[TheForge] Mastermyr II List of Items Update 2

Thu Jun 20 21:32:00 2002

Thanks, Steve- that's even not very far from here.

You know, love, at the rate you're going, you're going to hafta get to
Pennsic, just so we can feed you all War ;-)

Phlip

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Smith" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Mastermyr II List of Items Update 2

> http://www.artandmetal.com/about.htm
> Hanson, Massachusettes
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> Steve Smith
>
> Phlip wrote:
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "April & Bill Clemens" <[email protected]>
> >To: <[email protected]>
> >Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 7:18 PM
> >Subject: Re: [TheForge] Mastermyr II List of Items Update 2
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Phlip,
> >>
> >>The catalog on the mastermyr website gives the basic dimensions:
> >>
> >>"Griddle with rim of sheet-iron  Pls. 6 and 24:18
> >>
> >>Round disc with up-turned rim and an irregular triangular hole in the
> >>middle. It is incomplete: more than a third of the rim and a portion of
> >>the bottom are missing. Part of the rim has been secondarily bent
> >>inwards. The griddle was repaired in antiquity with a triangular patch,
> >>riveted on with at least ten rivets. The patch is now partly detached.
> >>
> >>Diameter 22.3 cm; thickness of plate 0.3-0.4 cm."
> >>
> >>
> >
> >OK, that makes it both smaller than I was thinking, and thicker- I was
> >guesstimating about 14 guage steel, but it appears that I'll be closer
with
> >maybe 10 guage- I'll check my guagemeter, in a bit. No wonder it
survived-
> >3-4 mm is some heavy stuff! I used 11 g for my forge table, and it took
some
> >work to shape and cut and drill and what not.
> >
> >Anybody know if pure iron comes in plate? And, where the neaest place is
to
> >get some? Going to need a fair amount for both these projects, and the
> >Metalworking Symposium. Meantime, Rob is going to go see if the Navy
might
> >be throwing away any 10 inch mild steel disks, in say, the 3-4mm range-
I'll
> >need a couple of practice pieces for sure.
> >
> >Any sign of any deliberate holes in the thing for attachments, as for
> >hanging, or are we looking at something set to rest on rocks over the
fire?
> >And, the triangular hole in the center- any clue as to if it were
> >deliberate, for drainage, or simply a rusty spot, eating out from a
smaller
> >hole?
> >
> >Stiull thinking- but yes, Bill, I intend to do it.... also thinking about
> >the spatula.....
> >
> >Phlip
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