Judehey

I will be going to a class to build a Clay Spencer tire hammer. My smithy has a stone floor, so I want to pour a slab before the class. Estimated weight is 1000#. Does anybody know how deep I need to pour? Thanks

Mikey, Firebricks are as you say, something you told me 5 or 6 years ago when I first bought the forge. You don't remember?

Thanks for all the things to think about. I did deburr the mig tips, but I'm sure my files are cheap junk from Amazon. It may not show, but there's 3 or more coats of Satanite in there, with a Kast-O-lite floor. I touch it up pretty frequently. If I need to reorient the burners, I'll probably start from scratch, I have a couple of propane tanks sitting around. I am running both burners off a common line, so I can fix that. Thanks for all the help. Just

I gets plenty hot, this is intended to be a heat treat forge, which is why I downsized to 1/2" burners. The original 3/4" couldn't go low enough. It started life as a Devil's Forge 2 burner oval years ago. I'm mostly concerned about an even heat between the burners in the desired temperature range. There's likely a better way to do this. Can you run two burners off 1 inlet? Here's the latest image. The near (problem) burner is sort of aqua in color, the other is a nice blue. The MiG tip on the problem burner is cut about as far it can be, the other protrudes a little under half way. I have no idea why they are so different, I've swapped or replaced every single component. They were built on a lathe, so they are as precise and similar as I'll ever get them. I think my only remaining option would be to bore out the threads on the Tee on that burner. Any other ideas? Thanks

That did the tick. I should have just followed your instructions to begin with. So just keep trimming it down until I get a defined cone? Thanks

Thanks, I'll go do that now. I've tested at 5-15. No change in the behavior.

I just built a pair of 1/2" T-Burners from Frosty's plans. 3/4 x 1/2 Tees, 4" x 1/2" pipe, 3/4 reducing coupling as a flare, 0.023 Mig Tips. Initial test of each burner outside the forge was good. Once installed in the forge, the flame is not staying attached. One burner pulses, the other doesn't attach at all. If I blow into the forge, it attaches. I tied to upload a video, not sure if it will work. My best guess is a mixture problem? Too much air or not enough? The Mig tip is approximately 1/2 way into the Tee, as shown. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks VID_20250518_144656023.mp4

I've been looking for a book on European swords making, but have had no luck. Can anybody provide suggestions? Apologies if this has been addressed, search isn't working for me. Thanks

I'll try that, thanks. My school had some Kanka vises and got rid of them, which is why I'm looking at the Perun.

There are plenty on eBay. Few without obvious damage, and unfortunately none close enough for me to inspect in person, at least so far, I'll keep looking. Thanks

I'm in the market for a post vise. No luck at the estate sales, flea markets, etc, so I'm looking for new. Anybody have experience with the Perun vise or know where to find it in the US? Thanks, Jude

I have the Bucktool 2x42 with wheel. Works well enough, a little awkward for knives. I wore a groove in the platen in a year through a lot of use. They said they would send me a free replacement, although I haven't received it yet. I plan to put a liner on the new one. I don't regret the purchase as a first grinder.

Thanks

Where can i buy coal in there Charlottesville VA area? What can I expect to pay? Thanks

Thanks all, I'll be picking it up in a week.