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I do think it's possible, but I can only print small-scale stuff now so hard to test

I would agree, however, it depends on what you're doing. On these I was only forging out the working ends and there was minimal risk of distorting anything. Also, since I was drilling the hole instead of drifting it like I normally would, it made more sense to drill them out while they were both flat and perfectly symmetrical to get everything nicely lined up. Additionally, I would point out that both options are acceptable, as you can continue to forge the working ends even after you have your final rivet set if you need to adjust or modify anything.

It was a damn good time. Hopefully we all can put together another one soon, it'll just be a little more somber without the Donfather.

It's a smaller forge and I don't have the exact dimensions at the moment, but I have done 12" knives in it by heating different sections at a time. It's possible to go longer, but since it's small and only one burner, you need to work in sections.

I really like that idea. I may tweak the concept a little, but I may have to try that once I get back up and running. Thanks for the tip! 🤙

Sorry for late response, I'm not very active anymore. I believe it was this kit. I'd recommend spending more and getting a better one a.co/d/ffvAL15

Those are great questions. Signage is present in some locations, but not all. Most have trash receptacles, but only some provide recycling options. As far as the tourists, the majority drive here on their own, but I believe it would be entirely feasible to come up with some system to collect their recyclables as needed. Signage and receptacles could definitely be an option to look into as well, as you brought up. I'm confident arrangements could be made for installations at the parks that do not have them. I will definitely look into it. In regards to Don's previous question about collecting, I'd like to point out as well that even if I can't make filament out of all the trash, I'm part of a huge community of artists and makers that use all manner of recycled goods, so there are options other than municipal centers for processing types of waste that cannot be converted into printing filament. Tim, thank you for the constructive questions- I greatly appreciate that.

I have a couple of sets I never finished. When I have the time and propane, I might go ahead and record that since you asked 👍

I appreciate it bredda! With the kickstarter, we will see how it goes. If it doesn't work out, I'll just go back to the drawing board and try again. Definitely not getting stressed out about it, just trying to get this operation going in the right direction ;D

Thank you my brotha! Again, I'm so glad you like how he turned out!

Whst type of plastics can you use and how would you pickup plastics from folks, I go thru lots of plastic water and milk jugs etc?

Basically just set up a routine collection where I'd go pick up regularly, or let people come drop stuff off. Plastic bottles in particular are good items. From the research I've done so far, I believe I can use things like milk jugs, soda bottles, water bottles, etc. I'd collect other items too, but stuff I can't use, I would just take to the recycling center if I can't turn it into filament.

@@FatherForge I'll pass along for ya. Long drive to get my stuff

Thank you! I forgot to mention, don't get him too close to the forge, he might melt lol

@@FatherForge Lmbo, he's in office watching over the guns and knives

Slowly but surely! lol

Too big for tabletop game scale, but still pretty cool. I want to do some fancy desks and such too and I really want to try one of those bookshelf portal scenic things soon.

Yeah I noticed the way it's configured it would be next to impossible to bring the bevel up all the way to the spine evenly on both sides. If you changed the hardware, it may work, but on other grinds it works pretty well once you get it set up properly.

@@FatherForge I never do full grind anyway so would be great for me but I built my own jig.

Thank you! Trying to print a few more with different color variations. I really liked how this one turned out though apart from being a little rough.

I know they have changed a lot of stuff on this model since I first bought mine, but I noticed on mine that I had to really crank up the psi on my regulator to get to forging temps. Adjusting the space between the nozzle mouth and the floor of the forge is critical too. You may have to experiment a little and figure out what seems to give the best results. If all else fails, you may have a bad regulator or something and will have to contact the vendor, but in most cases you should be able to improve the heat by adjusting the nozzle distance and cranking up the psi. I ended up building a new burner for mine, as the one that came with it was not cutting it well enough.

Thank you as always my friend!

Thank you man, I appreciate it!

On mine it is really tricky to get the fitting properly seated in order to start threading it. Im not sure if that's your issue, but you could try to reduce the amount of tape (too much can cause misthread, too little will let it leak) and really apply inward pressure as you try to seat and thread it (reverse threaded for the internal fitting). Otherwise, I'm not sure and you may have to check with the manufacturer

@@FatherForge thanks brother. Giving it another try today. They sent me blue Teflon tape, so I'm on my way to find the right kind haha

@@johnnias4442 just make sure its gas rated. You can use the paste too. I like the paste better, but it's pretty messy

They really are a great alternative to doing it from scratch if you haven't done many tongs or just need to see how to properly form them. Have fun!

Appreciate it! My wife was looking at these and I saw it and went "Hold up a minute... We can make that for less money..."

I'll have to check it out. I ended up using a small c-clamp after this video and it worked out much better

​@@FatherForge would love to know how you used the c-clamp

@@ViciousVapours I might make a short follow up now that I have a method for using this that works pretty well with the c-clamp. Stay tuned.

Yeah I ended up getting rid of the blocks. I got a small clamp and just used a screw for support and it works great like that 👍

That's what I ended up doing after recording this. I got a tiny clamp and use that to clamp the tang, then just use one of the screws under the spine. The blocks are worthless, but once you figure it out, it works pretty decent 👍

Just burn the shirt and forget about this place... It's like a black hole 🤣🤪

Hahaha! Yeah it's not great but it will work once you figure it out. I bought a tiny c-clamp to use with mine and now it works great after getting that and welding the handles on. Would have been nice if this one included a clamp and perhaps some instruction for the blade stops 🤷‍♂️

It doesn't protrude, but after looking at some other models I was able to get it to work with a small clamp. You can use the screws that come with it as a rest for the spine of the blade, then you just clamp the tang. Worked like a charm once I figured that out 👍

I had trouble getting mine to thread too. I'm hoping this is a simple issue and not something more, so I apologize if the following suggestions are kind of stupid: You have to really apply pressure as you turn to make sure it threads properly, especially with teflon tape on the threads. Secondly, I spent about ten minutes on mine getting frustrated before I realised that the internal threads are reverse, so you have to turn it anti-clockwise to get it to thread. If you have tried everything and it still won't work, the only thing I could suggest is reaching out to the manufacturer and see if they will offer a replacement if the part is defective. I hope that helps and feel free to reach out if you still can't figure it out. You can always send me pictures and stuff on my IG account.

@@FatherForge i actually did end up talking to the manufacturer, and they said to remove the white, hard plastic gasket thing at the end of the regulator.. i guess its just there for protective purposes, and not actually a seal? i cut it off, and it works perfectly without any Teflon tape or anything so i guess thats al lit was! thanks for all the tips though regardless!

@@frogbear02 weird. I don't remember mine having that, but I also think they've changed a lot of the hardware since I bought mine 🤷‍♂️