[TheForge] Treadle forge

[Jerry Frost]

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From: "Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer" <artgawk at thegrid.net>


> John Fick built one a few years ago that worked really well except that
> he had  trouble stuffing hot, delicate steel forgings back into the pile
> of ceramic chips. Having them be round and finished and light  is
> probably a worthy goal...Pete F
>
> GHS wrote:
>
> > The density of the ceramic might play an important part.
> >
> > Mike Graf
> >
>

I was wondering about that too Pete. I just figured you'd use a shovel to
scoop a cavity and cover the work.

I think refractory quality rather than density is the relevant factor in
using ceramic chips Mike.

Frosty
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