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by hef19898 1019 days ago
You can even do induction hardening. Used for complex parts, of if you want hardening with a very well defined penetration depth.

The place I used to go had a gas furnace to heat the metal. A pitty I didn't find time to go there for ages now... Only downside of gas furnace, closed on on end, is the limited length of the stuff you can put in. I have an idea I want to try to forge longer things, but again, it is months now I didn't have time to get back to it...
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hacknewslogin 1018 days ago
You just have to put a door on the back of the forge. Or block the back opening with a firebrick.
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hef19898 1018 days ago
Yeah, but it is not mine! Also, there is a open gas forge sitting right next to it. So, the place decided if some work and investment is done, it will be on the open forge. Which I can only support!

But yeah, I just realized the last time I was there was last year before christmas... Good thing anout this is: the day I retire I will definitely not be bored at all!

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