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SinDoc

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  1. I could believe it Thomas. I know having the pipe outside and exposed to the elements means it will likely degrade faster, but it will be out in the open and can be seen and maintained unlike the existing pipe in a crawl space that can be easily gotten to. Every few years I could just throw another fresh coat of paint on the pipe and it should last quite a long time.
  2. Ill take 2 hammers, 3 tongs, a drift and chisel please and thank you
  3. We aren't going to bother trying to repair them for that exact reason. The whole pipe system is old and crumbling, so there is no point in trying to piece it back together. Unfortunately, the majority of the run is in an inaccessible space within the crawl, so to avoid future problems as well as remedy installation problems, we are going too abandon the current pipe system and re-run new black iron pipe along the outside of the house to the two fixtures that will need a gas supply (furnace and heater upstairs). The one fixture that can't be reached by doing this (the water heater) is going to be replaced with an electric version and the gas line abandoned. The more systems I can remove from that darn crawl space, the better. Nearly half the house is unreachable due to either lack of space or obstructions preventing you from getting to it (such as the HVAC trunk line blocking access to half the house). Edit: I also will not be the one installing this. I don't mess with gas and would 100% hire a licensed plumber to do the work. Columbia Gas already confirmed that I could run the line along the outside of the house above ground as long as the pipe is iron and painted for identification.
  4. My main gas line under the house blew apart due to corrosion yesterday and flood the crawl space with a ton of natural gas. Was so bad, the crew working on the sidewalk out front thought they hit something and called the gas company. Thankfully they were there within 10 minutes and shut it off. My crawl space is also very well vented with solid air flow as it was clearing the gas fast enough to not let it build to explosive levels. On the plus side of all that, if that annoyance of a Raccoon was still under there, he probably isnt alive anymore.
  5. Was working on the chefs knife Saturday when my grinder broke again. The housing for the bearings melted from friction (I assume) and caused the wheel to become unbalanced and fling the belt across the shop again. My friend who designed and built the grinder said he is done with using 3D printed parts to contain the bearings and machined a solid steel housing for them this time. Told him I hope this is the last time I have to dodge a belt lol.
  6. SinDoc

    Chefs Knife

    I see I see. I will try to pick up some 30 minute epoxy this weekend. I believe my local Ace has Acraglass.
  7. SinDoc

    Chefs Knife

    That is what I had in mind if it still felt heavy when I was finished. Figured nothing a few holes in the tang couldn't fix. I have been reading up this morning on the best grind for a chefs knife and it does seem like the flat grind is the majority of what people say to use as it doesn't give a wondering cut. So far I am excited for how it is turning out. Hopefully I don't mess up the heat treat again. I really like the grind and look of the knife in this video. One quick question though, if I do manage to actually get to the point of doing scales, what epoxy would you guys recommend? I have heard good things about g/flex and Acraglass, but have also heard people mention JB Weld and Gorilla Glue Epoxy.
  8. SinDoc

    Chefs Knife

    Yes. I haven't figured out what grind would be best, as I have seen a couple different ones for a chefs knife. I was initially going to do a full hollow grind, but am not 100% sure just yet. The tang still has a lot of meat that needs to come off to help with weight as it is fairly heavy currently. Edit: I just realized one of those photos makes it look like it already has an attempt at a bevel, that is not the case and just how the light caught it. It might have a slight bevel, but it is just from where I stopped working on it for the day and is not where it will stay. Also, just in case anyone is curious, it is made from 15N20.
  9. Work in progress, but I think I got a decent profile for once.
  10. Think of all the fun you could have with 1 ton of those! Probably too hard for a ball pit though...
  11. I have a project in mind for tonight since the weather had greatly improved temperature wise. Since I have some extra wide rectangular bar stock that I haven't figured out how to forge due to its width, I am going to try to grind it to shape in hopes of making a chefs knife. Figure I wouldn't have to grind it much since chef knifes are fairly large, but well see how it works.
  12. You mean to tell me I can't just throw raw materials into a forge, pound them with a hammer for a few then hit up the grinding wheel with an epic sword? MY WHOLE LIFE IS A LIE!
  13. I watched another one on lunch where they made giant gears. One shed enough scale to probably fill a 55 gallon drum lol.
  14. What advantage would you have over simply using a traditional gas forge? Being that it wouldn't be enclosed, I feel like the fuel efficiency would be pretty bad as a large chunk of your heat would get lost. I am no expert in forge making or thermodynamics for that matter though
  15. IronDragon gave linked the list of suppliers. The main two I am aware of is Admiral Steel and Alros (New Jersey Steel Baron). I personally buy my stuff from NJSB, at least the high carbon stuff.
  16. Thankfully I don't have evidence of any intruders other than mice in the attic space. If they had babies in the crawl space though, I am kind of boned until they just up and move out as I have no means of removal outside of tearing the floor off.
  17. I thought the same thing about it being identical to what we do in our home forges, but with MUCH larger presses and bits of hot metal lol. One of the follow up videos showed a 17000 ton press doing work. I just thought it was neat to see and a couple other videos pop up with that one showing other large scale forging I thought to myself "that's cool".
  18. Stumbled across this video on Youtube and thought it was a cool watch.
  19. No Thomas at it this year? And here I was looking forward to seeing this infamous red hat!
  20. In the 6 years I have lived at this house, this is a first for Raccoons. Never had any until now. Opossums yes, Skunk once but never Raccoons. I wasn't able to grab the trap last night, but I secured his entry way into the house so he can no longer get in and currently hope that since I denied his food source he will just go away.
  21. I was looking on the site after having clicked "Buy Ticket". From there to here, I could have jumbled the price by $10 so it wouldnt surprise me lol.
  22. Out of curiosity, I assume the ticket is per person, but is it per day or does a general admission cover the weekend? Me and the misses are looking to go all weekend, but at $110 for two people, if thats per day its pricey lol.
  23. Ironic that your profile picture is of the glorious trash panda. Wife wont let me do any harm to the creature since she loves them. I wouldn't want to anyways if it can be helped. What do you use for bait? He seems to always go for the bread in the kitchen, so I am leaning towards that. Harbor Freight has a decent looking trap for $25 bucks I will probably snag on my way home today.
  24. We apparently have a Raccoon that has taken up residence in our crawl space and found a way to come up into a cabinet and let itself into the kitchen to eat just about whatever it wants. I am going to try to trap and relocate the little bugger tonight so it stops getting in and destroying things. Old houses are such fun. You can imagine my surprise when I came down in the middle of the night and walk into the kitchen just to see a Raccoon sitting in the middle of the floor munching on our bread and oreos.
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