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Electrolytic rust removal

I know there's a lot about this subject on the net, but would anyone be interested in my own recent work with it? I've...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spaco
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by spaco

Self centering scriber for marking metal bars

Here's a link to a neat little tool you can make. You just lay in on top of a bar, let's say 3/4" square, and draw it a...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spaco
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by spaco

offsetting problem

I can't. I am usually working with round or square less than 1" x 30". All I end up doing is bending the piece where I...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by footboarder
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by footboarder

New to Blacksmithing? Start here

New folks should visit the ABANA website so they can look up their closest affiliate (chapter). Personally, I am happy...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spaco
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by spaco

Help interpret "3 10" mark of Peter Wright

A Peter Wright anvil followed me home today. It has a round logo Peter Wright Solid Wrought or some such. Inside the lo...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus16724
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus16724

Why did YOU get into blacksmithing?

Again, just a thought to keep the newsgroup going----- People get into blacksmithing for many reasons; what's yours? I...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spaco
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by spaco

Yeah it works :-)

A black spring washer plus a large steel nail, insta-knife. Two black spring washers, plus 2 large steel nails, arrange...
20 comments posted 17yrs
posted by charlesanderson
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by charlesanderson

pewter casting page

I sent this page out to members of my e-zine last week. It is a project I did making some pewter rings with investment...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ipayitforward1234
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by ipayitforward1234

Drawing Program for Scrolls

Does anybody have a program that draws scrolls automatically? As in: tell the program the style you want, the space lim...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spaco
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by spaco

Gas Forge and Propane

There is only one type of gas forge for the blacksmith. It is the kind that I have. I didn't invent it; Hans Peot did....
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spaco
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by spaco

Blacksmoth mandrels

In the pile of things that I bought with the Peter Wright anvil, I have two mandrels:...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus26541
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus26541

Blacksmithing-related crossword puzzles, anybody?

I wouldn't bother with this, except that the list is sooo quiet again. I just added 4 crossword puzzles to my website ww...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spaco
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by spaco

8 pound single jack?

What do you think? :) Got a heavier one? :) I bought a Warwood 8 pound sledge at the second hand store. The handle was...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by alvinj
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by alvinj

Making a 'C' clamp

If one wished to make a 12" 'C' Clamp by bending (say 2"x5/8" strap) in to a 'C', with a threaded cylinder welded to on...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by footboarder
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by footboarder