[TheForge] Cast Iron

[Darrell]

Rick,
A weed burner will get the paint hot enough to blister without hurting the
casting.
About the lead paint, don't burn the paint just blister it and for sure
don't eat it.
Don't try to do the whole thing at once. Just heat what you can work while
it is still hot.

Darrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick" <rick at smokyforge.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 3:58 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Cast Iron


> Hi Guys -
>
>     I am not someone who knows much about cast iron.  I have an old power
> hack saw that I am cleaning and trying to resurrect.  It is under layersw
of
> grease and even more layers of paint.  What I need to know is, will it
hurt
> cast iron to go into the forge fire for a while to burn off some of this
> crap?  I would save LOTS of time and trouble if I could burn it off
without
> damaging the parts.  Has anyone done this successfully, or does someone
know
> that it shouldn't be done?
>
> Wondering,
> Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
>   Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
>    In the middle of Northern Illinois
>
>     http://www.smokyforge.com
>      rick at smokyforge.com
>
>
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