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Spaco, about your website.

Hi Dude, Just letting you know, in general Australians cannot access your site. Optus, Vodafone, Telstra, AAPT and the...
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posted by charlesanderson
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by charlesanderson

Rebuilding Little Giant Power Hammers

I am writing this post because, even though us "old folks" already know this stuff, the new-er comers to the craft may...
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posted by spaco
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Medium Chasers Pitch - NEW!

DESCRIPTION & INSTRUCTIONS ON USE I own a metal studio called A Copper Rose Metal Art. I have been doing repousse and c...
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posted by info
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De Re Metalica, THE book to read!

In about 1556, a book that purported to tell ALL about metals was written by Georgius Agricola. It is "De Re Metalica"...
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posted by spaco
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bang on an oildrum...

No fire (well eventually some fire, but none yet) - helping a kid who wants to make a steel drum or steel pan - the ham...
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posted by MyNameForward
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by MyNameForward

burns

Hey, for the lack of traffic here, let me share what happened to me today! I burned my finger! Yeah, I actually burn my...
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posted by curt
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by curt

Slightly blacksmithing related

As before, I am only doing this since there has been so little activity on this list lately. In late December, our 40 f...
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posted by spaco
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by spaco

torison spring repair

My 7' X 10' garage door spring just broke. It is a torsion type, approx 3/8" in diameter and about 7' long when on its...
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posted by footboarder
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by footboarder

Answering a question about anvil condition

No big deal to most of you, but I just added a topic on anvil evaluation to bottom this webpage: http://www.spaco.org/an...
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posted by spaco
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OT: For Chilla

The problem with getting to www.spaco.org from Australia seems to be solved, again. We have recieved 38 visits from 8 A...
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posted by spaco
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by spaco

Rail anvils again

I just put up a page one rail anvils. It contains all I know about them at present and what I am doing with them: http:...
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posted by spaco
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by spaco

Blacksmith workshop in Taupo, NZ

Please can you tell any blacksmiths (or budding blacksmiths) that you know that there is a "call for interest" to a wor...
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posted by hobdid
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by hobdid

A neat place to go

Here's a place that we go for blacksmithing classes and some fun events in south central Minnesota. I'm not advertising...
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posted by spaco
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by spaco

Storing your stock

Everyone I know is always looking for a better way to store their stock in their home shop. Here's how I store mine: ht...
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posted by spaco
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by spaco