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polishing titanium

Can titanium be polished on a ordinary polishing machine? Is it altso possible to grind titanium without the use of cool...
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posted by nomail
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by nomail

Buffalo blower parts &?????

I need a final drive gear for a very old Buffalo hand blower (approx 12"). It is a helical gear, 1-1/8" dia. X 1/2" thi...
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posted by footboarder
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by footboarder

Hot Iron Sculpting Demonstration

The Burnaby Heritage Blacksmiths Association is please to host a "Hot Iron Sculpting" demonstration by artist blacksmit...
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posted by nospam
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

homemade forge questions

Do people ever successfully use 55 gallon drums to make forges.? I wondering if such would have a large enough diameter...
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posted by footboarder
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by footboarder

clay tempering a european sword blade

It is possible to clay temper a double edged sword blade? The blade is in 13'th century hand-and-a-half-sword style, an...
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posted by nomail
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by nomail

re woodworking tool making questions

try ray larsens book tool making for woodworkers .lee valley tools used to carry them,should still have a copy or two Pa...
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posted by toolgypsy
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by toolgypsy

Forging welded steel

I got a question about forging pattern welded steel. I've noticed that after doing the initial weld and draw at some po...
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posted by greynospamangel1
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by greynospamangel1

Noobie greeting

Hi everyone. Just thought i'd drop a quick line and say G'day from Perth, Western Australia. I've been interested in bl...
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posted by vantastic
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by vantastic

New thread (newbie)

Charly the Bastard posted this reply to my earlier questions. "Auto petro products usually have metallic soaps to reduc...
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posted by footboarder
32 comments posted 20yrs posted by footboarder

sea shells as case hardener

I was reading a post by Charly the Bastard and he mentioned sea shells used to smelt iron. Would they be appropriate (g...
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posted by news
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by news

Question about Minig/blacksmithing

Hi, im doing an extensive project on metal working (blacksmithing) during the medieval and early industrial ages. mainl...
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posted by Mastadex
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by Mastadex

woodworking tool making questions.

If I use automobile leaf spring material to make woodworking cutting tools (gouges, mortise chisels, plane irons) shoul...
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posted by footboarder
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by footboarder

forge Smidse't Veloke

Hi, i m peter from the forge "Smidse 't veloke" in belgium. Is enyone interested to see a blacksmith forge iron things....
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posted by peter.muls
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by peter.muls

Forging in belgium

Hi, i m peter from the forge "Smidse 't veloke" in belgium. Is enyone interested to see a blacksmith forge iron things....
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posted by peter.muls
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by peter.muls