BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I have used straight wood when I was low on coal. Get a fire going and as the coals get going I just keep feeding from the outside in. Worked for me. Plus no clinkers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukerec Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 Ok so i did some more scavenging and i found an electric blower. Any idea on how to make it work. Also found a bunch of steel like lawnmower blades and some springs. My dad said he had an a400 sheet somewhere and he wanted to know if it was any good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Well if it's like this electric blower all you have to do is this and that. But if it's like a different electric blower you need to do this other thing. And some won't do it at all! Some you can tune with a rheostat, others you can and you have to use an airgate. If that's AR400 plate it's great for some things and terrible for others. (I grabbed this from the onealsteel.com website): "AR400, AR450 and AR500 plate are used in applications where abrasive materials such as grains, coal, ore, cement, gravel, light aggregate, and earth are being handled. It is a common material for conveyors, chutes, linings, hoppers and handling equipment in the materials handling and mining industries. Abrasion resistant steels are not intended for structural applications. These steels should not be used for structural or main load-bearing members because of the possibility that brittle fracture may occur in these high hardness steels at the high stress levels encountered in such applications." PLEASE give some thought to asking questions that can be answered. If I ask you: Hey I have a nonworking pickup---what do I need to do to get it working? Can you give a good answer? (Cause I have one sitting in front of the casita...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukerec Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 Oh, i just dont know whst content to put in as I know little to 0 about blacksmithing but I know some of the more simple stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 So you mean your question was "What is AR400 good for in a blacksmith's shop?" If it's documented as AR400 I'd trade it to a welder that works on dozers and like items for a more useful steel for smithing. You might want to read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukerec Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 yes that was pretty much my question. do you know if lawnmower blades are any good for knives. they arent your average lawnmower blades either. they came off of our batwing that we pull behind a tractor that runs it my the pto shaft and other crap but all im trying to say is its a beefed up regular lawnmower blade and is it good for making knives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 John Deere is reputed to make their regular lawnmower blades from 5160 spring steel, which can make an okay blade. Other manufacturers use different alloys, and even JD might use other steels for other kinds of blades. In other words, maybe, maybe not. Take a look in the bladesmithing portions of the forum. There are many discussions of both lawnmower blades and how to evaluate mystery steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukerec Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 ok. Will do. ive got tons of mystery steel lying around and of the ones i threw in my truck today i took a pice of metal and tried to scratch it and it didn't so that means its hard... i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Just means it’s harder than what you were trying to scratch it with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukerec Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 i used a file, i think thats pretty hard. not 100% sure but if it works it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Funny thing about lawnmower blades the bigger commercial ones may be boron steel instead of high carbon and so not good for blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukerec Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 that might be useful, ill take it into account. i only did a quick 10 minute search for about 5 things but i did happen to find some regular blades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukerec Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 So i started taking the stuff off the forge for cleaning. Im going to replace all the bolts and screws and get some newer parts. Definitely being s pain in the butt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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