[TheForge] Cast Iron

[Rick]

There are a lot of small parts that come off and are all gunked up.  I just 
was not sure if the cast iron would be totally messed up by putting it in a 
fire for 5 or 10 minutes to burn the crud off.  Thanks for the reply's all
Rick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "robert hensarling" <rhrocker at hilconet.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Cast Iron


> 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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