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| vtsteam:
Thanks Ironman. I just ran across a reference in Stewart Marshall's book to yet another facing dust -- from store bought charcoal briquets. He doesn't like them for iron use otherwise, but mentions the dust So maybe I could try a test of all 4 types of facing powders in sand so far mentioned and see what happens. I had thought about an exhaust ladle heater, but when I saw yours in action it was glowing really yellow, and I was wondering if the exhaust from my sawed off cupola with a lid could really get a ladle to glow. Definitely would be nice to save propane if possible, so just one more thing to find out. |
| vtsteam:
Rain stopped this morning, I think we got 8" total since last week with 1 day of sun. Thought I'd try to fire the cupola lid a little harder with a propane weed torch, but the thought of dragging a full tank 300 feet up the saturated hill wasn't apealing. I remembered the wheels and handle I'd taken off of the cupola shell (it was originally a commercial vacuum cleaner), and decided to make a oxy-propane welding cart with the remnants. A little rebar, a cutoff of 1/8" sheet, and an old discarded toolbox were assembled, and I tried out my oxy-propane rig for the first time as a cutting torch by simply changing the cutting tip. It cut the sheet and rebar easily, so I'm very happy with the changeover from acetylene. Everything that went into this was a discard -- the wheels and handles twice over. The rebar was just short cutoffs, so I welded them together to get a usable length. In short, this is a total work of scrap! It rolls and balances very well, and I may actually take a grinder and a paintbrush to it to give it some respectability. It sure is nice to have -- Just as I finished taking the picture a monster gray cloud rolled up and it started to rain again.!! But wheeling the rig back into shelter was the work of a moment and It was very pleasing to be able to do that. |
| dsquire:
VT Darn it, you would be a handy guy to have around my junk treasure pile. :lol: :lol: It's a good thing that you and Rob Wilson are on seperate Continents. I can't imagine what we would all see if the two of you got together. :Doh: :Doh: That cart looks pretty darn good. With a lick of paint nobody will ever know where it came from. :D :D Cheers :beer: Don |
| NeoTech:
So now we should start the get the madmodders onto the same scarpyard project? ;) |
| awemawson:
I reckon your next project needs to be a Funicular railway up that hill of yours - save all that hassle :clap: |
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