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Belt sander

can a belt sander remove hardened metal with speed and ease?
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by gustav1860
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by gustav1860

ALERT: Boeing Surplus Store closing

This alert just came over a mailing list I'm on. For us nerds, the closing of the Boeing store would be a calamity of m...
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posted by no
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by no

Anyone in NSW?

Anyone in NSW? Regards Charles
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by charlesanderson
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by charlesanderson

Tempering quench recipe

Caught a 'trailer' on a RFD channel horse show. It showed a blacksmith, (Dave Kramer) making a 'bow pin' out of 1/4" ro...
18 comments posted 18yrs
posted by footboarder
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by footboarder

Staff weapon

Hi Guys, Like this ? Regards Charles
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by charlesanderson
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by charlesanderson

Mystery tool

My sister sent me this picture: http://c-66-30-237-241.hsd1.ma.comcast.net/Whatzit2.jpg I don't know what the bottom loo...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by noMail
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by noMail

Foot powered forge blower?

I am looking for a picture or drawings for a foot powered forge blower. When in Prague in 1999 we saw one at a festival...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by spaco
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by spaco

Recent Coal Quality

The coal I learned on was Pocahontas. It gave a clean fire and just a little white ash, we could run the forge for six...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by noMail
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by noMail

alternative fuel sources for forge

I'm toying with the idea of using liquid fuel as the power source on a propane-style[1] forge. (just 'cos I can - no re...
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posted by news
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by news

A Loss to the craft

copy of an e-mail sent by a friend , The deceased was a fine man who taught me and many others something every time we...
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posted by AndrewV
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by AndrewV

Knifemaking machines

I have 2 knifemaking grinding/sanding/polishing machines for sale. They resemble the Stephen Bader machines and were ha...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jokono
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by jokono

What fuel

From time to time I find I need to heat a bit of metal up rather more thoroughly than I can manage with a blowtorch. Be...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by guy.king
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by guy.king

information

hi all just wanted to let you know of a very useful site that i have found and used. www.findamachine.com If has 1000's...
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posted by rmoss_uk
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by rmoss_uk

"glue" for insulated fire bricks?

Not only are some of mine broken but it'd be cool to "glue" them together to make a shape that doesn't involve simple st...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by alvinj
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by alvinj