Daniel.85 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Very impressive, you have the skills and creativity to go very far in this craft, have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McClellan Made Blades Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Thanks! Well the ITC-100 coating didn't go so well. I guess I layed it on a little thick and it cracked in several places. It made a HUGE difference in the heat I feel coming out of the front door though. I was amazed at how much more uncomfortable it was to be in front of the fire even after the burners were off. I was going to buy some more just to skim over the cracks but I guess the price has gone up since the last time I bought. I seem to remember paying $30 for a pint about a year ago and now it's 70-90 for a pint! I couldn't believe it! Anybody have any left over they want to sell me just to patch some cracks? Or any idea what else's I can use? I just need a little. Considering a pint did my whole forge. Raven, There is another product very similar to ITC 100, it's called Plistix, I have used it and did notice a big jump in temp and the time it took to get my work piece to temp from before I had it on there, plus it is A LOT, (I mean), a whole LOT cheaper than ITC! You can get it from Wayne Coe, he sells it, as well as a lot of other products. My mind is drawing a blank, as too his contact info or website, if you can't find it through Google, email me at d_r_f_1(at)yahoo.com, my name is Rex. The plistix seemed to do a pretty good job, but I haven't used the ITC, it was too much on the pocketbook! I think the Plistix is a reasonable substitution, as far as I can tell anyway. I'm pretty sure you'll find him on Google, I think he has a personal forum on Knifedogs.com, a knife makers forum, although he does make knives, he's more into the Artisan Blacksmithing kinda stuff. Hope this helps, Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raven154 Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 Thanks! I'll look into it. Haven't had much of a chance to play with it. Got a new job on Nov 5th, buying my first house in December, had to put a motor in my wife's van last weekend, had to put plugs in my bike and now I have to change the fork seals in it too! Luckily for me, my new job is a 4 10 schedule and I'm off every Friday. Not that anybody cares lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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