[TheForge] Re: Forges

[Woolley]

I've never seen a straight sided beer barrel.?????????

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Robinson" <robi5515 at bellsouth.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Forges


> Try using a straight sided s/s beer barrel.
> Cheap at scrap yards (about $30). and make great forge shells.
> Chuck
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> Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 11:20 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] Re: Forges
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>> My monster 1/4 " steel forge is 2nd forge I have bought in  15  years. I 
>> was
>> the 4th  person to own it and I have had it at least  10  years. My 
>> first was
>> a coal/coke forge with a champion   blower.  Phoenix, Arizona has a dang
>> anti-pollution  law and  I  decided to go to propane and got the beast 
>> from a
>> friend. My next one  will  be stainless and will  keep it at least 16 
>> inches
>> long. I have my forge set up  about 4 feet off the floor of my shop.  I 
>> like
>> looking into the forge without having to bend over to see the color  of 
>> my steel.
>> Most of my  work I  usually have from  4 to 6  pieces of 1/2 square stock 
>> in
>> it at a time. I can see what piece is ready  to  beat on and slipping it 
>> back
>> in I grab another piece. Doing my  railroad spike knives I usually keep 
>> about
>> 4 of them in there at one  time.
>>
>> Later Ike
>> Pan's Forge
>>
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