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  1. Wayne Coe

    Hello from Georgia

    Check out www.AlexBealer.org. We meet in the Atlanta area. The December meeting is in Murphy, NC but normally they are at a member's shop in the Atlanta area. I will be at the February meeting so come meet me there. Click on the Calendar tab for the location of the January and other meetings...
  2. Wayne Coe

    3 phase motor/VFD question

    The KBAC VFDs that I sell have a filter that allows them to be used with a GFCI outlet. Let me know if I can help you.
  3. Wayne Coe

    Yet another grinder question...

    Look at the DVD available on the DVDs page at www.WayneCoeArtistBlacksmith.com. You can build your own from the plans and save a lot of money. Also if later on you decide you want to change something on it you don't mind changing it. If you spend the big bucks you are more reluctant to make...
  4. Wayne Coe

    Hello from Eastern Georgia

    Check out www.AlexBealer.org. The next meeting is Saturday at 9:00 am at Red Top Mountain State Park. Click on the calendar for directions. See you Saturday. There will be demonstrations, free smoked chicken lunch and lots of new friends. Be sure and visit with me.
  5. Wayne Coe

    ITC 100 or Similar

    Mark, Have you read the Build a Gas Forge at the Forge Supplies page at www.WayneCoeArtistBlacksmith.com. This tells how I like to build a good, efficient, long lasting forge. The ITC-100 is an infrared reflective product that costs about $75.00 a pint. Plistix is $15.00 per pint and Metrikote...
  6. Wayne Coe

    1” Rockwell Sander - Go for it?

    Well,, if saving between $1,000.00 and $2,000.00 is minimal, I guess you are correct. Don't forget the learning experience and understanding your equipment. Wayne
  7. Wayne Coe

    Kaowool Question

    You can also cut it with a utility knife. Check out the Build a Gas Forge attachment on the Forge Supplies page at www.WayneCoeArtistBlacksmith.com. Let me know if I can help you.
  8. Wayne Coe

    1” Rockwell Sander - Go for it?

    Why not build your own grinder and save lots of dollars. There are the NWG plans for sale at www.USAKnifemaker.com. There is the GIB kit sold by www.PolarBearForge.com or check out the video on the Grinders page and the DVD available on the DVDs and Kits page on my web-site...
  9. Wayne Coe

    Bubble Jig

    You need the clamp. It also serves as a file guide.
  10. Wayne Coe

    Bubble Jig

    I never grind a blade with out using my Bubble Jig. Simple to use and will improve your grinds beyond what you can believe. Will cut your grinding time a bunch. Fred is a nice guy and one you can depend on.
  11. Wayne Coe

    Thermo Couple

    This is a hand out that I wrote because I had so many people at conferences see mine and want to know how to get one and how to set it up: How I got my Pyrometer. September 15, 2015 by Wayne Coe I have had a number of people ask me about how to get a Pyrometer like mine so I decided to write...
  12. Wayne Coe

    time to re-line the forge

    Check out the Forge Supplies page at www.WayneCoeArtistBlacksmith.com. There are two attachments there, one of which is Build a Gas Forge. As Ed said fire brick are a heat sink. You do not want, at least I don't think that you want, to spend money just heating the brick. Kast-0-Lite is a...
  13. Wayne Coe

    Kao-Wool Question??

    I like 3 legged stands far better than stumps. You can get up closer and therefore stand up straighter and have less back pain.
  14. Wayne Coe

    Kao-Wool Question??

    I wouldn't try it I would be very tedious. Either use it as is or buy what you want. That is a decent price, I sell the 1" Inswool for $9.00 per foot. It would be much cheaper to buy just what you need, unless you were planning to re-sell it or go into the business of selling forges. For...
  15. Wayne Coe

    How does the Gov't measure blade length?

    Several years ago Knife Rights posted that the blade length was from the tip of the blade to the bolster, including any unsharpened recaso. Wayne Wayne Coe Artist Blacksmith 729 Peters Ford Road Sunbright, Tennessee 37872 423-628-6444 www.WayneCoeArtistBlacksmith.com waynecoe@highland.net
  16. Wayne Coe

    Forge Burner

    Thanks Ted, I went back to it and corrected the url.
  17. Wayne Coe

    Forge Burner

    Gliden, I have used both and both work. I have not done any side by side testing.
  18. Wayne Coe

    Forge Burner

    Good luck. It looks like you have tried to modify the Frosty T burner from www.IFoargeIron.com, but I doubt very seriously that you will have adequate air supply. Let me know if I can help you.
  19. Wayne Coe

    KMG motors?

    Kevin, I have never heard of them giving off odors.
  20. Wayne Coe

    KMG motors?

    Ken H I thought about using the cheaper VFDs with enclosures, etc. when I started but by the time I got the box, fans, filters, etc. I found it cheaper to get a good VFD to begin with. Let me know if I can help you.
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