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Old 09-14-2006, 12:43 PM
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Normally this is the forum where i think i belong. But in this case i had to put a thread into another forum for obvious reasons. So if you're interested in a funny story which is all but tribal or simple, please feel free to look here:

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Old 09-14-2006, 12:54 PM
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Hey, you only get to live once. Might as well do something wild and crazy and earn acclaim for it. Kudos to you for taking this on. Hope it goes well.
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Old 09-14-2006, 01:50 PM
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now thats a terrific project !!

please keep us updated ...

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Old 09-14-2006, 03:29 PM
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Old 09-14-2006, 06:51 PM
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Looks like you need a furnace set up i saw at a uranium extrusion processing area. Could heat it up to 2000*-3000* under an inert atmosphere and thrn press it out an extrusion die using a crapload of psi (400,000 seems to come to mind). Presto...2.5" round bar from 48"x12"x12" hunks!

They went out of business several years back...you could probably pick the unit up cheap!


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Old 09-14-2006, 10:04 PM
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Old 09-16-2006, 12:48 PM
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We're done. Absolutely perfect welds, no flaws. No problems, all went smooth and well. Right now we have two "rods" of 200" by 13" by 4 1/2" that need to be soft annealed (sunday), ground and cut (monday) and rolled out to between 4" and 1/2" depending on the gusto of who will use them. That's a nice 3-colour damascus. Will put more pics on my website tonight.

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Old 09-16-2006, 02:08 PM
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New pics on website:

http://www.7knifedwarfs.com/aw/2006/...ascus-bar.html
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Old 09-16-2006, 06:45 PM
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Awesome! Congrats on the successful weld.
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Old 09-16-2006, 07:18 PM
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Sure looking forward to see the etched piece. What did the sign say that was in German writing? I'm of German decent, but embarrassingly don't speak the lanquage.


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Old 09-18-2006, 11:21 AM
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Wow....that's a big ol' press! can't wait to see the final product!

We used to have a sign on a 36,000 ton brake press that said "Placing your body between the jaws, might result in your death." Gotta love OSHA!


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Old 09-18-2006, 11:36 AM
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It sais: Attention! Danger of pinching!

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Old 09-18-2006, 09:31 PM
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See, we can be smart! I bet that thing can pinch!


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