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That is some seriously quick shipping. Ordered them Friday. They shipped Saturday. Arrived Monday.

You are a bad influence. hehe Just ordered two of the 30k burners with regulators. Can always re-use them when I get the time to build a better forge.

Holy cow!! How have I not run across that brand yet. Thanks!

Thanks much for the insight on burner angle. Wasn't sure if putting a bit of an angle on the burner so that it hits a sidewall rather than directly on the metal would make any difference. But then it is a small chamber so pretty much everything is directly on the metal. Anvil should be a good...

The important things though are does it take/hold a good edge? Does it cut well? Does it balance and fit the hand well?

Getting closer... Getting closer... Got an anvil for Christmas! Have not had time to take any pictures or even unband it from the pallet. About 150 lb. I've got all the pieces except for a burner (or two) for a fire brick forge. Going to base the build off the fire brick forge on Zoeller...

Wow! Thanks much for the process write up.

Yeah, CF is some very dirty, messy stuff to work with. Years ago a fellow I rode bikes with who worked in a materials lab at WPAFB was telling me about some destructive testing they had been doing on CF honeycomb structures and the like. Was grumbling about how the dust and small fibers getting...

Six years before making first post? Wow, that is some serious restraint. :3:

Actually found them and was looking at them because of the price and because they are only an hour an a half up the road so could be picked up rather than shipped. Thanks for the input guys. Between this and the posts over in Ed's thread, I'll keep looking.

Thanks much for the input guys. Was looking at the 3 burner models simply for the size of the forge. Can always block it off with a firebrick and just run one burner for the small stuff. There are a number of projects I've got on the list that simply wouldn't fit in the smaller models. Have...

Well, getting no responses to my forge question so I'll ask it in this thread... Any recommendations on gas forges? Currently looking at the 3 Burner Knifemaker Deluxe by Majestic Forge. They are only a couple hours away so would be easy to go pick it up. But some of the reviews say they can go...

That is the beauty of tongs and smithing. If they aren't working as well as you want, heat them up and reshape them.

Anyone have any opinions, good or bad, regarding the 3 Burner Knifemaker Deluxe by Majestic Forge over in Sugar Grove, OH? Or any of their forges for that matter.

Just getting ready to post a forge question actually. :biggrin:

To each their own. I've carried a pocket knife since shortly after I could walk. Whether it is farm chores, peeling an apple for lunch, opening a package, cutting threads off a shirt, etc there are constant uses for a knife throughout the day. I am a law abiding citizen, I refuse to disarm...

Seems to me they need to rename the hall.

As long as you have enough "meat" around the hole that is pretty much the textbook definition of when to use helicoil.

Gotta concur. Center punches are not exactly a precision tool like calipers or mics. Cheaper and easier to make and maintain your own. If you manage to mushroom it, reshape it and redo the heat treat. Heck we even made some in the basic blacksmithing class I took earlier this year along with...

Can of worms? Nah, just good, healthy discussion.