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What it takes to be a blacksmith

I feel compelled, again, to say sorthing in "blacksmithing". if anyone is interested, I wrote an article, based on this...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by spaco
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by spaco

Apr 12 test

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4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by footboarder
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by footboarder

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...
18 comments posted 18yrs
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...
5 comments posted 18yrs
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'...
2 comments posted 18yrs
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...
15 comments posted 18yrs
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

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...
2 comments posted 18yrs
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...
11 comments posted 18yrs
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

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