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Welding machine and wire/rod Beverly B2 4" angle grinder 2 bench grinders, 3/4 hp (one for buffing) belt/disc grinder (2"x36" and 10" dia) needle files set of 5-10 flat, round and curved files Materials to build a heat treating furnace 400 lbs 4130 alloy sheet metal stock 25 lbs of assorted rivets 3...

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I have some neat looking metal buttons. These were some my wife ordered. She could only find them in gross quantities, so we have a bit of a surplus. I'll probably start offering a larger assortment in the not too distant future. I also will begin offering pewter. I'm going to start casting bronze a...

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Here's some pics of the forge. It's not done yet...obviously. needs the second burner to be finished, the hinged faceplate and a layer of ITC-100 refractory. Works pretty good as is, though. http://www.100megsfree3.com/kragaxe/as/Propaneforge.html Our house took on a few inches of water...again...th...

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One of these days when I'm not backed up on projects, I'll take a shot at some raising. I end up doing it in small amounts on a lot of projects, but have yet to try and do a full helm...or at least not sober anyways http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . The video of the guy in London (or Leed...

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If you use coal, you will have to deal with a lot of smoke...lots. And it starts off pea green! You would have to have an exhaust system with a capture hood and such to remove it. If you used propane, you have to deal with the build up of carbon monoxide. I don't know how big your basement is, or ho...

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The propane forge will be my workhorse for patternwelded blades. The lack of carbon (and sulfur and several other items) is exactly the reason why I want it. It also drastically increases productivity.

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Once a week I get an email from someone in India wanting me to buy into and distribute Indian made stuff. Now I get the spam for damascus products...these were tempting I confess http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . When they start offering plain billets in steels I've actually heard of, I m...

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Your armouring stainless is most probably 304 or 316 stainless. A 308, 316, 304 or 302 rod/wire will work. Try not to use 400 series rod/wire, it will be brittle compared to the rest of the piece.

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Man! That's expensive! $7+ for 1/4" O-1 drill rod!!?? Other things are just as outrageous.

I'd say NO, they aren't a good site!

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Harold, I've been using coal for several years now, and will still do so for some projects. In fact, we've discussed coal fires before. Next time, before you jump on someone, do a little homework. P.S. What kind of blower do you use? I'm assuming it's a homebuilt double bellows, since a blower would...

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I got the fine tuning done on my burners for my new forge. Each one can handle up to at least 40 psi with a stable neutral flame! I'll have the whole forge set up and running this weekend. The burners come out of the forge cylinder, so I could use them for heating sheet metal as well. I'll add pics ...

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Have a month long sale at the lower price. Compare this to your normal sales volume. Write some of the Viking and other re-enactment groups where the personas would be using shield bosses and offer the discount for the first five or so mentioning the ad, or mail them coupons? You get some sales, plu...

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I get the page, but when I click on products or store finder...the window that opens up is blank.

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Here's a couple I did from nickel silver.

http://www.100megsfree3.com/kragaxe/crowns/Coronets1.html

They're kinda fun to make. A royal pain in the butt on parts...but fun overall.

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Next to RR tracks. The ties come bound with it...sometimes 1.5" wide and 16 ga thick.

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I use my B-1 for everything from 1/8" brass to 14 gauge stainless...and have been doing it for about 5 years with no appreciable wear in the gears. Sometimes I need to slip a pipe over the handle, but it will cut it! However, If I could have afforded it, I would have got the B-2. The extra mass and ...

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It works great layered with 1095 for pattern welding too.

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I'll be starting a couple later this month and into August. What specifically were youwanting, price range, time frame?

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I just got a fancy Dremmel tool. I still have some antibiotics left from when my dog had a prescription. I never done it before...but I've seen it done on some horses here lately and I used to always watch E.R. Swing by this week and I'll take care of those teeth. I'll even wipe down the welding tab...

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by eoghan_mw: Nothing beats a Singer. I have an old Brother and it has been nothing but trouble. </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I have an old sister....and she's been nothiong but troub...

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You're essentially buying the blower. Forge pans are easy and cheap to make. $10-20 will more than cover the materials. Crank blowers are nice if you have someone else to do the cranking! Nice for demos and such where there's no power. I use a 3-speed hair dryer on mine at the house and have a large...

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Diameters are all different, depending on wieght and class. The diameters will usually be listed on the sites.

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http://www.springcoathletics.com

Not in Canada, but cheap and decent quality.

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I would have guessed olive oil and a match

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Matweb looked pretty user unfriendly! Most metal warehouse sites have the info, like www.metalmart.com, as well as a bunch of university sites. Of course, given the periodic chart of the elements, you should be able to calculate the weight of any compound http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif ....

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Backhoe and dozer bucket tips are usually 1060 or equivalent steel. The other parts of the main bucket is probably something more like 1022. If it can get Rockwell-C scale 50 it should work fine. As for grinding, I like the above advice. Keep it cool enough to hang onto with a bare hand. -----------...

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Check the tip of your bit for "hangers". Little bits of metal chips that wil stick to the end of your bit. When you pull it down to drill a hole, the chip prevents the bit from cutting, builds up heat and softens the tip...thus no more cutting! Stainless is the worst for this since it is more plasti...

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Radiation doesn't build up. Contamination builds up. You can't contaminate anything with x-ray machines. Now the dust settling out in our waste storage facilty where they've been sitting for 12 years is a whole other story. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Never fear, I swabed them and cou...

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Does anyone happen to have the info posted way back by Sinric and others concerning costs/suppliers for 1050 steel? I've changed computers several times since then and seem to have lost the info.

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Oh yeah...I supervised the decomissioning of an x-ray lab this past weekend. The doors were all installed about 1950 and had 14 ga kickplates (5'x12") and 1/8" (5"x 16") handle facings made from solid red brass (ornamental bronze). All the hinges and other hardware were also made from this. What I c...

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It was a good week. It started with a trip to the scrapyard last Friday. I called in sick to work and went scavenging instead. A machine shop had just unloaded a bunch of scrap. I got about 60 lbs of 12, 14 and 16 ga 316 and 304 stainless still with the protective coating/wrap and already cut down i...

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I usually can drill a couple hundred holes in annealed 1/4" 1095 before the bit is trashed. Go slow and use a cutting fluid (thin oil or water). I use cobalt bits.

For 24 ga, I would punch like the above post mentioned, though.

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cf 360? Sure it's not A-36 with a Rockwell-B of 50?

Don

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1743995415

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If RPG's will kill Texas cockroaches, I'm up for some as well!

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metal buttons and pewter

new forge

good week

need a gas forge?