September 6, 20178 yr 6 hours ago, Charles R. Stevens said: If he wants up and running cheap and fast, I would build a solid fuel sideblast. Maybe $25 if you buy all new materials, then for $300 he can build a small forge and a heat treat furnace. Yes there are cheaper alternatives, my point is he is obviously new to forging and the time it will take for him and frosty, Thomas and every one to get him lined out and get a functional forge, the atlas is a reasonable, capable forge that's just plug and play he could be up and running without haveing to build anything,
September 7, 20178 yr Have to agree with charles. Theres just something special about using a tool you made to make something else.
September 7, 20178 yr On 9/6/2017 at 2:16 PM, Charles R. Stevens said: And miss out on all the fun? Heaven forbid... Lol That's why I have a homemade forge, anvil and grinder.
September 7, 20178 yr Up and running fast? PPE! Hole in MINERAL soil, 12vdc or 120vac mattress inflator, a foot or two of iron pipe and scrap wood. A smooth faced hammer around 32oz. a BIG rock, preferably fine grained but anything will do to start. salvaged steel and some matches. You can make the rest. Frosty The Lucky.
September 7, 20178 yr Yellow pages or failing that, I'll send you my snail mail address and once the check clears I'll send you a DIY kit. Frosty The Lucky.
September 7, 20178 yr Yeah they always look at me funny at lowes when I ask for the fence post that comes complete with holes.
September 7, 20178 yr I've got a hole in me pocket, socks, shirts, bluejeans; I should be able to do a wholesale deal... I even have one outside I could dig up and send to you in a flat rate box...
September 7, 20178 yr No, it's a DIY hole kit. Fence post with multiple holes is called Telspar, it's what they hang street signs on. Round fence post has a center hole. End paragraph one of the DYI hole instruction sheet. I'll be sending my snail mail address so you can get your check in the mail soonest. Patiently yours, Frosty The Lucky.
September 13, 20178 yr Author So as I said I slowed the process down and I've come to appreciate the build more than before. Learned a lot from this forum so far but it's helped me understand the importance of sustainability rather than rushed hammering. I wanted to see what would happen to the yellow brick I purchased and here is the result below. Heat sink info was right on the money. I tried a setup I found on Larry Zoellers website, he has been emailing me back too and is a really cool guy. So moving on I found 6 k-26 brick on eBay for $30 and also found a local insulation supply shop who sold me 10 sq ft of kaowool and she is checking on a rigidizer for me as we speak. (See pics below) with some time to spare waiting in my kids I popped into the local re-store and found this tank (pic below) I want to work with eventually but for now I will wait on the k-26 and experiment with that. Anyways that's my progress so far. Hope this helps beginners and shows you experts knowledge being followed.
September 14, 20178 yr Rigidizer is easy to make the stuff you buy has a limited shelf life and is spendy. Fumed silica, water and a little food coloring is all you need. Wear a dust mask to mix, you don't want to be breathing silica dust. It just occured to me, I'll bet a couple few drops of dish washer additive, "Jet Dry" in the water would make mixing a LOT easier. Jet dry is a wetting agent that breaks water's surface tension so it wets more easily. Sodium Laurel Sulfate is the wetting agent we used in the soils lab. Anyway, mix your own rather than buy a bucket, I bought a bucket and have half a bucket of solid block stuff left. <sigh> Frosty The Lucky.
September 14, 20178 yr Like frosty said add water and food color to get rigidizer. Amazon link removed.
September 14, 20178 yr Fumed silica sellers. Okay, seriously: fumed silica is also known as colloidal silica and is available online from lots of folks. West Marine springs to mind, for example.
September 14, 20178 yr Just keep in mind there are two general categories of fumed silica: hydrophobic and hydrophilic. You want hydrophilic.
September 14, 20178 yr Bet you watched "Old Yeller" when you were young! The memory dogs me to this day.
September 15, 20178 yr Sorry 81 i posted an amazon link wich apparently is not allowed. Just do a search for fumed silca...thats what you want.
September 19, 20178 yr Author Bad propane tank I've set everything up to spec for your T-Burner Frosty and my tank is no good. Won't give me any pressure. Going to try again with a new tank and hopefully show a video of my progress.
September 19, 20178 yr open the tank slowly to keep the excessive flow preventer from kicking in. Some valves seem to need a sharp rap to disengage it after it has engaged AND THE TANK IS TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. If your tank is "fussy" about the excessive flow preventer, exchange it with another.
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