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- Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:57 am
- Forum: Iron Gallery
- Topic: Old Industry
- Replies: 38
- Views: 22796
Re: Old Industry
They usually ran 24/7, and go down about once a year to clean it out and do a reline. I'm not real sure where they got the firebrick from. There were a few in the bottom of the furnace and they were pretty big, about 12 X 6 X 4 inches. They made about 10 tons of pig iron a day. We get upset at the m...
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:38 pm
- Forum: Iron Gallery
- Topic: Old Industry
- Replies: 38
- Views: 22796
Old Industry
I've been studying at the library and online about some old industries. Mainly Iron Furnaces from the 1800's. There were 69 furnaces in Ohio's Hanging Rock Iron Region and Kentucky had several also. http://www.oldindustry.org/iron.html We stopped at a few of these when we drove down through Kentucky...
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:03 pm
- Forum: Welcome and Announcements
- Topic: Happy Birthdays!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8636
Happy Birthdays!
Today it's David Braleys Day, Happy Birthday.
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:27 am
- Forum: Welcome and Announcements
- Topic: No more backyardmetalcasting.com?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10991
Re: No more backyardmetalcasting.com?
I'm dense, I don't know what any of you are talking about.
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:51 am
- Forum: Welcome and Announcements
- Topic: Early Thanks
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4807
Re: Early Thanks
I you hit the Post Reply button and not the quick reply, you get a file attachment option at the bottom. Browse your picture file and link it. I think it automagically resizes it for the forum. :) You can even put caption under it. 8-) Ok maybe not, Max file size is 2 MiB. :( It was 2.02 MB so I use...
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:33 pm
- Forum: The Machines
- Topic: CNC Build Beggining soon.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 16223
Re: CNC Build Beggining soon.
I've come to think of it as "All GEEK to me"!!
I just collect other peoples G-code and hope to be able to afford a program to do my own stuff when I'm ready.
I just collect other peoples G-code and hope to be able to afford a program to do my own stuff when I'm ready.
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:30 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello Everyone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2948
Re: Hello Everyone
Welcome Dazza, read all you can and, above all, be safe.
- Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:59 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New to the forum
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2974
Re: New to the forum
Hi Norman, Welcome.
- Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:02 am
- Forum: The Machines
- Topic: CNC Build Beggining soon.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 16223
Re: CNC Build Beggining soon.
Understanding the software side and getting the electronics working with the computer was the scary part for me but once that is done it is an amazing thing to watch. That's been the scary part for me too. I was down to just wiring up a couple limit switches on mine and I stalled. Haven't been able...
- Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:15 pm
- Forum: Anti-Casting
- Topic: Relaxing after a day at work
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11108
Re: Relaxing after a day at work
Harry, X's are kisses and the O's are hugs.
The wife sure likes them at the bottom of the Anniversary card.
The wife sure likes them at the bottom of the Anniversary card.