Here’s Dan McMullin building a heavy table for the eventual purpose of setting up my forging area. More pictures to follow as it gets further set up.
Denise is also shown, doing some staining of the wood pillars, excellently.
I have a few things in mind to create out of wrought iron, as soon as it becomes possible. Stair handrail supports and weightlifting gear for starters. An Anyang 88lb power hammer will arrive in a few days.
On an unrelated note, I went to a “Truffle dinner”, in which every dish had some truffle component, and thought it was great. But later in the night, we didn’t feel very good, so I don’t think I’ll go back next year. Our hostess at the restaurant brought around a real truffle to look it.
But they gave us a nice gift at the end, “truffle salt”, which tastes great on scrambled eggs.
Dec 2, 2012 update. I’m just posting some links to some products that I will probably have to buy in the future.
– A grinder for sharpening or this KMG belt grinder. Or this awesome but expensive Wuertz grinder. I heard of Parks 50 oil for edge quenching. A multi-burner long forge from MajesticForge.
Jan 4, 2013 update. First use of a little forge in my shop. (Ron) Hurray!
More notes: Here’s great pictures of someone making a forge. And “20 mule team borax” is available at walmart. A supplier of forge lining materials. The 3/4″ T-Rex Burners from Hybridburners.com are getting a good recommendation for venturi type. Also consider Chiliforge’s Diablo burner. ITC-100 is better than Satanite, but maybe HYB-UV instead?
Since I have electricity AND a big compressed air supply, I could try to buy- or make- a bigger forge that is “blown” instead of “venturi” air-supply, which, if done right, can give faster heading to “forge welding” temperatures. A safety note, said I should switch from my soft propane hose, to steel tubing, so it would never rupture propane.
Some Canadian suppliers of fire brick and ITC-100. pshcanada, Capital Pottery, Tuckers Pottery