http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/ $ en-us Copyright 2003-2005, Talk About Network. All Rights Reserved. 2008-10-15T14:10:42+00:00 TAN rss@talkaboutnetwork.com Discussion hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://tan12.talkaboutnetwork.com/images/spacer.gif http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/ http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/18046.html Interesting article about Wootz damascus steel at: http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2008/09/carbon_nanotechnology_in_an_17th_century_damascus_sword.php Some of the remarks in the comment section will make you wonder about some people... H... Rob Fertner ltrfertner@[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Discussion 2008-10-07T19:21:18+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/18029.html An auction is coming up. It is something unusual, because most of their stuff is huge 1940s machines. I have never seen so much old stuff in one place. Anyway, I no longer buy anything for resale, did not need those machines, so I just carefully went... Ignoramus18870 ltignoramus18870@[EMAIL P... Discussion 2008-09-24T22:26:46+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/18024.html Lets hear it one more time for CEOS and their GREED.. hip hip hooray... hip hip hooray. Millwright Ron Union Millwright and Damn Proud Of It www.unionmillwright.com Millwright Ron ltmwron@[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Discussion 2008-09-23T17:57:40+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/18021.html Just to get some comments flowing, heres a comemnt Howard Clark made about this subject yesterday at the Guild of Metalsmiths Conference in Hastings, MN: Since about the 1950s GM leaf springs have been made from 5160. Then he goes on to say that ... spaco ltspaco@[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt Discussion 2008-09-22T07:39:12+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/18011.html In article gaulje$jti$1@reader1.panix.com, alvinj@Example.com wrote: It -was- green! :) Study up on the global warming hoax and youll see that it was green -then- and will be green (around the edged) again! :) Dont hold your breath waitin... Stuart ltSpambin@[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt Discussion 2008-09-19T09:22:39+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17983.html Charles, Sorry but my news reader erased your post before I answered so I am writing this from memory. You are correct that a two step tempering process probably would not leave a temper line as the condition of the steel would change gradually.... Bruce in Bangkok ltbpaige125@[EMAIL PROT... Discussion 2008-09-13T21:25:06+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17975.html http://board3.cgiworld.dreamwiz.com/list.cgi?id=gays scoreland@[EMAIL PROTECTED] Discussion 2008-09-08T10:35:29+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17973.html Is there anyone that produces differential tempered EUROPEAN swords ? ( slightly off topic ) And, Would filling the fuller of a sword with a similar clay as used in heat treating Japanese swords work as a technique to increase this differential t... iceprince ltisprins@[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt... Discussion 2008-09-08T15:35:46+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17971.html Hello All I am busy planning and will get to building a tire hammer. I woudl like some idea of how to size the hammer. The anvil is going to be 6 inch round that I am going to mount on a 2inch thick base plate. I think that the mass of the base pla... gjn.pub@[EMAIL PROTECTED] Discussion 2008-09-02T02:19:34+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17970.html http://www.angelsofcolor.com/teengirls.html stories@[EMAIL PROTECTED] Discussion 2008-09-01T08:38:55+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17942.html My first bottle of propane 5 gal (20 pounds ??) is down so my manifold pressure is less than 5 psi. I need at least 8 psi at my altitude, 9 is okay and 10 is great. The bottle still sloshes alot and the freeze area is about 2 inches up from the ... theChas ltfootboarder@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-08-19T15:27:20+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17941.html I am in the process of repairing the edges of a Peter Wright 155 lb. anvil I just picked up and need to pick the group brain as to what type of welding rod I need to use. Any help will be appreciated. John ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com... jjohnson ltjohnpattyjohnson@[EMAIL PROTE... Discussion 2008-08-19T12:23:19+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17938.html I wish to make extended 5/8 dia pins for my HF Hossfeld bench type bender. Simplest plan I have is getting 5/8 dia X 5.5 cold rolled round stock. Is there a process I should do to heat treat these 3 pins so they wont bend ? Would stainless be bett... theChas ltfootboarder@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-08-07T15:29:46+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17934.html Nothing like a cold bevy after a day at the forge but can anyone tell me where i can buy a BAG of coke in WA...not even sure where to start. Bought my first forge yesterday but the guy just uses charcoal... ? marondesigns@[EMAIL PROTECTED] Discussion 2008-08-06T05:13:41+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17933.html Economic Policy Institute China trade costs jobs in every state Unbalanced U.S. trade with China since 2001 has had a devastating effect on U.S. workers. Between 2001 and 2007, 2.3 million jobs were lost or displaced, including 366,000 in 2007 alon... Millwright Ron ltmwron@[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Discussion 2008-08-01T12:07:26+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17932.html Im an avid collector of anything thats old. My family considers me a pack-rat, but I dont agree with them. I look around my house and realize that it is a little cluttered with all the little do-dads that have entered my house and sit on all the av... uRummage ltcustomerservice@[EMAIL PROTEC... Discussion 2008-08-01T11:33:57+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17928.html I will soon begin demonstrating to the public again this season. When I am in a setting where there are lots of people, I usually demonstrate relatively simple items, since the attention spam of people trying to soak up the way it was is genera... spaco ltspaco@[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt Discussion 2008-07-22T19:52:09+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17926.html *Selailin tuossa liki 2v. takaisia juttujani mehiläiskadon vääjäämättömästä mekanismista. Täytyy sanoa, että vaikka silloin näytti monesta olevan ampiaiskato vain minun esittämä ennakointi, niin ei totta tosiaan sitä ole enää. No joo huomman sen aiku... Pekka Nygård ltpekka@[EMAIL PROTECTED] g... Discussion 2008-07-14T03:35:05+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17902.html I am still working on my 16th century chest and lock project, so I probably wont attend this workshop, but I thought Id give yall a heads up on Tom Latanes latest offering: TOM LATANE ...CHASED DOOR KNOCKER CLASS---October 9, 10, 11th, 2008 Th... spaco ltspaco@[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt Discussion 2008-07-07T11:56:54+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/messages/17900.html Here is video of the Kinyon hammer I recently finished. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkUFgoU_LO0 Todd Rich lttorin@[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt Discussion 2008-07-07T02:24:55+00:00 Search talkaboutcrafting.com Blacksmithing q http://talkaboutcrafting.com/group/alt.crafts.blacksmithing/search.html