[TheForge] Cast Iron

[robert hensarling]

You may need to be careful if there's any Babbitt bearings anywhere on the 
machine (which is doubtful).
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darrell" <darrell67 at machinemaster.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Cast Iron


> 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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