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margaretramirez
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21h ago
A guy at the Rocky Mount forge meet told me my quench tank was too small and I blew him off
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the_fiona
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2d ago
Rant: I thought the old-timer's water test for judging steel temp was nonsense, but it saved a batch last week
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gray_hernandez98
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2d ago
Pro tip: my old mentor in Akron said "get your anvil at the right height or your back will pay for it" and I finally tested him
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phoenix_bailey
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2d ago
Question about quench tank placement, a guy in Tulsa nearly torched his ceiling fan
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cooper.drew
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3d ago
My coal forge went from clinker city to clean in about 20 minutes and I'm kind of mad about it
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phoenix_bailey
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3d ago
TIL a farrier at the Roundup in Pendleton changed how I hold my hammer
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ben_lewis
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4d ago
Hot take: the week I finally got my forge to hold temp, I also burned a $40 billet of 1084
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price.ray
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7d ago
My forge scale went from gray dust to black crust in about 3 weeks, and it is the coal
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gray_morgan
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8d ago
A farrier at the Linn County fair told me my hammer control was garbage and it stung because he was right
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cooper.drew
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9d ago
Switched from a coal rake to a garden hoe for my fire pot and I'm never going back
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paulw53
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10d ago
Warning: I dropped $180 on a Champion 3018 gas forge and it saved my whole summer, but not how I planned
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phoenix_bailey
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10d ago
Unpopular opinion: the week I spent at a hammer-in in Pennsylvania ruined my setup for good
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karenb97
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10d ago
I finally switched from coal to propane in my forge and the difference in my welds is night and day
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barbara_grant4
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11d ago
A guy at the Toledo forge meet said my coal fire was starving for air, and he was right
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morgan_king36
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11d ago
My old mentor in Abilene drilled one thing into me about tempering colors and I still see guys skip it
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