SinDoc

Im right there with you Paul. Worked on the honey do list and worked on remodeling our bathroom. Was on a staycation all last week and did not get to fire the forge up even once

Code for new builds requires that the electrical system be bonded to the plumbing system for that exact reason. That way if a nasty short happened the plumbing would not pick up the current and become hot and it would instead go through the bonded system and out the ground rod. I know a good bit about electric, but man is grounding and bonding a hard one. Have you ever read those sections in the code book? It is pretty crazy. Especially when you are moving into commercial and you get into symmetrical grounding and bonding systems where there is a huge ring around the building creating a large ground system around the entire structure. We did a smaller facility a few years ago for AEP, roughly 50k square foot office building with another 50k warehouse. The grounding system for this facility had (if memory serves) composed of over 200 ground rods and a few thousand feet of bare copper wire connecting everything and was welding to the rods using thermite one shots. It formed a circular system around the facility to with everything was bonded to.

Dont think I failed at it but who knows . Planning on using primarily charcoal. Used some fire bricks I had laying around for the pot. Got it all packed down and ready to try once I get an air pump.

That is a very fair point Thomas. Ill escort myself out now.

Would US Stove 2000F fire bricks work for a JABOD? Or would the fire exceed their rating? I managed to get quite a few of them from the local TSC a little bit ago.

Luckily I have a nice big utility sink in the back so I don't have the misses threatening to bury me out behind the shed. I typically have a bucket of slightly soapy water in the shop for cleaning tools, cooling things while grinding and of course just in case something decides to burn that shouldn't be burning.

My late grandfather was a crafter/carpenter and the one thing I noticed he always did after staining/sealing something was take his rag pile out back and burn it. Never touched a trash can or anything else. When he was done with them they were laid out on the bench and when he was done, he would gather them all up and take them out back. Never really knew why until quite a few years later.

That is what was on it when I looked the other night and thought it wasn't done and put it back. I will have to take it in and try scrubbing it then. The less grinding/dremel work I have to do to get that nice shiny silver finish the better lol.

O I have to learn how to do the corkscrew. I have a few friends who would love those.

I could believe that Thomas. I was in the middle of my drive home when it hit me. I very much struggled to finish the drive from Columbus to Marysville to get to the hospital. It was unreal how quickly that horrific pain set in. Fine one minute then hunched over the wheel trying to keep it together 2 minutes later. I had planned to go home and pull out the grill and cook up some steaks for dinner then hit the forge for a bit. So much for that!

Very much so Frazer. I have been watching a ton of Black Bear Forge videos lately. I just watched his video on making tongs and want to try making some. I also watched his video on making a skillet and REALLY want to try making one, but my forge is not big enough. Maybe I will go full circle and come back to knives at some point, but these other projects have caught my interest much more. I am sure if I got my hand on spikes and perfected making garden trowels, I could probably even break even selling them at the local green house down the road

That is ironically what I want to try to make out of one is a bottle opener. It is funny that I got into this wanting to make knives, but very quickly migrated to doing other things as I found them to be very fun. Kind of funny how much I enjoy making something as simple as a hook.

I have been trying to find a means of buying spikes. For some reason, it seems Ebay and Amazon are pricey. I could be wrong though. I really need to stop by CSX by the house and see if they have any junk stuff I could snag.

I have an apt with a Urologist next week to try and determine the cause, if there are more and what to do about them if there are. Should be fun.

Well, it has been soaking in 5% vinegar for nearly a week now. When I get home I want to check and see how they look. If the outcome isn't quite what I expected, I found 30% at the local hardware store I can try soaking them in.

Managed to get rid if it last night. First time having one and I have never been in pain so intense that it induces vomiting. Before heading to the ER since I had no idea what was happening, the pain was a solid 9 out of 10 with 10 being pain so intense you pass out. Had cla cold sweat, shakes and the forementioned vomiting during the pains peak. I hope I never have to experience that again, but I am sure I will. Also, thank you for all the kind words.

I didnt get to do anything today . Spent too much time suffering from a kidney stone.

That is correct. I don't know why, but I seem to never include gas in my plumbing generalization. My mind seems to always stick it with HVAC for some reason.

O wow, I actually did not know that one. It would be interesting to see a simple 15-30 amp 120v circuit jump that far (and probably terrifying). I wonder if it only happens at really high amperage. I will have to look into that one and talk to some of the regulars guys who come in.

I will work on a simple 120V circuit hot. That just..."bites". 240V is a nope from me. I've been had by 240V and it isn't anywhere near as fun as 120V. 0 out of 10 would not recommend. I have watched people work on stuff live that would make you just wonder why? But the equipment was unable to be shut off. I watched a guy work on a 800A 600V disconnect hot (he was wearing full arc flash gear) and while talking with me and another field guy, failed to notice another Alan key in his set flipped out and it caught another lug he was working on. The resulting arc explosion sent him back several feet into a wall and welded his Alan key set to the lugs. Scared the crap out of us, but thankfully he was fine. Have you ever watched videos of lineman installing spacers on transmission lines? Those are pretty crazy. I have been in sub-stations where stuff has enough juice running through it that it has the potential to arc out several feet and get you. I have a high dislike of being in areas where you can literally hear the electric humming and crackling. You can actually build up a static charge being in areas like that and its not fun when you have to touch metal again!

It was kind of neat. I would notice that I brushed up against one of the batteries then within an hour or two my jeans would quite literally just start falling apart. That acid means business!

Pulled out the first batch last night. I am really surprised at how well it worked. The scale came off almost like a powder.

That's a good thing Billy lol. People can do plumbing and be fine. Worst case is a line backs up or you get wet. Electric will burn down your home and possibly kill you.

Ill have to try it then and see what happens. Worst case is I am out of a little metal! No time is lost doing experiments after all!

I was curious about this since I work at an electrical supply house, I have access to small bits of copper all the time. I was really curious what the result would be doing a canister with powdered metal (I do not see the point in trying high carbon with this but may be wrong) that also contains some nickel, nails and a few strands of copper thrown in. I know the copper would melt well before the steel, but wouldn't the canister contain it? Would the result even be anything of worth?