⚒ Blacksmithing - wrought iron and steel discussions

Upsetting 1/4 in dia. rod

The only method I can think of is to get a 30" tall piece of 2" pipe and fill it with water, so when I heat a piece of...

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posted by footboarder

18 comments posted 18yrs posted by footboarder

Cutting OCS

This newbie is asking if one messes up the chemistry of automobile leaf springs when they use acetylene to cut them? I...

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posted by footboarder

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by footboarder

Cracked fire pots?

Does anyone want to offer thoughts about the relative quality of firepots, one vendor to another? That is: do some mfr'...

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posted by spaco

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by spaco

Champion Forge Blower Motor Rheostat

The rheostat was messed up on a Champion Forge blower, so it had two speeds. Off and On. First day at school was not ni...

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posted by footboarder

15 comments posted 18yrs posted by footboarder

School this Sat and Sun.

I am going to a blacksmith school Sat and Sun in a neighboring town 35 miles away. 6 hours each day. limited to 2 stude...

11 comments posted 18yrs

posted by footboarder

11 comments posted 18yrs posted by footboarder

Any Volunteer blacksmith training in under developed countries going on?

Are any of you involved in teaching basic blacksmithing skills to people at the bottom of the economic ladder in develop...

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posted by spaco

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by spaco

Blacksmithing conferences and Blacksmithing

I felt compelled to say something in "Blacksmithing", just to make sure that's still the focus of this NG. Please go to...

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posted by spaco

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by spaco

Cheap Labor

U.S. companies are no longer investing in much new capacity at home, and the ranks of U.S. engineers are thinning. In c...

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posted by mwron

11 comments posted 18yrs posted by mwron

Power Hammer of the Gods

Found this on Toolmonger this morning: http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/its-just-cool-massive-power-hammer/ I get the f...

7 comments posted 18yrs

posted by skafarski

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by skafarski

Showing off a little - bladesmithing pics, includes some turning and carving

Hello all, I finally got someone to lend me some photographic expertise to get a couple of pictures snapped of one of m...

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posted by prometheus

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by prometheus

Sharp right-angle bends

I've been seeing a variety of 'recipes' for making a sharp right angle bend. - A manual from the turn of the century th...

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posted by myAddressIs

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by myAddressIs

A Resurgence of Blacksmithing

A Resurgence of Blacksmithing: The New York Times By MICHAEL POLLAK Published: December 23, 1999 TO understand blacksmi...

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posted by dgrup

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by dgrup

Congrats Spaco

Gday Pete, I saw your article in the current edition of the Hammer's Blow, on the poor mans hydraulic press. Thanks for...

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posted by troy_honeman

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by troy_honeman

eBay: Peter Wright double horn anvil

http://snipr.com/DoubleHornAnvil

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posted by nobody

1 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Fire management in a coal forge

Hey, I'm a brand spankin' new smith who's having a bit of a problem. I've fired my forge twice now since I've built it,...

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posted by Mr.Yablo

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by Mr.Yablo