Rupes Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Hi all. I've visited here plenty of times over the past few months when I started to take an interest in smelting and forging. Great resource you all have here. Thanks to all who've contributed. Hopefully I can add something useful after the initial flurry of questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Welcome! Make sure you read all the pinned posts at the head of each section, and do your research before asking a question. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Russell Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 G'day Rupes , be sure to check out this all well ..... Dale Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Welcome aboard Rupes, glad to have you. Remember we LOVE pictures, projects, tools and equipment, shop, pets, kids landscapes, most anything you wouldn't mind explaining to a six year old. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupes Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 I actually stumbled into this side of things. By that I meant smithing. I had originally been doing a lot of research into a furnace for melting aluminium for some projects I had in mind. I pretty much always have some project or another going on. I find it more fun in building equipment and learning the technical ins and outs (gas forge design for example) for a trade skill and becoming reasonable proficient at it then moving on to the next project. But I always keep the gear and end up coming back to it at some point. I had a really good read of the 7 page long gas forge thread. But I still have this idea I picked up my first anvil last week. I needed a stand though and happened on a youtube vid in the side bar re quieting down an anvils ring by Paul Krzysz, who then linked to a thread here with a post by David Gaddis. Neighbors will appreciate it. I made a slightly modified version but pretty close with a bolt down set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 G'day Rupes. We are demonstration at the Campbelltown Steam & Machinery Museum rally, today. Come say hi, if you can. 86 Menangle rd, Gilead. cheers, Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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