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From: mspencer@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: trial.rec.metalworking
Subject: Re: Forges
Message-ID: <4540@ac.dal.ca>
Date: 24 Apr 91 17:58:22 GMT
References: <1991Apr23.032100.26901@news.iastate.edu>
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Organisation: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

In article <1991Apr23.032100.26901@news.iastate.edu>, 
            tac10@isuvax.iastate.edu (Set) writes:

> ........... As my interests mainly focus on patterm welded
> steel, I have hopes that a gas forge will reduce oxidation
> and facilite welds.

Reduce oxidation, reduce cinders & garbage inclusions, reduce sulfur
in the welds.  There's a special flux for doing welding in a gas forge.
Also noisy & expensive, but a lot of the pattern-welded guys say it's
very much worth it.

> 	I would also appreciate information about blacksmithing
> equipement in the midwest area.

I've got some info on floppy somewhere.  I'll post it in a few days.
---
mspencer@ac.dal.ca          |  Only two blacksmiths ever went to Hell:
mspencer@athena.mit.edu     |     One for beating cold iron, and
mspemcer@quasar.sba.dal.ca  |     One for charging too little.