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The 55 Forge, bottom and side blast.
Glenn posted a topic in Solid Fuel ForgesThe following is a quick summery of the 55 Forge. More in depth design and discussion can be found on the site. The original 55 Forge was bottom blast. The fire shown is a little shallow, so if there is a question, just add more fuel. The tuyere was a piece of auto exhaust pipe with 1/4 inch holes to accept 1/4 inch round bar in a X pattern to form a grate. Lots of open room for air to move up and into the bottom of the fire. The next test modification was to put a brake drum into the 55 forge as a fire pot. You can see the cone shape to the ash and the rim of the fire pot. The bricks were added to give the fire more depth for the project at hand. Ash will build up to the top of the tuyere in the bottom blast in a fire or two. There is a T configuration below the bottom of the forge that is not shown. The T section is close to the bottom of the forge and the down pipe is 12 to 18 inches long (what ever you have on hand). Clinker is not really a problem due to the size of the tuyere. Just let the fire idle for a minute or two and the clinker will solid up and can be hooked out. Ash will at times fill the down pipe and need cleaned out. I have run this forge using coal dust or breeze. Once the fuel starts to coke ( a couple of minutes into the fire ) there is very little fuel that falls into the down pipe. The next modification was to make the 55 Forge a side blast forge. Just cut a slice in the side of the wall and add an air pipe. The depth of the slice was to the top of a house brick laid on its side. It was available. The fire shown is a little shallow, so if there is a question, just add more fuel. I like this design as it is so simple to build and works. That is an aluminum clothes dryer vent pipe being used to transfer air from the blower to the forge. With the side blast version the ash and any clinker builds up under the fire. On either 55 forge, the cut edges of the metal as they are sharp. You can roll them over, or cut a 2 inch piece of metal from the parent drum, fold it in half long ways, and place it over the cut edge of the metal pan. The 55 forge was developed so that any one in any third world country could have a forge with little or no cost. The forge runs on solid fuel, coal, coke, wood, charcoal, lumbar, pallets, etc. As has been stated many times before, Fuel does not make the fire hot, Air makes the fire hot. If there is a question about how hot, then add more fuel and more air. It can and has reached welding heat. It has also melted the metal if you do not pay attention to what your doing. ( Do not ask how I know this as I was not paying attention.) The 55 Forge is a great design that is simple and works. It is easily modified to adjust the size of the fire pot, the depth of the fire pot, different tuyere configurations, and the list goes on and on. Folks thought a brake drum was needed, so I tried both a brake drum and rotor. Each has advantages and disadvantages and in the end were not required. It simply adds a level of complexity to the system and overcomplicates simple. The fun part of the 55 Forge is make one, use it, modify it as you wish. When you finish there is another 55 Forge on the other end of the drum as a spare. The label on a drum is NOT accurate, it only means that is what the drum contained just before the label was applied. I found a empty drum at a auto repair shop. The label said 5W30 motor oil with a brand I immediately recognized. Somehow the top of the drum was hooved or domed a bit. When I removed the bung plug from the bung hole there was release of pressure and an overpowering aroma of gasoline and other very volatile materials. I ask the shop manager about the drum and he said "Oh that was the one they used for racing fuel last weekend." ALWAYS choose a drum that you can pronounce what it contained before you brought it home. NEVER use anything that throws off heat or sparks when you open a closed container or drum. If in doubt, have someone else cut the drum in half while you go get a burger and fries for the both of you for lunch. The 55 Forge is just a way to get you started quickly, so you can play in the fire while you research and plan on what your second forge design will look like.
Antique coal forge
jdawgnc posted a topic in Solid Fuel ForgesI'm looking for some help identifying this forge I recently picked up. Instead of a hand crank, it uses a lever/pump action to move the blower. It's definitely been repaired on top at some point over the years as it looks like the pan probably rusted through. Everything else is in original shape and works great, although the legs are pretty wobbly at this point. Should I restore them and make it usable again or leave it as-is and sell it to someone who needs a decoration? The hand crank mechanism works, ie. it blows a bit of air, but it's a lot more work than turning a hand powered version, even one without a flywheel. Just seems very over complicated and inefficient, which is why I'm wondering if it's not somehow "special." I can't find any identifying marks anywhere except for a 526 and 527 on either side of the tuyere. I hadn't ever seen anything like it and figured it had to be worth something!
I was wondering if anyone on here knew where to get coal in northern wisonsin. I have some coal that I bought from a friend and I know where he got it but thats around 100 miles away from me and thats a long ways. I know the wausau power plant uses coal was wondering if people knew if they sold some? Any idea are welcome too Im just trying to stay closer to Merrill WI than 100 miles.
How I build and manage a cave style fire for welding
GregDP posted a topic in Solid Fuel ForgesI'm long winded. I'd rather say too much than too little.. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but the more important things I'll emphasize in bold Nothing can replace learning how to manage a coal fire in person from someone of experience. That said some folks may not have that opportunity. When I started using coal in my forge I wasted a lot of time, energy and fuel. I've learned things from trial and error, but even more from places like this. Proper fire management is one of the most basic skills anyone wanting to learn blacksmithing should know. I've had to teach myself most of these skills but I've by no means done it without the advice of others. It's not terribly complicated, and it may be common sense to many people. I've always been a visual learner and a little dense so I'm doing this the way I'd have liked to have seen it presented to me. I haven't seen a good step-by-step pictorial on such a simple subject so hopefully it'll be helpful. Perhaps it'll serves as a jumping off point for those just beginning and a nudge in the right direction to those struggling. As a point of reference, not a suggestion: my fire pot is about 14"x10" and just over 3" deep. Some ideas for lighting the fire are newspaper, drier lent, dried sticks, chopped kindling, natural charcoal, wood shavings, pine cones, birch bark and dried leaves. (anything flammable and lightweight can be sent aloft while on fire, always be aware) I don't see a need to buy commercial fire-starters, but if you're somewhere urban or in the midst of a winter-wonderland they're an option.. I've tried several ways to start a fire. My favorite method is simply a sheet of news paper and charcoal. They produce a clean fire quickly. Building a separate wood fire to steal live coals from before the work day starts isn't a bad idea and the chard wood can be used to start your next fire easily. I don't recommend using accelerants because they're misleading. It's a waste of time to start a fire only to realize that the only thing burning was lighter fluid and it's gone out before anything else was lit. Here you can see a close up of coal, coke, and charcoal (made of bamboo) respectively. Not all coal is the same and I will not go into the different types, but this is a bituminous coal that was bought locally from an unknown vein. It had both large chunks and lots of fines. Large chunks can be placed on or near a fire and they'll break up easily as they heat. Fines can be lightly moistened to form a slurry mixed with slightly coked coal it'll heat up and bond together to form a brittle coke less suited for use at a later time. I prefer to do this at the beginning of a day not the end. When using an electric blower controlling the air flow is helpful. I use a shop vac directed to a T fitting. On the side of the fitting, opposite from the opening directed toward the forge, I've fitted a ball valve to allow excess air to be channelled to a side draft style hood/chimney. Additional air can be vented from the ash dump by sliding it open a bit. An open ash dump may also provide enough draft alone to allow a coal fire to coke up. Before a new day's hearth can be lit: One must sift the ashes, removing occasional bits of clinker. I toss the coke into an empty bucket and more questionable sifted shovels go into a bucket of water. (<-This tip was actualy given by ThomasPowers) The coke floats, and leftover ash, clinker or coal sinks. Use a dust mask if you value your lungs. I first make a ring of coke at the bottom of the firepot. Some charcoal is present. A little more charcoal is added. Charcoal or dried wood tender will ignite much easier than coke/coal. If wood is used do so sparingly. I don't know that you can't weld in a fire with burning wood, but I do know it takes up hearth space and doesn't burn as hot as the coked coal will. A single sheet of newspaper is lit and placed in the center of the hearth. Many people will use several of paper or they ball up coke/coal fines into many sheets of paper. If you've had trouble try it; this is what works for me. Some charcoal is quickly added while the air supply is on very low. Just enough to catch fire before the paper burns out. The kindling or charcoal only needs to burn long enough for the coke to catch. Coal is more difficult to ignite than coke. If building your first fire use more kindling and expect to wait a little while before forging so the coal can coke. The key from here is not suffocating the fire. The blower is still on but you may find too much air causes smouldering kindling that won't catch. Once again charcoal or even charred wood is much more forgiving. This bamboo charcoal burns hot but quickly. I use it to supplement my coal more than primary forging, so I added more than necessary. I wouldn't use as much wood kindling. Some coked coal is added. When you are sure the coke has caught pile more on. The blower is blowing lightly. If you used kindling you can even carefully pull out any burning wood and seal it in an airtight container, or extinguish it some other way. This will make for an easier fire next time. Remember that floating coke, now is a perfect time to layer it on. This will buy the coal a little time to cook. You may increase the air some, but you don't need a lot of air yet, but you can increase it enough to keep things going. Pile your wet coal around the center of the hearth/firepot. I snapped this picture right after the wet coke lit, just before cutting the blower off. A handful of mostly uncoked wet coal from the bottom of the water bucket was then placed on top. Then a small scoop of wet coal was added. (This picture didn't turn out well and I failed to notice at the time.) The coal has heated up around the hearth and begun to melt and stick together as it's coking. You can make a small entrance with your rake. Within this cave you'll be able to keep an eye on your steel and see the color of it while still surrounding it with heat from almost every direction. The fire pot is about 3 inches deep and the mound is at least 5-6 inches above the forge table. Note – the fire is about at welding temperature. This is the fire after welding. You can see it's beginning to burn hollow– there isn't enough burning coke inside the cave. While enough fuel is present inside this cave to work, use less air and water to allow coking to catch up. A hollow fire is a result of not enough coal coking because you're keeping it too wet, or too much air being introduced. This will cool your steel and create scale. I use a ladle that's easily held with my tongs to avoid steam. I can't tell you when exactly you need to sprinkle the fire and surrounding coal with water, but the idea is to keep the fire from migrating out of the firepot. Or whenever you see large sooty flames from green coal. If the perimeter of the firepot becomes well coked it may need to be watered until it's time to be slid inwards. Occasionally, after the blower is stopped, the coking coal atop the fire will ignite. Then go out as soon as the blower is cut on again. For this type of fire that is a good sign to add more coal to coke. I assume this happens because the burning coke just below the top of the mound is consuming excess atmosphere from around the fire and the coal on the top of the mound is coked well enough to require lots of oxigen to stay ignited. Heat cokes coal. Coal will burn, and it'll stay aflame simply from atmospheric air. Coke needs more air introduced or blown towards it to stay lit. I know of no reason to burn coal other than to create a supply of coke and help maintain the shape of certain types of fire. This sort of fire when well maintained can provide an excess of coked coal, which is a good thing as you explore other types of fires. It's time to sprinkle some water on the fire. After a little water it's time to add more fuel. If heat becomes a problem, then clinker build up could be the source. Clinker can be prevented from blocking the air orifice by firepot design, installed clinker breakers or simply by pulling it all out in one large sticky clump with your fire rake. To the left you can see clinker mixed with flux from lots of welding. The middle and right are two different types of clinker from separate coal sources. This is just one style of fire; I've found a cave style fire like this useful to heat several inches of steel. To give you an idea: In this particular fire I forged and welded a small heart shaped hook out of about 6" of half-inch square bar and a 12" knife with a seven-inch blade. If you're just getting into blacksmithing I highly recommend "The Backyard Blacksmith" by Lorelei Sims, that is were I was introduced to this type of fire. I am by no means an expert. I'm presenting this as an educational post. But it's also a chance for me to find out from the rest of you how I may improve, or any misconceptions I may have. Working odd bends and unusual shapes or sizes without destroying a coal fire is still a challenge for me. It's easier in a well coked open fire. Coke has to be held in place with a rake when steel is inserted or removed. Often it'll still have to be raked back or more added. Then time must be spent waiting for the fire to get back up to temperature if glowing coke is displaced. It's just something you have to get a feel for with experience. These days one may never even use a coal forge. To me it's an intrinsic part of the blacksmith experience worth at least being familiar with and at times even more practical than some modern heat sources.
Air Requirements For Solid Fuels
CrazySmithy posted a topic in Solid Fuel ForgesHello! So I am currently talking to some people about this in my other topic, but I figured it might be nice to just have a subject about it for beginners like me. I am curious about how much air certain fuels need. I am using coal, but answers for coke and charcoal would be great to for others. For me, I don't believe I am getting enough air to my fire. I don't have any obstructions, maybe some clinker, but not enough to stop my fire from getting hot enough. I am using either a small Chinese hand crank blower or a small squirrel cage blower. The fire would get hot, but it was small and it seemed like a lot of work to get it to get the whole fire hot. I had trouble heating up a 3/8" bar. I tired using a shop vac on the blow side, and it lit it up easily, though I had to restrict air flow a lot, and even when I was blowing as little air as possible, I think I was just burning through fuel. So I think, I don't know, but I think I need a bigger blower then the small ones, and a smaller blower then the vaccum. Also, my coal has been sitting outside for years, so it is quite crumbly which I am sure means something, I just don't know what. And... I believe that's all my questions! Thanks for any help you give!
Brake Drum Forge Help: The Sequel
CrazySmithy posted a topic in Solid Fuel ForgesHey again! It's been a long time since I've been on here. I posted a while ago asking for help with a brake drum forge that wasn't getting hot enough. Or I wasn't using right. I got a lot of good help and advice, but I quickly learned it wasn't quite built right, so of course I go on a hiatus. Now with all this time on my hands due to Covid-19, I went out and started building a shop with a chimney so I could stop adding smoke damage to the porch roof. I disassembled the old forge and grabbed a 55 gallon barrel. I cut a door out of it, a chimney hole in the top and a big hole in the bottom. I set the brake drum into the hole on the inside. One of the things I learned is that I needed a grate in my tuyere pipe to help keep it clear (Who woulda thunk?) So I made one out of two 1 1/2" x 2" strips of steel "slotted" together to make a tall "X" that I just slid into the pipe. So, I went out today and lit it up, and started working on a simple J-hook. Not long into it though, I needed to completely reset the fire to get it hot again. I had to do this many times. It took me 2 1/2 hours to make half of a J-hook out of 3/8" x 3/8" stock. I might not be doing it right, I might need to adjust it, but I'm done messing with the bottom blast design. So I am thinking about drilling a hole in the side of the barrel and just shoving a pipe in to make a side blast forge. Would that work better? The way I see it is then the pipe isn't really getting clogged, because it isn't moving down into the airflow. So with this, is it better to have the pipe blowing directly into the fire, or is it better to off-set it to circle the air around the fire? Also, here are pictures of it. I need to make a proper bracket for the blower still. Also, the bottom wall of the barrel is 6" tall. Is that perhaps too tall? I can get more pictures if it would help. Thank you guys so much for your help! Em... Apparently it's not uploading the photos on the phone, I'll have to get on the computer.
Hey guys! I've posted and talk about a propane tank enclosed forge me and my dad are building, but now I have some questions about our old brake drum forge we built maybe 4 years ago. It's pretty open, (Check pics) though it holds a decent enough amount of coal. But the problem is that I'm not getting enough heat. It take a long time to heat up the steel, and it's hard to heat up even just a rail road spike to bright orange. So... What can I improve on this forge to fix this? We only have the one pipe at the bottom of the forge for airflow with a little door at the bottom to let out xxxx, and I am using a little electric squirrel cage blower as a bellows. I think it might be possible that the air is hitting the metal, so it cools it off rather then just blowing the fire. I also am getting a lot of small coke and small clinkers down the pipe, but I think just welding a grate over it would fix it. What do you think? What would help? Do I need more airflow, and the airflow spread out more rather then just the one spot? Also, we don't have an anvil but we do have this big 150-200 lb. steel block that's perfect, it just doesn't have a horn. Though, I'm thinking I can just turn a cone on the lathe out of 3"-4" steel bar and weld it on. Would that work do you think?
First Forge Build
ThoffmanApis posted a topic in Solid Fuel ForgesHello IFI, I've been passing through this forum for quite some time and as I just fired my first home built forge I though it time to join. Here's the build out list: Brake Disc, 16x30 metal cart, Buffalo blower, 2 inch piping for tuyere, clay, fire brick, and regular brick. sheet metal. I clayed the entire cart around the disc under the bricks, this leveled things out for the brick mostly, but also added a nice added layer of thermal protection to the cheap cart metal. Fire brick is cut around the disc face, giving me a pot 3.5 inches deep and 7 inches wide. Picked up the blower for a steal on auction, ugly on the outside but beautiful on the inside, once I cleaned it out and re-lubed it turns like brand new. Currently I've got a 2x4 and metal straps holding it rigid with the piping but plan to swap that for some metal brackets in the future, it was just all I had laying around at the time. Lastly I added the simple metal surround for wind protection plus the added benefit of being able to pile extra fuel up that back wall in the corners. Fired for the first time Sunday with some nice lump charcoal, wally world was having a sale so why not... As it was over 100 degrees out I mostly just beat up some rebar I had laying around before shutting things down, test firing was a huge success. I noticed a few odd hot spots underneath the cart and decided to clay in the interior of the pot as well which I should have done it to begin with anyways, but that should take care of my errant heat. We'll see in a few days when I have time to light it up again. Outside of heating things up with a torch and beating them until they submit to my will around the homestead I've only ever worked steel on a lathe and that was a few (read 20) years ago. I've done some forging of specialty tools made out of soft metals like copper and bronze in the distant past as well but never what I would call blacksmithing of anything. I've been wanting to get into this side of things for quite awhile so I'm excited about this forge build and can't wait to see how ugly my first projects turn out. Ha ha. Attaching some pics for your pleasure or verbal destruction, whichever your bent.
Hello everyone out there. I am from Indian River Michigan. I have been reading a bunch of the post, and trying to figure everything out. Maybe I just have not found the right post yet to answer my question. Or I am just so new idk what I am talking about yet. I am trying to figure out the difference between the hard fuels used in a forge. I am looking at building a variation of a JABOD forge and trying to go cheap as possible, but trying to figure out fuel now. I think I know two of them. Charcoal: made from burning/drying out wood? Coal: is dug up from the earth Coke: I have no idea. Is this something you can make? BBQ coal: something you don't want to use for forging. Why is that? if there is a post out there that explains all this all ready I have not found it and I will be more than happy to go there and read it all just need to know we're it is at.
New to forges need help
Wade1987 posted a topic in Solid Fuel ForgesHello everyone out there. I have been looking around this site on and off for a while now. I am relatively new to forging and trying to get a forge up and going. I tried a coffee can forge with a Walmart special propane torch. It does not get hot enough to even get the metal workable. So I have decided to make a coal forge out of a old propane grill. I have been seeing a lot about JABOD forges and I am thinking that is the way I wan to go. What should I know about making one. And any other suggestions or tips I should know. Any help is greatly appreciative. I am mainly looking to make knives. May move up to bigger stuff later.
Propane Tank Forge Help?
CrazySmithy posted a topic in Gas ForgesHello there! New member here, me and my dad are in the middle of building a propane tank forge. So far it is all put together, cut open and ready for refractories. Here's our issue: He have some ceramic wool to line the inside, 1" thick. We know that it is better to do 2", and I think we have enough for 2". We Also have 2 5-gallon buckets of unknown refractory cement (We don't know what kind/brand it is, we just know that it is refractory cement). Our original plan was to line the forge with the wool, and then coat it with the refractory. But as I've been reading and looking around, I've heard about rigidizer and that wool insulates better, etc. So we are wondering what we should do. I think we are going to line it and try a thin layer of the cement on the bottom to test the cement and to see how well it adheres and such to the wool. We just need advice and tips, what we should do, etc... We haven't built one of theses before (Obviously) but we have built a brake drum open forge. The other thing we want to do is to use a blower and coal rather then propane because we have a TON of coal. We are making it so we can use coal or we will be able to switch out the fan for a propane burner. We are going to have a rounded bottom in the forge, rather then flat so that when we put coal in it the coal will make a flat bed to put the steel/knives/etc. on top of it. We have put the face of the forge on a hinge so we can open it and clean it out, shovel the coal out, etc. Thoughts on this? The last thing for right now is that we have seen people put a hole in the back of the forge, and we aren't sure if it is for anything other then just long pieces of bar stock, so insight on this would be great. And, literally anything you could tell me about blacksmithing! Any tips, tricks, advice, literally anything would be helpful. We have a shop with lots of tools and machines, and we have both done a bit of blacksmithing, but I want to really expand my blacksmithing knowledge and skill this year, Thanks!
Antique forge-Information please
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What's the best coal to use
neddidge posted a topic in Solid Fuels: Coal, Coke, Charcoal, Wood, etcWhat's the best coal to use. I am in Australia and heard that Jarrah was great and left nothing behind ?
Burning Off Coal Smoke In Chimney?
Chelonian posted a topic in Chimneys, Hoods, and StacksI've been thinking quite a bit about ways to minimize exposure to coal smoke. Even when my chimney is working well, the smoke sometimes will still linger around in a cloud (the forge is outdoors), resulting in me breathing some in. I'd also rather NOT have a nasty cloud in the backyard, given the choice. Here's my idea, as I imagine it working in a perfect world: Since my chimney is just a side draft from a tall piece of stovepipe, I could cut out a section and make a small hinged door somewhere in the middle of the chimney, and place a grate inside the pipe. Then, before lighting the coal in the forge, I could start a small wood fire on the grate in the middle of the chimney, and maintain it for the duration that I use the forge. Not only would this help with maintaining a strong draft, it would also burn off all the coal smoke that went up the chimney. Hopefully I explained that well enough to get the main points across. Now the questions: Has anyone tried anything similar to this? Would the draft of the chimney make it difficult to keep the small wood fire going? How "much" heat does it take to ignite coal smoke? Would just a small electric arc be sufficient? What about a candle? Perhaps some testing is in order. Would this be dangerous to try? I'm really interested to hear peoples thoughts about this. Thanks!
Another place to buy coal
Enewguy posted a topic in Solid Fuels: Coal, Coke, Charcoal, Wood, etcSo I have a question as to the cost of coal. Like many I bought anthracite from TSC. During my quest for a solid fuel, my son found a place in Western Missouri called Continental coal company. He said he called them and it was $65 a ton. Then he couldn't find their number. My local TSC doesn't stock either. No anthracite, or coal of any kind. The stuff I got, I got while out of town visiting family. Finally I located the phone number (according to Google) for them and called. The number listed was their fax machine. After a bit of searching I located another phone number and called it. (I suggested an edit with Google that's in review) The lady answered by saying "Continental". Knowing I finally got the right number I asked if they sell to the public and she said I needed to talk to a gentleman named Chris and gave me his number. I called Chris and asked the same question. Yes they sell to the public at $65 a ton. No minimum. He said he has people come in and buy a tote full for forging with and some that being in trailers. He said it is bituminous, about 11k btu and I think he said size "0"...? Still not sure if I heard the size correct. So here's my question, go or no go? Btw, I have the phone number. IF I'M ALLOWED to post it, I will. I'll wait on admin or Glenn to give me the ok for that.
55 forge (several pics)
Enewguy posted a topic in Solid Fuel ForgesI managed to get a 55 gallon drum this week that used to have hydraulic fluid in it. I was also able to get 2 different size brake rotors. I started by overflowing it with a garden hose since I could tell there was some fluid left in there. I would rather have water on the shop floor than hydro fluid. Less chance of busting my rear from sliding around. I then cut the front open. Used my plasma cutter to Cut the bottom using a smaller brake rotor as a template. Flipped it over cut a slightly larger hole in the top using a larger rotor as the template Put the large rotor in the bottom hole. It sets perfect in the smaller hole with the flange sitting on the drum floor. Next I built a fire the boy scouts would be proud of. looks worse than what it was. That's just the hydraulic fluid and paint burning of the outside of the drum. After it settled down, I cut a V in the front so I could rest my work piece on and opened it up a bit along the top of the front opening. Since it was all cardboard and paper in there burning and dinner was ready I let it burn out and called it a night.
Cinder-block Coal forge?
Mr. Dobson posted a topic in Solid Fuel ForgesAnyone know how I could make a Cinder-block coal forge?
Blade broke, don't know why
weissleo28 posted a topic in Knife MakingHi, I'm fairly new to blacksmithing and I don't know where I went wrong, but today I broke my blade. I was flattening the handle of a drop forged wrench, and I put it in the forge. It's bituminous coal and I use a hair dryer attached to a pipe as an air source. It gets the metal orange-white hot. I took it out after 5-6 minutes and I noticed a chip out of the blade, it was the spine so I dismissed it. But as I started pounding, a crack appeared that ran next to the chip from the spine to the side that the edge was going to be on. I don't know where I went wrong, but I have a few therioes. The first is that, since I didn't brush the blade each time before I pounded, that I pushed some of those chips that fly off into the blade. Another theory is that I left it in the forge for too long and it got too soft. A third is that, instead of just pounding it into a blade shape and then trying to get it longer, I should've pounded it into a long, rectangular shape, like a piece of barstock looks, then formed the blade shape. Sorry for such a long post, I am just angry that I broke my blade and I dont know why it happened, and I don't want to do it again. Any help would be appreciated, Thanks!
Aluminum chassis withstand steel working temp?
Agent_Smith posted a topic in Solid Fuel ForgesSo basically, I built this forge out of an old aluminum grill top. My hopes were to use this as a small coal forge for bladesmithing. My question is, will the aluminum shell be able to withstand these temperatures with proper insulation? The shell is approximately 28" wide, 20" long and 8" deep. Essentially, I did a 3 inch layer of pea gravel on the bottom, around a black steel air intake. I used a mound of foundation sand for the pit, and filled in the empty space with a clay top soil. I'm pretty confident that this will be sufficient insulation on the sides/bottom, however I am concerned about the lip of the shell conducting heat. It is slightly raised above the pit and is as close as 8" in parts. I have included a picture of the set up. This is my first forge and I would love some experienced advice. Thanks in advance.
New Coal Forge build! (pic heavy)
Scratch posted a topic in Solid Fuel ForgesWell I recently finished up my third forge and thought I'd share the build with you all as I think it turned out pretty well. Sorry about all the pics, but everybody like pics right!?!? Back in about 2007, I built a real nice propane gas forge for my very first forge, and while it worked well, I quickly realized that I needed something that could handle a wider piece. So about a year later, I ended up making a simple coal forge from a wheelbarrow tub and a clothes dryer blower. I figured I'd make something simple, quick and cheap... then when I get more experience and could figure out exactly what I wanted in a forge, I could build one specifically to suit my needs. Well I finally went and did it, and I took pictures too! ... Lots and lots of pictures... To reminisce... here is a picture of my first gas forge, and also my simple wheelbarrow forge. Now, let's get on with the build! I've always considered the the firepot to be the heart of the forge, so that's what I started with. I have a CNC plasma cutting table so I drew up the firepot in Corel Draw, then cut out the pieces from 1/4" A36 HR steel and welded it up. Then I drew up an easy to replace "grate plate" for the bottom of the firpot. I was going to just weld in some bars for the grate, but thought I could easily cut a new one when it gets burnt out, and just drop it in place like this. The extra thickness will help the firpot last longer as well. Next I drew up the floor pan and cut it out from 3/16" steel, then drew up the four sides, cut them out, and welded them to the floor pan. Then I welded on some legs from 2X2 square tubing, welded some feet on them, and added some wheels on the back legs. The finished floor pan height is 32". I tore apart my wheelbarrow forge and used the blower, tuyere, and ash dump from it since it would save time, and it already worked great. I do wish the ash dump was deeper, but I can live with emptying it more often. I also welded on some bracing straps to mount the blower directly to the tuyere. I was going to drill and tap some holes in the bottom of the firepot, but I couldn't find my tap and die set, so I figured out which position I wanted the tuyere, drilled some matching holes in the firepot and the flange, then cut the heads off some 3/8" bolts and welded them in place to use as studs instead. I used blue tape to hold the studs upward in place while I plug welded them from the bottom inside of the firepot. Worked great! Here you can see a close up of them bolted together, a complete shot of my firepot/tuyere/blower/ash dump assembly, and finally with it installed under the forge body. I drew and cut out a piece of 14 guage steel for an air gate, then welded a handle and a stop to it. CNC plasma tables sure are handy! I decided to weld on some bars to hold my tongs, shovel, rake, etc... from 3/8" X 1" bar stock. I put them on three sides since I wanted the versability to be able to use it in lots of orientations. I have these openings on all four sides so I can get longer stock, low into the sweet spot if I need to, but I still wanted to be able to close the openings if I'm not using them so coal won't spill out. (also... the opening on the one end farthest from the firepot is deeper and flush with the floor pan in case I ever want to clean out the forge by sweeping rather than tipping it over) So to close them, I made some sliding "coal gates" that can be partially or fully slid out of the way, or even flipped to the outside when I want to open them. All four of the coal gates are identical for ease of replacement. Then I welded in some cord hangers to hold the 20' power cable. I couldn't decide on where to mount the power switch since I wasn't sure which of the 3 sides I would be using as the front, so I decided to attach the switch to a movable mount that can attach to anywhere on the forge body. I also used flexible steel conduit to help protect the wires from heat. And here it is all finished up! I painted the firepot and floor pan hi temp black, but painted everything else industrial grey since that's what I paint all my home built tools in. I also made a removable support extension for long stock that can mount anywhere on the forge body, and also stores conveniently on any side when I'm not using it. It's exactly 24" long and 12" wide to double as a measuring tool if needed, plus I bolted on a piece of broken measuring tape to it, for smaller measurements. Can't wait to fire it up!
Coal at a good price
Steven Simons posted a topic in Solid Fuels: Coal, Coke, Charcoal, Wood, etcThis is my first post and I just started learning but found a good place to get coal if you don't mind a drive depending where you live. It's in xxxx, colorado. Probably a bit of a drive but their coal is $100 per ton, just call xxxxxxxxxxxx at xxx xxx xxxx. Follow their menu to purchasing and they will direct you to the person to buy through. I'm not sure what kind of coal they have as I haven't managed to pick any up yet. Once I do I will update everyone with more detail.
Cole or Coke in the Phenix City/ Ft. Mitchell area
Kingforge posted a topic in Alabama Forge CouncilLooking for somewhere I can get coal without the hassle of buying bags or shipping. Anyone have any leads? Thanks!
My New Coal Forge - looking for advice
Snydertech posted a topic in Solid Fuel ForgesGood morning all! I am new to smithing and new to this site. I am attempting to build a coal forge from some parts I have and want to get some feedback before I finish it. I had a metal cart and put in a truck hub into it. I notched out the sides to be able to put a longer piece in it in the future. At the Bottom, I plan to put a pipe feeding air with a tee in it and attach a blower to the end. The blower I want to put on a dimmer (not sure if this will work yet) so I can control the air flow. I already have the blower, just needing to buy the piping. Does this look like a good approach so far? What would you have done different? I left some room on the side of the pot to be able to put up some fire bricks to build a side/top if needed. Do I need to line the pot with anything? Thanks for the advice. Dave
Fuel Supply - SE England
ThePaganSmith posted a topic in Solid Fuel ForgesHi All, I've just started out, and the supply of fuel that came with my forge is very close to running out.... Any Smiths in South Central/South East England that have a good supplier?? I can't seem to find anything!!! Sorry if this has been asked before!! James.
Forge Chimney
SandHuf posted a topic in Chimneys, Hoods, and StacksOk so I built a shop recently for blacksmithing. I needed to make a chimney set up so I took an old water pressure tank and used it as the hood. I have 6" chimney single wall going above the roof. The hood opening is 13" tall and about 14" wide. The hood is also resting on the forge. Anyway when I tried using it smoke did go up the chimney but some would puff out towards the top of the hood. The smoke buildup is not good and hard on my lungs. So my question is what am I doing wrong here? I did a little reading on threads and other websites about the chimney needing to be at least 10" or the hood needs to be lower. I can't make the hood lower without cutting more of the tank off because it is resting on the forge. Or should I scrap the hood and buy a professionally made one with 10" chimney?


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***Important Announcement***
MPH will be closed on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 8, 9 and 10 for the US Central East Regional final in Logan, OH. We will resume a normal class schedule on Tuesday, May 11.
Good luck to all competitors!
Day one: warm-up in the grass, Melody's muscle-ups and Christy P. commands the bar come to her…
Rest today.
No composition today—you're free to post your own to comments.
Update: Congratulations Christy, for winning the US Central East Regional final!


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Made With Over is an iPhone app with the the ability to import fonts from your computer. Just add the fonts you want to use to Drop Box or Google Drive, and overlay them on photos.
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Fotor is a free online photo editor, featuring photo collage, effects, online filters, frames, and more. Fotor was launched in May of 2012 and has brought powerful, easy to use photo editing tools into the hands of anyone and everyone with an internet connection. Utilizing cloud computing to provide a suite of image processing tools ranging from basic cropping to HDR (High Dynamic Range) processing, Fotor has made professional-level photo editing accessible to everyday users through a clean, intuitive interface and workflow.
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Social Image Resizer Tool
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Auto bottle blower for bottle with pre insert handle
- Brief Description
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The BMH-A5 automatic blow molding machine is fully automatic blower for PET bottle with handle from 2L to 5L, which developed by our company using advanced bottle making technology. The machine has the characteristics of automation, high intelligence, stable and reliable machine performance, simple structure, high production efficiency, low energy consumption, and no pollution from intermediate links. It is widely used in the production of food, beverage, cosmetics and medical containers.
- Human machine interface control, easy to operate
- Automatic embryo, upper embryo
- Hopper bucket
- Automatically discharging embryos is stable and reliable, and automatically controls the embryo according to the stock of the material.
- Good sealing, no pollution
- Heating system is perfect
- The revolution and the rotation system are stable
- When the preform warms up, it is evenly heated and easy to blow.
- Less energy consumption, the heating temperature of each section of the embryo can be adjusted as needed
- Infrared lamp in the oven can be equipped with a circulating air cooling system
- Warming light box adopts automatic mutual feedback and closed-loop adjustment system, which can automatically and consistently output with constant power, which is not affected by voltage fluctuations.
- Adopt advanced PLC control system, man-machine interface touch screen, stable performance and quick response;
- Microcomputer control system with an accuracy of 0.01 seconds.
- The finished product rejection rate is less than 0.1%
- The infrared lamp is used for heating, the penetrating power is strong, the preform is rotated and heated, the track is revolved, the heating is uniform, fast and reliable;
- Only one person is required for production operation. Adjustment, replacement and maintenance are quick and easy.
- Fully adopt humanized design, use the latest control program, and adopt digital automatic control original in the electric control system to make the adjustment operation more convenient and applicable.
- The clamping mechanism adopts the double-bend composite hinge combined with the buffer cylinder, which has large clamping force, stable operation, sensitive and reliable action, and completely eliminates the phenomenon of rising mode.
- Adopt four-point synchronous mold adjustment mechanism to make the mold adjustment easy and precise.
- In the design and manufacturing process, the new concept of environmental protection and energy conservation is always implemented, and the high-efficiency silencer is used to evacuate the discarded silencer after work, which greatly reduces noise and improves the environmental sanitation of the production site.
- Adopt modular design and strong applicability. According to the processing property of plastics and the processing technology of the products, it can be equipped with aluminum oven, infrared oven, or corresponding pull-blow parts. This model is suitable for PET/PC/PP/PS/PMMA and other plastic polyester blowing. A variety of hollow products.
- This model adopts manual and automatic conversion circuit control for easy adjustment and production. The automatic control adopts multi-point adjustment circuit, which can adjust the action time of clamping, stretching and blowing, and maximize the product forming effect and product qualification rate.
- Stable high and low pressure gas circuit system to meet the needs of different air pressures for action and blowing;
- Cold air circulation and water cooling circulation system ensure that the preform is heated evenly and the bottle mouth is not deformed;
- Adopt international famous electronic and pneumatic components to ensure the stability and longevity of the machine;
- Adopt the world first-class CAD/CAM/CAE technology to improve qualities and develop the new products.
- Have ISO9001 and CE international quality certification to assure our high quality products.
- Over 20 years in blowing molding machine and tooling industry.
- Exported our products to Japan, Europe, South & North America, Southeast and Middle-east of Asia, over 100 countries and areas.
- Machine is adopted the most advanced and market trend-leading technology, facilitating customer holding the most superior competition position.
- The use of advanced microcomputer control system, stable performance;
- The conveyor automatically sends preforms;
- The use of infrared lamp heating, penetrating power, preform rotation, heating, chain revolution, heating evenly, fast and reliable;
- The width and height of the lamps and reflectors in the heating zone can be adjusted to suit the heating of preforms of different structures, and there is an automatic temperature-removal device to ensure the constant temperature of the drying tunnel;
- Each mechanical movement has a safety self-locking device. When a certain process fails, the program will automatically switch to a safe state.
- Each action is driven by the cylinder, does not use the oil pump, has no pollution, low noise and other advantages;
- The air circuit design divides the action and air blowing into two parts to meet the requirements of different pressures for blowing bottles and movements;
- High-pressure and double-cylinder linkage locking, strong clamping force;
- There are manual and automatic methods of operation;
- The safe and reliable valve position design makes the air pipelineclearer;
- The production process is fully automated, with the advantages of low investment, high efficiency, easy operation, simple maintenance, and safety;
- Keep bottle bodyaway from pollution
- Cooling system achieves ideal cooling effect
- Installation, start simple
- Bottle rejection rate is less than 0.3%
The preform fetcher, preform feeder, bottle fetcher, and the bottles line up are all automatically completed by the robot to avoid intermediate pollution.
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Has #metoo gone #toofar? Not so much.
I'm not a fan of Steve Paikin. Frankly, I think his milquetoast liberalism is uninspiring. Unenlightening. Boring. However, I do find myself less than convinced by Toronto woman Sarah Thomson's allegation that he uses his position as the anchor of a current events talk show on public television to coerce women to have sex with him. But how should we talk about sexual harassment allegations we don't believe? Is this potentially-false accusation a sign that women have gone too far by naming and shaming harassers, abusers and rapists?
Let's start with why I don't currently believe this allegation. In general, I think women tell the truth about sexual harassment and sexual assault. I have no opinion on Thomson's or Paikin's credibility–I know that women who have been victimized often seem "crazy" because victimization is crazy-making. And men who victimize women often seem like really nice guys. Or like Wonderbread personified. Whatever. The reason I'm not convinced is that the allegation itself is not (or not yet, anyway) convincing.
For one thing, appearing on The Agenda is not worth fucking the kind of creep who would openly coerce women into sex. If I was going to screw some pig for publicity, I'd expect better company than that noxious blowhard J-Pete and Sid Ryan (who is great, but not that great).
More seriously, I thought Thomson's comment about wondering whether the women who appear regularly on The Agenda have fucked Paikin was nasty to those women—calling their integrity and expertise into question while simultaneously suggesting they're victims of sexual assault. The Toronto Star reported that Thomson's assistant and campaign manager not only had not heard about the allegation before the story broke Monday, but also were not aware that Thomson had met with Paikin at all. Thomson responded by saying the assistant who spoke to the Star hadn't been a part of her 2010 Toronto mayoral campaign at all, which is demonstrably false.
And then there is the lack of other accusers, of other investigations, of rumours, even. If Paikin did spend the last 25 years boldly attempting to coerce sex from potential Agenda guests and succeeding 50% of the time, that would amount to thousands of rapes. That no one has come forward to say "me too" is surprising. Either the facts are different from what Thomson reported, or Steve "Human Oatmeal" Paikin is one stealthy motherfucker.
But what matters to me right now isn't really whether or not the allegation is true (although that is, understandably, what matters most to Paikin and Thomson). What matters is how the allegation, which appears to be widely disbelieved by the public and the media, is being framed, in the context of discourse on gender equality, sexual harassment and #metoo. Continue reading
The Thing I Wish I Could Say in Response to Every "School Shooting" Ever
I don't often turn to Eminem for anti-racist analysis, but I think "The Way I Am" is actually the first source I encountered, and the most popular source for sure, with a critical take on community, national, and international responses to "school shootings" (this of course reflects my own upbringing and embeddedness in white culture, since Eminem is hardly the first artist to draw attention to the discrepancy). The lyrics in question are:
[…] And look where it's at.
Middle America: now it's a tragedy.
Now it's so sad to see an upper class city
Having this happening.
The label "school shooting," and the response to it, prescribe shock and grief in ways that the labels assigned to the gun-related deaths of children of colour and poor children, which are far more common in the US and the world over, do not. I'm not saying shock and grief are inappropriate responses to the shooting deaths of children (or adults), but the shock prescribed is because *these* children were supposed to be safe, *these* children were never supposed to witness this kind of violence, *these* parents were never supposed to feel that kind of fear. The implication held in the completely different response prescribed for "gang violence," "perpetrators shot by police," "high risk lifestyle," "drug-related death," etc. is that *those* children and *those* parents were never protected by the same expectation of safety. *Those* ones might even have deserved it.
Why does this matter? And why is the middle of the response to tragedy the appropriate time to bring it up? I'll suggest three reasons:
1) In addition to gun control, progressive responses to this tragedy have identified accessible mental health care as something that could have prevented it. While anyone with a psychiatrized disability has to overcome almost-insurmountable systemic ableism to access mental health care, on the whole, middle class whites have the *most* access to health care. People of colour and the poor, especially in the US where health care is privatized, bear most of the burden of inaccessible health care systems. If we were to stop considering the violence experienced by children of colour and poor children — not only gun deaths, but the routine and systemic violences of racism and poverty, too — expected and normal, then what might solutions to the crisis of inaccessible health care look like?
2) Speaking of systemic racism and poverty, the premise that middle class white lives are inherently more valuable — that their loss is inherently more shocking, grieving, unexpected and unacceptable — is white supremacy and class war in action. As long as white supremacy and class war remain the dominant ideology of the white middle and upper classes, the associated belief that white middle and upper class boys are entitled to take others' lives to maintain their status will remain intact. The only negotiation is whose lives: their girlfriends and wives? Their schoolmates? Their mothers? The lives of those employed to make consumer goods for them? The lives of sex workers, domestic workers, employees, Iraqis, Afghans, Haitians, Mexicans? The lives of prisoners?
3) These two positions of privilege, safety from violence and the entitlement to commit violence, are markers of status, wealth and power. The first, safety from violence, is unattainable for many people who don't already have status, wealth and power. But the products of our culture relentlessly teach us, and especially young men, that being a violent person is a way to *get* status, wealth and power over others. Look at the way "school shooters" dress and behave: these are tropic images of masculinity and power and, while "video games caused it" is far too simplistic, they were not appropriated and acted on by young men in a void. Aggression and violence are imposed on boys and men from day one, and especially on boys and young men who have few or no other claims to economic or social power. If we cannot deconstruct the messages through which we confirm these two privileges as reserved only for a select few, we cannot prevent further violence. Our response to the "shock" of "school shootings," in contrast with our response to the shootings of children of colour and poor children, is one such message.
Don't get me wrong: what happened is very sad, I feel for the parents and families, and I can even understand why my friends who are utterly unconnected to the whole situation might have cried or hugged their children on hearing the news. I don't think critique of the media and popular responses takes away from that. I think it recognizes the scope of the injustice in a way that being manipulated by media to act out particular responses in ways that best draw viewers for their advertisers without challenging the system upon which their advertisers' profits are founded… well, it just doesn't.
This is a reproduction of a post from December 14th 2012 on my blog at https://landing.athabascau.ca/profile/sarahma108


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2019.第47卷第1期(Vol. 47 No. 1).pp. 71–93
The Textbook Review and Selection Mechanism in Hong Kong: Hovering Between Control and Freedom
霍秉坤(Ping-Kwan FOK)
Textbook, linking teaching content, system knowledge, curriculum and teaching, and assessment for learning, is an important part of education. Although the mechanism for reviewing and selecting textbooks in Hong Kong has always caused a lot of controversy, there are not many articles inquiring into the mechanism. This article analyzes the features of the textbook review mechanism of the Education Bureau. During the review processes, the Education Bureau, on the one hand, controls specific issues such as contents, teaching approaches, and pricing matters. It, however, allows freedom in other issues such as supplementary contents, teaching activities, length of writings. Textbook publishers, aiming to gain greater market share, need to meet the requirements of the Education Bureau and the desires of school teachers. In the selection process, schools need to set the procedure of textbook selection and allow teachers to select textbook. The Education Bureau, however, has not issued rigid standards for the selection and allows flexibility for teachers' choice. The author believes that the Education Bureau often hovers between control and freedom.in the textbook review and selection mechanism.
Keywords: textbook; review mechanism; freedom; control


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Jun 21, 2018
This week on Off-Kilter, as the public outcry around Trump's policy of separating families at the border continues to mount, a group of lawmakers went down to south Texas to see the detention camps where children as young as age 5 are being kept in cages. Rebecca talks with Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan about the horrific conditions in the camps and how Trump's executive order doesn't come anywhere close to ending the horror show on the border.
Later in the show, DC voters this week approved Initiative 77 to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers to $15 an hour. But now DC Council is signaling it may override the will of the voters and stop the measure from taking effect. Rebecca speaks with Thea Bryan, a DC bartender who's been supporting the measure, about how it will help her and other tipped workers—and why more workers in support haven't been speaking out. (Spoiler: many are afraid of retaliation, and for good reason—Thea herself lost her job after she spoke out.)
And finally, with June marking LGBT Pride Month—well, for everyone but Donald Trump, who declined to recognize Pride for the second year in a row—Rebecca sits down with Sarah McBride, national press secretary at the Human Rights Campaign and author of Tomorrow Will Be Different, about what it's like to celebrate pride in the Trump era.
But first, with all eyes on the crisis at the border, House Republicans are trying to ram through a whole slew of horrors including another attempt at passing their cruel Farm Bill and yet another zombie health care repeal effort. Plus: new information on what may have driven the U.S.'s withdrawal from the Human Rights Council; Trump unveils his plan to reorganize the federal government, including slapping a dog whistle on the doors of HHS, and more, as Jeremy Slevin returns with the news of the week in a doozy of an installment of In Case You Missed It.


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Peter decided it was time to empty the trash. The can was overflowing, and the associated stench was becoming overpowering. So he pulled the corners of the bag together, extracted it (with some difficulty) from the trash can, and wrapped a twist tie around the top. Then he hauled it out of the apartment and down the hall to the trashroom.
Each floor had its own trashroom, located just outside the elevators, where the residents of the floor deposited their trash. Each trashroom had a trash chute, at the bottom of which was a huge dumpster. Trash that was too big or too volatile to be dropped down the chute was simply deposited on the floor of the trashroom.
Peter opened the door to the tenth floor trashroom and was astonished by what he saw.
A mannequin!
With a quick glance down the halls to make sure that no one would see him, Peter grabbed the mannequin and hauled it back to the apartment. He had no idea what he would do with it, but it was too good to let get thrown away in the trash.
Paul looked up at him, greatly surprised, as he dragged the mannequin in.
"Where'd you get that?" he asked.
Peter leaned the mannequin against the wall, shut the door, and quickly tried to catch his breath. "It was in the trashroom," he said, "Someone was throwing it out."
Paul stood up and looked at it, appraisingly. "Hmm, not bad," he concluded. "Her left arm is kind of messed up, and there's this hole in her leg, but otherwise, she's in pretty good shape. What do you want to do with her?"
"I don't know," said Peter. "I just grabbed it. It was too good to ignore. I figured we'd think of something to do with it."
Bert had by this time heard the commotion and had wandered out to see what was up. "Wow," he said, "Where'd you get it?"
"In the trashroom," said Peter, growing tired of repeating himself. "It was being thrown out."
"The question before us now," said Paul, "is what to do with it. Any ideas?"
Bert said "We could dress it up like Dave, and then we'd have a fourth for Icehouse!"
It wasn't very funny, and the others didn't really laugh. But Bert wasn't deterred. "Or," he went on, "we could make it look like Doug, and leave it in the elevator to bug people."
"That might not be bad," said Paul. "Or maybe we could do something similar, like maybe bringing it onto the subway and setting it up in a chair to look like a normal person, to see how long it takes for someone to realize it's a dummy."
Peter was studying the thing. "I wonder if..." he mumbled. Then, with a sweeping motion, he yanked the mannequin's arm off. "Yes! We can take it apart!"
Paul wasn't impressed. "So, what good is that?"
"Well, I don't know. It seems like it might be useful, that's all."
After standing around looking at it for a while, they sat down. They discussed various ideas, but couldn't come up with anything that really interested them. They thought about dropping it off of the roof, but decided against this since it would destroy the mannequin. They thought about putting it outside of someone's window, peering in, but decided it wouldn't be scary enough. They even thought about taking it to the graveyard and burying it up to its waist, rigging it to look like a corpse rising from the dead. But they figured it might sit out there for days, unnoticed, and that it might get damaged by the elements.
Ultimately, they just dressed it in normal clothes and stood it up in Dave's room, hoping it would scare him out of his wits when he came home.


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If you get pulled over and are issued a ticket for using a cell phone while driving (also known as distracted driving), it is important that you understand what the charge means before deciding whether to pay the fine—paying this ticket can have the same effect as a guilty plea.
If you get a ticket for using a cellphone while driving, contact an experienced attorney to discuss your options and how these charges may affect you.
The Law
Under C.G.S. § 14-296aa, any use of a hand-held phone or electronic device while driving is an infraction. For a first offense, you face a $150 fine. For a second offense you face a $300 fine and for a third offense you face a $500 fine.
If you are under the age of 18 and are charged with use of a cellphone and you plead guilty (by paying the fine) or are convicted (after going to Court and losing at trial), the Department of Motor Vehicles ("DMV") will suspend your license for 30 days. For someone under the age of 18 who sustains a second violation, your license will be suspended for 90 days, and for a third violation it will be suspended for 6 months. Each time your license is suspended, the DMV will charge you a $175 license restoration fee.
Cell phone tickets can impact your life
Many people think it is easier to plead guilty or just pay the fine for their motor vehicle ticket through the mail. However, pleading guilty to this violation or simply paying the fine often leads to negative consequences.
If you pay the fine for and/or plead guilty to use of a cellphone while driving or distracted diving, the Centralized Infractions Bureau or Clerk's office will send notice of your conviction to the DMV. This infraction will immediately appear on your driving record for at least three years.
Not only does this charge appear on your driving record, but it will also be made available to your insurance carrier. Having a moving violation on your driving record, including a conviction for use of a cellphone while driving, can result in a significant increase in your insurance rates. In certain situations, insurance carriers can drop you from their policy.
How an Attorney can help
Talk to an attorney to ensure you understand the potential effects of a cell phone conviction and how you can best resolve your motor vehicle charges. An experienced attorney who is familiar with courthouse practices, policies and possible outcomes can resolve your motor vehicle charges favorably and, in many cases, can help you get your charges dismissed.
When you get a motor vehicle ticket, including distracted driving, you can work with your attorney to figure out how you can ensure your driving record remains clean. In most cases, your attorney will be able to go to Court on your behalf and resolve your matter, so you do not have to miss work or school.
If you have been issued a ticket for use of a cellphone while driving or distracted driving, contact the attorneys at Koffsky & Felsen, LLC. Attorneys Audrey Felsen and Bruce Koffsky are highly experienced in handling motor vehicle violations and work closely with our clients to figure out the best way to approach your case. If you have been charged with any motor vehicle offense, including distracted driving, contact us at 203-327-1500.


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Let's know how the ambitions payroll (www.ambitionspayroll.com) allows you to access your Ambitions personnel payslip by introducing your email and password. This portal holds essential information about Ambitions personnel.
Personnel who are going to log in the first time at the ambitions payslip web portal must be asked for their surname, national insurance number, and DOB.
Ambitions e-payroll system generates the appropriate digital payslips of personnel. Colleagues who are registered on ambitions payroll application are eligible to review monthly, weekly, daily, salary advice slips, and also able to print the digital copy of payslips any time or at any place.
Ambitions Employees Suitable Online Login
The accessible service of an Ambition electronic paycheck work 24*7 hours. Ambitions provide excellent services and solutions to their registered colleagues. The online payroll service is really very useful for you. Stay tuned with the Ambitions personnel online portal, because of every payday payslip digital statement.
The workforce of Ambitions Personnel Ltd. is librated to check salary report ourselves. This online service becomes very helpful to all the Ambitions personnel. The Ambitions payroll portal is to be designed to dispatch payslips for individuals to control and manage the employee's personal data online.
How to login into Ambitions Payroll Portal?
Ambitions payroll login takes under a minute. If you are logging in please make sure you are using the correct or authentic email(enrolled email address) and password. Which IDs and passwords you used during registration will be added to the ambitions database.
Below I am going to share step by step Ambitions payroll login process. Personnel who don't know how to log in? keep following the given below login process.
Step 1. Visit at direct link https://www.ambitionspayroll.com.
Step 2. Now a login form will be opened on your system screen.
Step 3. Enter your login email address and password(all details are required).
Step 4. Hit on the Login button.
Step 5. If you logging with the correct details then you will land on your personal profile dashboard.
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How To Login On Ambitions Personnel Portal?
Ambitions Personnel portal produces the highest possible way to view, save, and print correctly/authorized, and appropriate, payslip pdf and other personal information(relates to the company where you work as an employee).
After joining much personnel asks for online login. How can I log in on Ambitions personnel's online website to view our personal details like income slip, bank details, P60, wages, etc? Below you will see a few login steps keep following them for successful login.
Step 1.In the first stage copy or type https://www.ambitionspersonnel.com on your internet browser.
Step 2. Secondly, click on Login.
Step 3. Hereafter a login page will open, passing the required login info(email address, and password).
Step 4. After entering login details click on the purple color Login button.
Step 5. Now, you can check your payslips online from your profile.
Ambitions Personnel Login Process for the First Time
First-time login users do not panic! Ambition personnel payroll online service is totally confidential. Here I am going to guide you for your first-time login. Let's know about the process of the first-time login.
Step 1. For the first time login simply go to www.ambitionspayroll.com(official web address).
Step 2. Now a login page will appear on your system.
Step 3. Click on the First Time Login clickable blue text (mentioned just below the login button).
Step 4. Now you will ask for three required information i.e Surname, National Insurance Number, and DOB.
Step 5. Recheck the mentioned details and click on the Next button.
Step 6. Now follow further instructions to complete the first-time login task.
How to recover or reset the forgotten password?
Do not worry guys, password recovery is possible at the ambition personnel web address. All the Ambitions Ltd. employees who are registered on his online software are eligible to reset their forgotten password in a few minutes.
Reset password on the ambitions personnel web is a very easy and simple task, let's know how it becomes easy.
- Go to www.ambitionspayroll.com.
- Keep the focus on the forgotten your passwords? at the bottom of the page. This text is clickable so, click on this text link.
- After clicking on it you will ask to enter your proper enrolled email address.
- Hereafter click on the Send button.
- Now you will receive validation and a reset password link on your mail address.
- Kindly open your mail and click on the receiving link to follow further instructions.
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Which Documents are required for the first-time login?
All the login instructions are prearranged in the Ambitions software. When you start the introductory login process, then you will be asked for some required information i.e. surname, national insurance number, and date of birth.
I forgot my password can I reset it?
Yes, of course, it's a game of a minute. Simply visit the Ambition personnel portal and click on the Login button. Now after this click on the forgot login pass. At this stage go on the password reset web page, enter your email address, or click on the send me to reset password instruction button.
About Ambitions
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Ambition attends 500+ clients regularly. Ambition's annual turnover is over £48 million. Annually it supplies approx 200 workforces permanently and 3000 workforces every week across the UK.
Ambitions have a total of 8 branches in the UK, but the central office of ambition is located at Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Ambitions trained their candidates before recruitment is the best quality of this organization.


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Musty smells and odors in the house are very likely coming from the crawl space. If the house smells musty after a big rain, you very likely have a moisture problem in the crawl space. The good news is that most smells can be removed if you eliminate the source of the smells.
When a big rain occurs, the ground can become saturated and cause standing water to infiltrate the crawl space, by penetrating the porous mortar joints in brick. Water can easily stream through the walls of a crawl space because the most crawl spaces are "below grade." When the ground is lower in the crawl space than it is outside, water takes the path of least resistance, by seeping through mortar joints. Also, groundwater can become an issue, especially in areas with clay in the soil.
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Powerful Thought Vs Weak Thought
While all thought is made up of the same substance, not all thought has equal power. Some thoughts are far more powerful than other thoughts. Thoughts by themselves are quite neutral but the real power behind thoughts is the person who is creating the actual thought. There are a few factors to what makes for a weak thought vs a powerful thought.
The Mind Which Produces Thought
Thought does not create itself; it needs the mind to create it. The quality and intensity behind a thought is dependent entirely on the strength of the mind which created it. A strong mind is a mind that is build on incredible faith. It does not matter if that person is rational or irrational thinking. The certainty of their thoughts and ideas is the key to their mental strength.
Some people are born with tremendous faith in their ideas. They have such a strong conviction in their ideas that they make no room for any sort of doubt. Many persuasive leaders have that ability, they have such intense power behind their ideas and thoughts that they have the ability to project a story into the minds of the masses. The masses accept because they are of a weaker mind.
A person of a weaker mind is easily influenced. Don't assume that because someone is educated or seems to handle a large post that their mind is not also weak. There are more weak-minded people who are filled with self-doubt, lack strength in their ideas and easily give in to the mind of the man who hold steadily to his ideas no matter what.
Cult leaders possess this strong mindset, that people have often felt as if they were under a hypnotic spell and could not say no to them. Many highly successful men are operating from a place of mental illness but due to their intense will power and sometimes grandiose ideas they can easily get others to follow. A weak-minded person is such because they have not taken the time to build faith within themselves or their ideas.
Fear and self-doubt rule the world of those who possess a weak mind. They hide behind their ideas afraid that they may not be accepted by others. On the other hand, a man with a strong mind, does not allow fear to control him. If anything fear is an exciting challenge for him to overcome, neither is he afraid of other people not liking his ideas. He is extremely confident not only in himself but his ideas as well.
The Movement of Thought
This sort of mindset leaves absolutely no room for doubt. Where there is no doubt thought travels through the ethers and makes changes rapidly. Thought being an electrical pulse moves in the direction of your target. It interacts with the energies which bring about change, if you are clear and of powerful thought.
Doubt and fear are an obstruction to the creative thought. Doubt is like starting and stopping your car because you are not sure if you really want to take that drive. You want to get to your destination but you are uncertain of the drive.
A weak thought cannot make change. That thought energy cannot reach its source of focus because its coming and going. Where as a person with no doubt, well his thoughts move through the ethers to connect with the right energies in order to bring out the results he needs.
The universe does not care if you are a good person or a bad person. There is no such assessment, no such judgement. It all works with your faith. The one who holds an iron clad faith not only affects change in his/her environment he/she affects the minds of the masses.