cfrewilly Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Hello everyone, My name is Tim and I am a composite fabricator for the dept. of defense, Navy/ Marine tactical rotary and fixed wing aircraft. I have been a artisan for the Navy for 25 yrs and looking towards retirement which brings me to blacksmithing art. I have this thing for fire, call it pyromania/ burning stuff etc. I have a thing for pottery also it's the fire thing. I am currently working on a RR aso and a gas forge. I plan on making all or at least most of my tools, I plan on making my tongs, power hammer, pneumatic press and grinder/ sander. I guess I got the bug due to the FNF program and again it is the fire thing lol!!! Being in NC I have looked to find smiths and it seams that the most of them are in the piedmont and western part of the state, so I am stuck out here in the rusty Atlantic breeze, great views and climate, but wood rust in minuets here!!! This looks like a great site and I have just scratched the surface, I look forward to the advice and criticism for all of the members and maybe meeting a few along the way. Thanks, V/r Yim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Welcome! One thing to give thought to is that more alloys than rusty steel are forgeable: things like silicon bronze, monel, stainless steel can be forged once you learn their idiosyncrasies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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