Welcome abaord BLee!
There is a lot of good stuff here - can be hard to find, but its here. As w/ so many things, getting started is the hardest part, so you're well on your way.
All the beat
CT2
--- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, "cylon_blee" <cylon_blee@...> wrote:
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> Hello all.
> I've been lurking here for a few months now as I've been gathering up materials to start working through Mr. Gingery's "Metal Shop from Scrap" series. I wanted to stop by and say "Thanks" for all the good information and inspiration I've found here thus far.
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> Also, I finally have progress to report: over the past weekend I finished the charcoal furnace. I built it pretty close to standard; the only "improvement" I made was to locate the tuyere in the bottom center of the furnace, rather than in the side. My limited research made me think that might work a little better, but who knows. The lining cured up fine with no cracks.
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> I've got to say that when I turned on the air blast for the first time and saw a 2' jet of flame shoot out the vent, I was pretty stoked.
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> Thanks again guys. I'm sure I'll have questions once I start molding and melting.
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> Best,
> BLee
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