Gandalfgreen

looks like it's working great. excellent work. I agree just new territory so fotts do the basics first and master them. welding g and forging

I'll take that bet.  go get my welder sunday so prolly practice then. just stack bricks until I comfortable welding on my forge. I have lots of practice ahead of me but very excited for it   

doors I thought about getting fire bricks for now. if I new how to weld I would weld a straight piece of angle iron on the top and bottom of the back opening that I could slide bricks on then but for now stack bricks just need to get.  

Twistedwillow this my first one. I ran it for an hour seems to be running great I held a piece of scrap in it and it's hot enough to get to temp. If I have enough light when I get home I will do kastolite if not Sunday morning it will be done.

well she is coated and now fired up to dry

Pounced on it ..somehow I always land on my feet but that's 9 lives worth of catales with no time right meow......

that would be catastrophic.......

Cats must be the foreman type. Nice shop yeah I imagine I would rather sweat then shiver doing that.

showed up one day early heck yes. 12 ft s.s. braided line 0to 30psi regulator and a pressure gauge. tomorrow night could be firing up the forge though just to dry silica. so close and so ready.

Thanks willow. Been a great day got that deal done. Ordered a high pressure hose and regulator that fit my price range. suppose to be here wednesday which fits perfect next day off is thursday so plan to coat forge and fire then let sit till sunday and coat with kastolite. if those days go as good as this day off should be forging within 2 weeks hot diggity dog. 

my buddy came way down on what cards he wanted realized the difference in value and well was able to work it out so I now own that welder 2 masks a giant brand new c clamp. and few odds and ends and this grinder below

yes never too old to learn.

now I see it still learning

what are those?

yeah after reading about the welder and looking it over I agree. I waiting to see how bad he wants told him no deal yet. 

Heres the welder that would be part of the trade if I decide to. 

that steel bulldozer story is a documentary on Netflix now. only thing that stopped that guy was dumb luck of a basement. tries to run over a building with basement and got stuck. took police forever to even get into that thing he built. and yes that is extreme

I believe I am a member of that society.

I only say that because same thing took out parents original property.  took out an entire neighborhood and connected us with a walk bridge over the highway. that connected all the streets sidewalks that where left.

that be great. 

and yeah not saying dont be a pain in their side just meant that train wont stop can slow it down for sure but it will get to its final location haha. 

I just want a branch to make a bow. cant stop ID happenend to my parents with their first property.

wow that blade and sheath are great and I would be very pleased. have made a few sheaths but need proper leather working tools so they basic and do job not pretty.  and if I ever get a blade out like that I be ecstatic. well done 

 No issues I dont mind but All he can remeber is Lincoln. Tuesday I hoping to go look at everything.

John that's amazing I am jealous loved both those things at some point in life.

yes I agree with everything you say that's why it's hard. He knows that too so we shall see.

Yeah the original few series are insanely priced now I have most of them had them all at one point but have been selling off or trading to friends so I can have things that dont just collect dust.  The ones I am trading worth if had a person wanted bad enough full value $2590 but he willing to trade me a welder 2 masks angle grinder  stand up dual sided grinder welding gloves apron and rest of any thing he bought when he thought he was welding. he maybe used 5 times. So I think I will most likely trade cant walk into store and buy but can trade just got get over the sentimental 2 decks he wants are the 2 I used to clean the floor with in our group of friends lmao. sorry I ramble