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Thanks thom for the update. It is not the update we all want to hear, allas.

You can also use buthane (if still available) bit cheaper but it is useless below 5°C ambiant (it freezes), so with heavy draw of the tank, you need 10°C ambiant temperature or mixtures of both (but more expensive option vs propane for no extra advantage)

https://youtu.be/vemlXOFd88g a film somebody made from the event. Cannot embed it (youtube does not allow it for that movie) but maybe better for the data Frosty : I took the pics, so you can't see me. Since I'm no good in taking photos, it is normal you don't see a thing. The round thing is the bottom of the fire basket. We made the basket itself. So all pieces go together. The overall shape is the same. The only thing supposed to be different are the 4 or 3 details at the end. The hearts, squiblies, fires, ... at the end of each piece. I don't have a picture of the final product

After i took the photo, 3 more pieces are added. on the top photo you can see my 3prong in the middle. sorry for the lousy photos. I don't have an eye for that. a lot of tourist took photos and the orginizer took fotos and a movie. An overview of the smiths and the works. before the bending and squaring the details up. and a finished (but not fitted to instal piece)

The event is still today, but I cannot attent. Yesterday was fun. 17 smiths are demoing. All working on the same project a fire basket. Each had a bar 30x10mm length 650mm. We mark at 200mm and 300mm from the same end. Between the markings we make round 15mm. than twist 90° and taper and square off again before widening the shorter end. Splitting it in 4 pieces and square those up. The other end we shape in a die so it will fit the bottom. The 4 (or 3 but more later) square "fingers" we all shape to our own imagination. Than we fit in the bottom and make a little taper to hold it firmly in place. So I teamed up with another from school to make the rough shape. More fun for us, to work with a striker and also being the guy in the lead. But more fun for bystanders, seeing the teamwork. A good fire, and a sledge make short work of the indent that needs to become round. Rounding up was done solo. Everything else I (or we) did with 2 till it was split. Than it was small shaping and a sledge is no good. So we each take a piece (we made 2 when doubling up) and with a smaller hammer we squared the slidded pieces up, we bend it in the die (teamwork again) and the final proces of decorating and fitting begone. I lost one of the smaller decorations. I did not hold the chisel good, so I made a coldshut (did it twice, on one of the smaller parts and the main part as well). And during the squaring, the small piece decided it does not want to be a part of it anymore. I did not weld it on (no welding equipment except the fire) but made a piece with 3 details. I wad not the only one. A couple burned it of. The non experience with working in the sun showed. Burning at orange is a strange view and a hard lesson. Was fun, learned a lot (the chisel part) was nice being striker, and also calling the shots.

The middle once I only thrust for temporary. I have used them for temporary handrails at a construction site. The left and the right i used for forklift protection rails at the shipyard Worked ok, they came loose after the steel delivery truck backed up into them.

I think he used to has best of both. Before russia invaded ukraine, alexander send a lot of his work to the US. Probably to the homes you mentioned. And I hope for him, for fair prices, his work deserves it. And he has an affordable living arrangment and workshop and a nice garden.

if you look hard for it, they don't show up. Now since you have bought this one, you will see nicer and cheaper anvils passing by or getting offered. I had the same problem. Have fun using it.

sounds like a cheap mix to fix up my bad coating on top of my insulation

Nice lamp, really nice. If i remember i will probably steal your idea in a couple of years as my kids need nightlamps

I have made years ago something for my wife. I painted it with cheap metal paint. Still looks good My grandfather used to be a concrete guy and he used rebar to hold stuff up in the garden. Unpainted or coated or anything. They last very long, they are rusty, but they last very long

Yearly my teacher organize forging in the Gravensteen. A group of smiths work together on a groupproject. This year we make a fire basket. For those in the unknowing, Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the center of Ghent. I will be attending on sunday. affiche Gravensteen 20232.pdf

Thanks. Irondragon. Its used as a bbq for the last 20 years orso, so i think the wear will be ok. But will look into it. Thanks

Thanks. There is a greasenipple on top of the blower (painted over).

Welkom from belgium. Have fun. There are a couple of us BeNe people around.

A buffalo forge. Those are rare here in eu I think. Was used as a bbq for the last 40 years. Blower works, spins 1 turn extra. Is all greasy. No idea how to maintain it. The forge bottom ia a bit wobly and rusty. Thats the only part. Do I need clay or anything? Price was cheap, so even i wasn't looking for a forge, it is hard to pass on it.

looking good, i try to imagine what they look like if you like making them.

I see in the posted chart that is still accepted. The only bare wires that I still see are pantograf cables on trains,trams and old cranes. Or on just unsafe installations (mostly the wires in not the only thing unsafe, there are plenty things that makes you go nono)

Typical in 3phase systems? Not in europe that system. (The post from jlp that is) about the delta high leg. Completly different colorcoding as well. Except the PE, that is also green/yellow at least one thing we can all agree on. Good luck with the wires.

Thank you, now i will tripple check before use and every slight tickle or tick I feel, i will rip the mask from my face. Bbbbuubhhhh spiders, i am scared from them.

if only to keep the dust out of the inside part of the mask. So nice to put on your mask only to feel all the dust on your face

looks nice and white the walls, wonder how long it will stay like that.

swede, reminds me of a joke a friend of my pulled on the autobahn. He had an english mercedes, so steeringwheel on the right side and he had an extra steering wheel in the car. When I was driving his car, he took the extra wheel in his hands, in such a way it looks like he was steering the car. When another friend passes he waves and than throw the wheel on the back seats. Very funny to see the reaction, even they know the car is from the UK (also had uk plates).

Paris?

Shainarue i know the feeling. Also still busy with blacksmithschool. It helps to get the basic things correct. I remember making square collars with sharp square corners (inside and outside) to dimension. I can make sharp square corners now. But is is not something i would be learning outside school to be honest. Was brutal. The leafs are similar to make as "droplets" or spades but those need to be symetrical and the tip still needed to be round. After 10 practice pieces and some more in varia other excercises i can feel a little musclememory