http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/alt.crafts.blacksmithing-newsgroup-1.htm Practice and process of blacksmithing. en-us Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:43:02 -0400 info@eaglemountstudios.com http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Anvil-for-sale-on-cl-article4705--5.htm Got to love those craigslist ads http://albany.craigslist.org/grd/1851983370.html ... The post has 16 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:16:51 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/picture-and-the-design-of-camera-article4703--5.htm hiya source code example public menuitem artvectoritem public button exitbutton public warningbox wb public warningbox wb // // the ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:21:30 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Package-cart-as-work-station-article4701--5.htm Heres an idea that I have been using for a couple of years to give myself a place for tools when the workshop I am attending has none where I need ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:34:51 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/tapping-holes-article4690--5.htm I need to drill and tap holes in 1 inch x1 inch sq. alum. tubing with 1/16 wall thickness . I want to screw 4 side pcs. on the corners for stiffener ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:22:47 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/What-is-this-acetylene-burner-for-article4667--5.htm Look at the tank and torch in the top right corner of this picture: http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/BlacksmithingStuff.jpg This is a little acetyl ..... The post has 24 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:20:23 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Sandblastingpainting-anvils-article4657--5.htm Would you say that sandblasting and painting anvils with rustproofing paint, such as cold galvanizing, would increase the value of an anvil The anv ..... The post has 9 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:12:03 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Cast-Iron-table--I-was-not-screwed--Pictures-o--article4656--5.htm Regarding that cast iron legged table that someone bought from me at the auction site: I was at the auction site today. Received the money (150 for ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:34:23 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Cast-iron-table-did-I-just-get-screwed-article4639--5.htm An odd occurrence by all accounts: I won this table, with cast iron base and wood top, two anvils, and some misc gas welding crap on top of the tab ..... The post has 14 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:51:29 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/One-way-of-designing-a-scroll-article4635--5.htm Not being artistic at all, I put together an excel spreadsheet that helps me to design an Archimedes Spiral type of scroll. Its not a fancy progr ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:38:56 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Thermal-expansion-of-steel-article4629--5.htm I was playing with putting a cross inside a small ring yesterday and found out that steel expands and shrinks when heated quite a bit more than I th ..... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 31 May 2010 19:23:34 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Rivets-from-Nails-article4626--5.htm This list has been pretty quiet for a while, so I thought Id at least say something in blacksmithing. Anyway, I have been working on my gothic d ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 27 May 2010 13:30:28 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Rabbit-Plaque--brass-casting-article4624--5.htm I sent my new page out a while ago to my ezine subscribers and thought I would share it with you too. It is a plaque I did using lost foam. Here i ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 14 May 2010 15:34:38 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Blacksmiths-Journal-Top-50-is-terminating-or-not-article4623--5.htm I got a email from the Blacksmiths Journal folks a couple of days ago saying that they were terminating their Top 50 list as of yesterday, Saturda ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 09 May 2010 10:43:38 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/How-to-quench-a-digging-bar-article4597--5.htm I have a 6 foot long quotdigging barquot that I bought for 3 at a garage sale. It is made out of a 1 1/8quot or so hex bar. On one end of it, it loo ..... The post has 22 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 02 May 2010 21:25:15 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Wrong-question-I-should-have-asked-quotwhat-are-rail--article4595--5.htm FYI: I got this from wikipedia rail profile: quotThe American Railway Engineering Association (AREA) and the American Society for Testing Materia ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:52:59 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Railroad-spkes-article4589--5.htm This is an old issue that keeps popping back up. I used to have the metalurgical makeup of the RR spike. But I do remember they have a minimum carbo ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:07:46 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/How-hard-are-railroad-rails-and-railroad-spikes-article4580--5.htm I spent the weekend with a couple of guys who spent most or all of their lives so far working on rail systems. Add to their input the input I ha ..... The post has 13 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:54:27 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Hammer-heat-treating-article4569--5.htm Since we were talking about how to heat threat an anvil, it reminded me that I also would like to hear ideas about how people heat treat hammers. Iv ..... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:32:47 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Anvil-Refacing-Your-opinionsexperience-request--article4553--5.htm I had originally posted this on sci.engr.joining.welding. One of the gents suggested that I post this same request here. I know that this topic has ..... The post has 16 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:28:10 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/William-Flores-Jr-carried-on-after-dad-in-blacksm--article4550--5.htm came across this. http://www.azstarnet.com/news/local/article90c09187b3b051d5afa94bcc164e9ffb.html The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:43:43 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/pressing-engagement-article4547--5.htm or shall i say, some fun in the shop i had a project that required some pressed sheet metal. that is, scroll elements pressed into 16 gauge steel. ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:25:23 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Some-fancier-ironwork-on-the-Yucatan-Penninsula-article4546--5.htm I just added a third short east Mexican ironwork gallery to this page. This one is mostly interior ironwork at the Avalon Grand Hotel in Cancun, M ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:32:59 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/How-much-does-steel-stock-weigh-article4543--5.htm I just put up this short page that has a few tips for figuring/ obtaining the wieght of steel that you might be buying, etc.: http://www.spaco.org ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:13:03 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/forging-non-galvanised-pipe-article4537--5.htm i was wondering if any of you have experience at this or any good tooling tips by the way, i remember several years ago one of our experienced smi ..... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:30:53 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Blacksmith-Tooling-Pictures-from-Trip-article4536--5.htm Back in 1999, we took an ABANA European tour to Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. We saw lots of neat stuff. We took lots of pictures usin ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:50:28 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/the-hammers-blow-article4527--5.htm what happens when an unstoppable force hits an unmoveable object bounce put hot steel in the middle and work is done. all you blacksmiths out ther ..... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:08:21 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Medieval-times-show-in-Schaumburg-and-forged-toy---article4522--5.htm See pictures at the link below. We went to Medieval Times Show in Schaumburg today. THey gave us some yummy medieval food, such as chicken, and ha ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:16:36 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Call-for-Artists--Athens-Indie-Craftstravaganzaa---article4519--5.htm Registration is open for the 2010 Spring Market. The application is online now, please click on the FORMS link to apply. The 2010 Athens Indie Cra ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:32:02 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Ironwork-off-the-east-coast-of-Mexico-article4507--5.htm We spend some time in Mexico and I did a survey of decorative ironwork on Isla Mujeres, the quotWomens Islandquot which is a few miles off shore f ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:59:15 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/edge-bending-of-flat-bar-article4506--5.htm have any of you skilled blacksmiths out there had any experience with this pesky problem iam talking about bending flat stock the hard way. have fu ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:16:27 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/fold-forming-article4493--5.htm any tips, technics or old hands at this procedure i made some christmas presents , metal leaf candle holders. quick and dirty, none the less effecti ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:35:33 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/OT-to-all-but-Australians-article4487--5.htm Our ISP confirmed today that the quotblockquot to www.spaco.org is off. Sorry for the consternation it has caused. Pete Stanaitis ... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:56:38 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Annealling-or-normalizing-in-ashes-vs-vermiculite-article4486--5.htm Some years ago I published in The Metalsmith, a test I ran cooling a chunk of steel in my ash bucket. Last week I ran a very similar test using v ..... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:36:06 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/metal-work-in-my-galleries-article3963--5.htm http://rharrissculpture.com/index.htm Thanks for lookin. The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:46:03 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/OH-Boy-I-made-the-first-post-here-for-the-new-ye--article3956--5.htm Theres more to running a metal cutting (abrasive wheel) chop saw than just pulling the switch, as most of you know. Just in case theres somebody ..... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:57:10 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Sunflower-article3952--5.htm With this discussion of how metal expands with heat, it made me wonder if there might be some fun way to make use of it in a blacksmith project Suc ..... The post has 11 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:14:23 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Removing-stuck-and-broken-bolts-some-blacksmithin--article3937--5.htm The blacksmithing content here is that you have to take stuff apart to get the steel stock for forging ltGgt There is even quotheating and beat ..... The post has 15 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:23:18 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Interesting-Firepot-design-but-I-cant-find-one-article3929--5.htm Has anybody ever seen or used a firepot like the one in this sketch http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/Pictures/Pictures.htm Does anyone know wher ..... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:47:15 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/FA-Vintage-Horse-Shoeing-Manual-farriers-book-shoe--article4485--5.htm The Principles and Practice of Horse Shoeing,Text book on Horse Shoeing by Charles M Holmes 1949 ,VGC, Pub: Farriers Journal, 253 pages. Really us ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:57:51 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/forging-in-cold-(freezing)-weather-article3919--5.htm just an added note here. if you guys go out in the morning and start up your little giant or mayer brothers or whatever kind power hammer (mechanica ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:47:06 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Re-Cold-weather-interfering-with-my-forge-work-article3917--5.htm quotMartin H. Eastburnquot ltlionslair@consolidated.netgt wrote: igt If you close it off, be sure the house is closed tight/i igt Then positive pres ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:11:27 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Good-try-but-not-good-enough---Nail-making-article3910--5.htm Thanks to those of you who did try to avoid me posting again, but not enough of you replied, so here goes: Heres some information on nail making. ..... The post has 18 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:27:24 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Cold-weather-interfering-with-my-forge-work-article4470--5.htm Well, its getting cold and wet here in DC and Im beginning to realize Ive got a problem (Im not known for thinking ahead). Ive built my blacksmith ..... The post has 12 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:14:01 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/no-items--testing-the-group-if-it-is-being-collec--article3908--5.htm Since there isnt an item and hasnt been Im putting this in to see if it comes through. The east and west Usenet farms might be in trouble or our ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:42:27 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/FA-Anchor-Smelting-Company-Aberystwyth-1792-forge---article3907--5.htm The Anchor Smelting Company ,Aberystwyth, 17861792,VGC, Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society. Fascinating item from a superb series of books (we have m ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:52:30 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Somebody-say-something-in-blacksmithing-or-I-will-article3893--5.htm Subject says it all. If somebody doesnt post something on topic soon, I may have to post something about making quotsquarequot nails Pete Stana ..... The post has 13 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:00:25 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Grasshopper-Treadle-Hammer-plans-2009-edition--o--article3892--5.htm I have just completed the revisions to the Grasshopper Treadle Hammer plans. These incorporate all previous changes, which were principally to the ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:27:36 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/elephant-casting-in-brass-article3889--5.htm Hello, I just put up this page about how I cast an elephant in brass using the lost foam technique: http://metalshop.homestead.com/elephantproject.h ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:23:52 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Tiny-tomahawks-Sorry-article3884--5.htm Heres the link to my new tiny tomahawk page: http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/TinyTomahawk/TinyTomahawk.htm Pete Stanaitis ... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:01:23 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Tiny-tomahawks-article3883--5.htm I just put up a page about these tiny tomahawks that some people make as demonstration and giveaway items: The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:00:08 -0400