I think I may just steal this idea.
  4. Hmn. My cat is more of a deterrent-by-presence than anything, and I find that the mice hole up in my detached garage quite often. Luckily, we have a few outdoor cats (read the aforementioned word as "vicious killing machines"). Still I have problems with all kinds of smaller vermin. Well, I -did-. Then I got offa my butt and started making habitats for the bigger guys. Ferret hovels, owl roosts, even bat shelters and ladybug boxes to get rid of the ever-pervasive mosquitoes. The long strip of real estate known as the train tracks is a great place, since detritus already gathers there, which means that most times nobody notices. Sadly, suburban people are scared more of ferrets and owls and bats than the disease carrying, massivly reproducing, in-house-living vermin that they eat, so animal control likes making a fuss. Still, they never catch all of my toothed saviors. Guess when's the last time I had to buy a mouse trap? Also, citrus and eucalyptus oils work for spiders.
  5. Amen to that. Looks like I may be able to get some forging done tonight, so long as it doesn't rain. First time in about a year or so (much to my own discontent).
  6. A fool takes something from someone and says "You may not!" The one it's taken from will make another, and be angry at the idiot who took it from him. A smart man gives someone the thing he should not use, and makes him afraid to use it. He then teaches those who are not afraid, how to use it responsibly. Or so they say.
  7. Hrm, it all depends on your personal preference, and skill level. As for the red gem; it won't do as much for counter-balance as a brass pommel will, or even better a hollow brass pommel filled with cast lead. Of course it depends on your preference for the center of gravity... Really, it's up to you. If you think it'll look right, and you think you can pull it off, then try it.
  8. Hrm. I will sum this whole thread up, since it's very early in the morning. Swords are Tools. Specifically a class of tool Called a Weapon. Weapon's primary function is to kill. Swords normally do so by causing blood loss and trauma due to lacerations of the skin, or organ damage.. Skin and flesh is soft, and elastic. Stone is hard and brittle. Steel is tough, and hard, but not as elastic as skin, or as hard as stone. A sword, due to it's primary function of penetrating the skin and causing lacerations, is ill-suited to penetrate and cut stone. Therefore, a sword that can cleave stone would normally not be mechanically suited for cutting flesh, either by way of it's difficulty of use, or by way of it's mechanical properties. It's like saying "The greatest frying pans can safely contain red-hot molten lava." Certainly, yes it is quite a feat, but one that does not qualify it as "the greatest frying pan" and most likely will cause the destruction of said pan. Also, Chainblade. (Simply cause a post this serious needs SOME humor!)
  9. What my car needs workin' on.
  10. Heyah folks. Just poppin' into this place to say hello, and introduce myself. I'll spare you anything silly, and just cut to the meat. I'm a young man that's interested in both the technical and artistic side of blacksmithing, whether it be in the form of the blade or in the form of a simple nail. Something about forming things with one's hands has always had appeal to me, so it was a natural leap to end up into the strange oceans of blackmsithing and metal working in general. Hopefully, if the weather behaves I'll start showing my stuff. I'm no amateur, but I'm nothing near an expert. I'm stuck in between, looking for way to get better every day. Hope I can help you as much as you'll no doubt help me.
  11. Stuck in suburbia here, with enough restrictions to choke a cow. (With good reason, anyone remember the Chicago Fires?) With that said, I try to keep myself as meek and out of the way as possible, and thankfully I have some good neighbors. (He even bought some things off of me, how's that for being a nice guy?) That said, I -do- have a rather grouchy neighbor on the other side, who likes to call all manner of public officials on me for the slightest of reasons. Most times they ask me "What in God's green earth" I'm doing, and I have to spend about 20 minutes explaining. Then they just tell em to keep the noise down and they leave. Worst that ever happened is that I got a long lecture about the "dangers of fire' and then got told to put it out. I covered the fire with some dirt, let them leave as you merry will, dug it back out and then got back to work.
  12. It really is dependent on your available resources and what your quenching. I like metal, since it's nice and leak-proof (to an extent) but then again I like wood cause it can take some pretty bad impacts. So I got an old metal bucket and dropped a cedar bucket form some lawn and garden store into it, and viola. Fit pretty good.
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