[TheForge] Equipment for a newbie

[Dan Brewer]

Look into you local Harbor freight store.  a 4 1/2 inch grinder fro 19
bucks.  A bathroom fan will also work.  about 20 bucks at home depo.  You
local good will will have  hair dryers for sale.
Dan in Auburn


On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Matt Gallagher <fudgumz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Im in Charlotte, NC, as I saw one of you ask. Ill be doing my work outside,
> and i have some long pieces to work with (im making a
> replica Gladius [non-bladed] for a competition in Latin club) so i
> was considering an open trough style forge. I think a vacuum motor would
> work, if i could find a used vacuum somewhere, which im sure with a little
> digging i can do. Ill be using a 1" diameter mild steel rod (i tested the
> steel using the spark test) that is about 3 feel long, and i will be
> reducing it to 25 inches long and about a half inch thick along the spine
> (or flat, although it isnt flat) of the blade. I also would like
> to know where i can get a cheap angle grinder or how i can rig something, i
> need to fix a ding in my anvil thats been annoying me, and it would be nice
> to have. I plan to make some more charcoal soon, whenever my dad allows me
> too. I will soon have my scanner up and running to send out my designs of
> forges for review, i have several.
> ~Matt Gallagher, your friendly teenage smith
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