[TheForge] Re: 2 Questions

[ed]

Hey Rick,

  I missed part of this conversation, but the first thought that comes to my
mind on the forge is that if you use a coal forge to heat long stock, your
only going to achieve a couple inches of heat at a time, where as if you use a
gas forge that the stock passes through, your going heat whatever is in the
forge, and depending on the size (length) of the gas forge that can be 20+" of
heat at a time...could let you do a lot more work in a shorter period of time.
 Just my thought.

 Take Care for Now!

Ed Caffrey, ABS Mastersmith
"The Montana Bladesmith"
http://www.caffreyknives.net
ed at caffreyknives.net

---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Rick Korinek" <rickkorinek at verizon.net>
To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:52:59 -0600
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Re: 2 Questions

> Thanks to those who offered suggestions on how to handle long stock. 
>  The idea of in- and-out feed supports for the power hammer, forge 
> and anvil make sense.  I like the idea of positioning the anvil in-
> line to facilitate straightening and Mike's idea for a rotating 
> stock support is innovative, but I thing getting a long piece into 
> the chain loop might be a hasstle.
> 
> One area I am still puzzling over is heating the stock.  Without a conveyor
> table set up, I think getting stock in and out of a gas forge would 
> be real hard on the forge.  But perhaps this is the way to go--put 
> every thing in line:  forge, power hammer, anvil and hossfeld.  Then 
> put some guides in and out of the forge to keep the stock away from 
> the refractory.  Right now, I would probably use the coal forge 
> because it is open.
> 
> -Rick
> 
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