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  1. Jreed
    That came out really awesome looking.
  2. Jreed
    That thread is where I got some of the ideas for my forge. I found that even the car break drum I am using was a bit large when I switched from charcoal to coal. So I lined it with refractory cement to take up some space and give it a better shape. The possibility's are endless my only advice is K.I.S.S. that is what I kept in mind when I built mine. :D
  3. Jreed
    Here is one I made the table top is a lid for a 55 gal drum the break drum is off a Ford Taurus. You don't need a large drum.
  4. Jreed
    I like it. Before I went in I had a nice long thick goatee that I was very proud of. Now a days if I am on leave I will let it grow out just a bit. It doesn't get very long before the large amount of grey in my chin whiskers depresses me enough to shave it off again.
  5. Jreed
    A small forge is the easy part. Check out my blog link in my signature line. For the anvil Frosty has a great idea or a chunk of rail road track would work well for you also. A 2lb ball peen will work for you fine. I use a 2lb drilling hammer. This is one of that endeavors that proves there is more then one way to skin a cat. :D
  6. Jreed
    Nope no hair on this face not allowed on active duty. Give me a few more years when I retire and that will change. :D
  7. Jreed
    Bituminous is much better. I do use a lot of Anthracite though only because it is easier for me to get a hold of. It works great but it wont clump like Bituminous does.
  8. Jreed
    I have a family of mice in my mine also have bats that live in the attic of my little shop.
  9. Jreed
    I don't know about that. I have been using hard anthracite for months (it was what is easy for me to get) and I can hit welding temps no problem. It doesn't clump or coke like good bituminous does it burns more like lump charcoal. I think he just has some real low grade coal. Freelance could you take a good picture of your coal and post it up.
  10. Jreed
    Hey what is wrong with using a rock it is what I started with. I would have much preferred to have an old Fisher like that at first.
  11. Jreed
    Raw wood has a lot of moisture and impurity's in it that make it burn at lower temperatures. Charcoal has all of these cooked out of it so that all you are left with is pure fuel that can burn at usable temperatures for forging.
  12. Jreed
    oops. disregard
  13. Jreed
    PPE= Personal Protective Equipment. ;)
  14. Jreed
    Oh well you win some you lose some.
  15. Jreed
    As a Marine Frosty summed up perfectly.
  16. Jreed
    Cool. Have you thought of standing 2 of them up on their side and welding them together? That would give you 160lbs then you could stand the block on end and have all that mass under you. I wish I was still stationed at Camp Pendleton I would hit you up for a couple. Hopefully I will be stationed back out there in a year if so I will look this back up and see if he still has some left.
  17. Jreed
    I like that one. I don't have any info for ya but when you get it all together it should be a nice to forge to work on.
  18. Jreed
    A hair dryer will work great. I found with mine that when burning charcoal I had to baffle the hair dryer with some duct tape to reduce the amount of air.
  19. Jreed
    LeeRoy I really like it. It looks like it would be real nice and portable. How tall is it?
  20. Jreed
    That is nice. Simple but meaningful.
  21. Jreed
    Well how ever it fell into your lap that looks like it makes a very useful anvil lots of angles and bends to form work over and enough flat surface to move steel on. I like it. :D
  22. Jreed
    Edge what is the weight on that thing?
  23. Jreed
    PEG is a wood stabilizer. It hardens the wood it is also used to stiffen up spalted woods so they can be worked. I like the boots. :D
  24. Jreed
    I cover mine with a light coat of oil and the put a tarp over it. Unless it rains real hard I have no problems.
  25. Jreed
    Oh very nice Hope your friend appreciates the work you put in to those.
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