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tex62

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  1. Thanks guys for all the pointers!
  2. Hi I'm tex from Cootamundra NSW. Just getting into it . Keen to learn I have collected, made or refurbished my tools using a hand turned charcoal forge and just finished my first gas forge. Other than that I have no idea even the nuances of hammering are a mystery to me! So it is trial and error.
  3. My first go at a gas forge and arc welding! The dodgy table has been replaced with a sturdy metal trolley.
  4. Thanks guys. Sounds very promising! I am based in Cootamundra which is a small rural town about 2 hours west of Canberra or 4 hours south west of Sydney.
  5. I have my forge on a steel trolley with loops around outside for hammers and handled cutters etc. I have timber lengths nailed into U shape like gutter with 25 mm steel mesh over open top. Punches and drifts sit upright in spaces in mesh. Hardy tools sit post down in drilled 2x4
  6. Sorry guys I am very new to this. I am from Australia and have just built my first Gas forge as good quality charcoal where I live is as rare as the proverbial. I have located and refurbished and refaced some great old hammers etc as I would like to reuse instead of buying new . A block splitter here is a maul used for splitting firewood. They come in a range of sizes and I thought that they may be hard enough to reface the edge if I a careful with generated heat? Any help would be greatly appreciated
  7. Can I make a straight peen from an old block splitter (are they hard enough) ?
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