LeeSteele

@swedefiddle: I believe I found the page for this weekends swap meet. It appears to be a much larger event than just a swap meet though! Is being a member of the forum enough to be admitted? or do you need to sign up and pay membership dues as well.

Hello all, Had my first experience with a bit too much borax flux and its effect on soft ceramic firebrick the other day. What do you guys use as a liner/tray material to keep this from happening? I had planned to split a heavy duty firebrick into 1/2" slabs and use that on the floor of the forge, but the diamond masonry blade quickly gave up. Ive got a small bucket of Rutland refractory cement; Do you think a nice thick coat of that would resist how borax flux?

Hey all, Can you guys suggest some sources where a person might scrounge parts for a DIY forge press? Specifically at the moment I am looking for a large bore (6" or more I think) hydraulic cylinder. Though if the cylinder is rated for it I do have 2500 max PSI electric pump unit, which might allow me to get away with a smaller cylinder.