[TheForge] RUST-BE-GONE

[Kenny O'Loughlin]

I picked up an old forge with no name on it, just the No.150 on
the blower. It has a piece of oak stick on a pivot which moves a pie =
shaped, counter balanced gear, which in turn rotates a shaft, via a =
pulley
and a ratcheting mechanism that turns the blower. There is no belt. =
Whew, no I can't repeat that!
The hearth is cracked in two but not a problem, also it is very rusty. I =
took lots of 35mm pic's. I wish I had a digital camera to share the =
process!

Well The mixture works great with baking soda, next time I go=20
onto town I will get washing soda.

What do I line the hearth with? Can I mix up some sort of adobe =
concoction or is there an easier way, that's not to spendy?
I paid $57.00 for the whole deal. The hearth is 18" across. It is going =
to need a belt, leather would be OEM but how does one get a continuous =
piece of leather , maybe slice a pig in the dorsal plane, frozen first =
to make it neat, anyone have a pig with about a 20 inch diameter? =20

Thank All


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