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American body society. Fred

Me, Carlos, & Wade! LOL:) Fred

Laurence, I will order some and find out what I am doing wrong! On second thought, I will also get some from Tracy. Thanks, Fred

Doug and Scott, I will probably build a kiln. This is the second time Scott has recommended an electric kiln to me, so it is time I follow a great suggestion.:) He also told me to stay away from the salt pots for now until I get more experience under my belt. I have had a lead pot blow up once...

Doug and Scott, I will probably build a kiln. This is the second time Scott has recommended an electric kiln to me, so it is time I follow a great suggestion.:) He also told me to stay away from the salt pots for now until I get more experience under my belt. I have had a lead pot blow up once...

Doug, Thank you. Having the PID is going to open all sorts of doors for me!LOL I still have not wired in the SSRs. I need to build a larger forge. I am considering copying Wayne Coes design for a propane tank. I think that a freon bottle would be too close to what I have. Unless I join two freon...

Jeff, Thank you for the explanation. I drill and tap brass round stock that I turned to size. Then I cut off the pieces from that to get 4 semi identical in length, pieces. I don't think that I could hold a mandrel like yours accurately enough to do it your way. My hats off to you! In machine...

Doug, My blade was next to the thermocuple, actually leaning against it. I expected to see a drop in temperature when something at room temp goes into the forge. What surprised me, until it was explained by Scott and Ed that forge temps go up and down even if you don't change the needle valve...

Thank you both for the replies and advice!! I forgot to mention that I was heat treating o1. I thought that if you set the needle valve at a specific setting, the temperature wouldn't fluctuate that much. I did expect a drop when putting a blade in it after it had achieved a certain temp. :31...

Hello, I recently put together a pid controller in a small tool box and can finally get a read out of what temps I actually have in my 2 brick forge. It is essentially a copy of Len Lunstroms(spelling?). I was watching the temperature stabilize at say 1475 and it would stay there for a few...

Hi Jeff, Thanks for the advice! I also do not like the thread gap. I did not think about peening it. Please tell me more about the mandrel and taper. Before peening it, would you put a light chamfer or maybe use a small taper pin? Thanks again, Fred

Very nice, George.

Very nice Wade!

George, Your photos were great! dswait, Thank you !! Fred

Thank you Wade and Laurence!

I have some, and it works great. But as someone will mention about epoxies in general. The preparation of your surfaces is what can make a huge difference in adhesion. Fred

George, Tactically Sharp, was nice enough to photo 6 and 7 for me. #5 is phone photo. Added #5 as an after thought. 5- 6- O1, Black Palm handle, homemade brass Loveless bolts. 7- 5160, Oak handles, SS ferrules. Thanks, Fred PS # 5 turned into a large knife shaped object. Has a cracked blade.:(...

I also went on your website and found it very interesting! I went to the Combined Military Services Museum website to look at the Peter Mason collection but could not see what it contains. I have been trying to get information for a long time about the Shanghai dagger and would like to know...

Very nice! Fred

Thanks Mickey!!