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Old 09-23-2006, 12:05 AM
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I'm known as an "experimenter", but I have to bow to Brent. He has the imagination and charisma to moderate the said forum.

I herby nominate Brent to be moderator!
C'mon Brent, you da man!!
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Old 09-23-2006, 12:29 AM
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I second. Lets get it rolling.

Brent, you in?

We can call it the "HOT POT" forum as far as I am concerned.

I just have interest in this area and would like to see someone that has doen this start it off.


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Old 09-23-2006, 04:01 AM
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I'll third it. I think he's got the knolledge, personality and reputation(nice guy) to be a mod.

I dion't know how I missed this thread for 6 monthes......... GREAT IDEA!!!!!! I'm looking forward to being able to ask LOTS of questions about making my own steel. I've been wanting to start casting my own brass parts too.......


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Old 09-23-2006, 10:08 AM
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I would be happy to take on the challenge Alex! Thanks all for the nominations, as for the name I like "hot pot" also. If anyone else has some suggestions be sure to post them. Another suggestion would be "The Crucible" or "Liquid Metals".

Thread description idea: "The art and science of smelting and casting metals". Or "Melting crap.....on purpose."

I have only been smelting for just over a year now and I still have alot to learn. There are alot of forum members that have been doing it for many years and with different techniques. It will be great to have an arena for all of us to chat and exchange idea's and experiences.

Here is a ferro-nickel ingot I made a couple days ago for a guard. I cut up about a dozen nickels into small pieces and melted them with some scrap pure iron from some previous smelts. With an inert gas atmosphere there is no oxidation and you get a bright shiny ingot.


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Old 09-23-2006, 11:42 AM
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I'm all for Brent as a mod.

I also like the names, and really like the idea of a smelting and casting forum.

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Old 09-23-2006, 02:47 PM
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Brent has my vote

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Old 09-23-2006, 08:37 PM
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Brent has mine also! So, I don't know if it's time for my first question or not, but assuming it is: Brent, give me a condensed version of exactly how to do this process, from beginning, to end (well, up to having a usable ingot to forge into a good blade). I wouldn't even know where to start to process one, or what materials to use, the heat involved, so I'm all eyes, type away!


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Old 09-23-2006, 10:55 PM
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Some detailed tutorials would be helpful?


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Old 09-25-2006, 08:16 PM
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OK ... you're rolling guys!!! Go have fun!!!


Thanks for the suggestion/support everyone. This should be a good forum!

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Old 09-26-2006, 05:49 PM
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COOOL!!!!!! Thanks Alex! and thanks to everyone for your nominations. I will work hard to keep it a lively and informative forum.
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