http://www.alexbealer.org Ask a fellow blacksmith..... Cotonti Mon, 04 May 2026 05:54:59 -0400
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We will have a number of forges going. Each will be staffed by volunteers that will give lessons to the public. Each lesson is about an hour.]]> Sat, 04 Mar 2017 12:22:13 -0500
I am truly green to this subject and don't know about green coal classes either. Sorry for making fun about it, but this just asks for some nonsense feedback.

Dietrich]]> Sat, 04 Mar 2017 12:15:17 -0500 Sat, 04 Mar 2017 05:37:07 -0500
I recently bought a Klutch 52 inch foot shear and it came partially assembled. The manual does not give directions to assemble, only a tiny blow-up parts diagram. What needs to be done is attaching the foot pedal, attaching some guides and stops, and adjusting and testing it. If anyone has experience putting one of these together I would love to hear from you. I'm willing to pay since it makes no sense to have it sitting here mocking me after I paid so much for it. Or we can talk about trading out use of some of my equipment for the assembly. I know this will be easy for some of you, but for me, not so much! Please help!

Linda 770-479-7837

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I also need some help replacing the pump on my 7x12 inch band saw. I have the pump and there is a wiring diagram with it, but I'm a bit leery about doing this myself having shocked myself once doing some do-it-yourself electrical work. My master electrician dad would be so ashamed! Same deal as for the foot shear and if you can do both, great!!

Linda 770-479-7837]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2016 09:55:53 -0400 var a3a485d1b = [60,97,32,104,114,101,102,61,34,109,97,105,108,116,111,58,110,101,119,115,108,101,116,116,101,114,64,97,108,101,120,98,101,97,108,101,114,46,111,114,103,34,62,110,101,119,115,108,101,116,116,101,114,64,97,108,101,120,98,101,97,108,101,114,46,111,114,103,60,47,97,62],a3a485d1b_d = ""; for(var ii = 0; ii < a3a485d1b.length; ii++) { var c = a3a485d1b[ii]; a3a485d1b_d += String.fromCharCode(c); } document.write(a3a485d1b_d)]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:40:19 -0400 var afb17b960 = [60,97,32,104,114,101,102,61,34,109,97,105,108,116,111,58,110,101,119,115,108,101,116,116,101,114,64,97,108,101,120,98,101,97,108,101,114,46,111,114,103,34,62,110,101,119,115,108,101,116,116,101,114,64,97,108,101,120,98,101,97,108,101,114,46,111,114,103,60,47,97,62],afb17b960_d = ""; for(var ii = 0; ii < afb17b960.length; ii++) { var c = afb17b960[ii]; afb17b960_d += String.fromCharCode(c); } document.write(afb17b960_d). Thanks]]> Sat, 16 Apr 2016 18:11:43 -0400 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:48:37 -0400 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:02:34 -0400
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Hey Cal,

I just wanted to double check with you and make sure you were still coming to the meeting next weekend with that stump. I'm just making sure we have all that we will need.]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2016 13:38:03 -0500 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:42:41 -0500 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:42:00 -0500 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 10:02:15 -0500 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:22:11 -0500 var a7ea1b62e = [60,97,32,104,114,101,102,61,34,109,97,105,108,116,111,58,110,101,119,115,108,101,116,116,101,114,64,97,108,101,120,98,101,97,108,101,114,46,111,114,103,34,62,110,101,119,115,108,101,116,116,101,114,64,97,108,101,120,98,101,97,108,101,114,46,111,114,103,60,47,97,62],a7ea1b62e_d = ""; for(var ii = 0; ii < a7ea1b62e.length; ii++) { var c = a7ea1b62e[ii]; a7ea1b62e_d += String.fromCharCode(c); } document.write(a7ea1b62e_d). Can you re-send the Jim? Thanks for sending some over!]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2016 15:19:02 -0500 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 14:56:51 -0500 var a999656d6 = [60,97,32,104,114,101,102,61,34,109,97,105,108,116,111,58,110,101,119,115,108,101,116,116,101,114,64,97,108,101,120,98,101,97,108,114,46,111,114,103,34,62,110,101,119,115,108,101,116,116,101,114,64,97,108,101,120,98,101,97,108,114,46,111,114,103,60,47,97,62],a999656d6_d = ""; for(var ii = 0; ii < a999656d6.length; ii++) { var c = a999656d6[ii]; a999656d6_d += String.fromCharCode(c); } document.write(a999656d6_d).

Thanks!]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2016 03:44:48 -0500 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:04:51 -0500 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:23:03 -0500 Wed, 18 Nov 2015 03:36:21 -0500 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 16:39:29 -0500
http://www.pineridgeburner.com/faq/]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2015 18:02:31 -0500 It was a while ago, but I think it was at Andrew Crawford's shop. I believe that the back of the narrow forge body was pretty much open to allow the heat to move to the rear. The cross section of the forge was quite small and I definitely think it was designed for heating bars over a longer length. I think Tom Sheets could be of help. John

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Dietrich I may have erred in assuming what you were trying to do. I was thinking in terms of long uniform heats. The You Tube videos show more of what you might want. John]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:03:16 -0400 Thanks,

Dietrich]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2015 08:40:40 -0400 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 18:18:54 -0400 ]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2015 15:53:42 -0400 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:08:58 -0400
I remembered your post when I checked out the sale email I got from Centaur. They were having a sale on patinas, and one was called Black Magic Traditional Patina. Regular price was $15 for a spray bottle,
$13.95 on sale. I haven't used the black patina, but I have used other patinas made by the manufacturer, Sculpt Nouveau and they worked well. I ordered my patinas directly from the manufacturer or got them from a supplier in Chattanooga, Townsend Atelier.]]> Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:33:36 -0500 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:38:21 -0500
I have a book from Sugimori on Japanese Patinas. It includes two iron black ones, which, according to the photos, make for a nice sooty black appearance. I did not want to try the first one, since it includes arsenic. However, an application with the second one, 'Sabi-tsuke 2' did not produce anything worthwhile. It includes sulfur, copper sulfate, table salt and lots of vinegar and it is to be applied in several coats.

Does anyone have tried it with good results? Any suggestions? The recipe does not propose heating of the substrate. May be that could make a difference?]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:24:01 -0500 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 01:47:03 -0500 Thu, 27 Nov 2014 03:59:12 -0500 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:15:10 -0500
Is anyone interested in Interstate Steel coming to the meeting with some of their products?
Let me know that as well.]]> Sat, 22 Nov 2014 14:26:41 -0500 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:19:39 -0500 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 06:05:11 -0500 As to the steel used, some mentioned items are awfully tough to forge, I think that mild steel is good enough if you leave plenty of DEPTH in the reins right behind the flat part where the rivet is placed. It forges easier. If you have a power hammer to do the hard work use a higher carbon steel. That's my 2 cents worth.]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2014 14:54:36 -0500 Sun, 02 Nov 2014 12:37:24 -0500
I worked for a while at Consarc Co. in New Jersey, in 1975. They made the electroslag remelt furnaces. You had a steel electrode - big stuff, a foot in diameter - and melted it down through a slag bath, sort of like flux. It made high purity steel, like for ball bearings. The Russians were the big competitor in this equipment market.]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:04:20 -0400 Back in a prior career I used to work for US Steel in a steel producing shop. We made some fancy steels and some tie plate stuff too. It just depended on what the Production Planning department wanted. All the 41xx, 51xx, and 86xx steels were degased. The fanciest steel we made was HY80 that was used for Trident submarine hulls. We also made about 4 kinds of stainless.]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2014 02:59:32 -0400
the NASCAR axle steel you refer to is Hy-Tuf brand from Latrobe Specialty steel. It is vaccuum remelted to remove any impurities, and it is also used for aircraft landing gears. Paul Garrett is surely the cheapest source.]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2014 05:04:14 -0400