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Fixed my forge welds after a crusty old smith told me to stop rushing the heat
I was at a hammer-in down near Springfield last month and a guy named Jerry watched me screw up three welds in a row. He just said "you're pulling it out too soon, watch the color in the shadows not the bright spots." I was so used to just looking for the glow on the surface that I never paid attention to the darker parts of the steel. Now I wait until the whole bar has that even yellow-green tint in the low light and my welds actually stick. Has anyone else had a simple observation from someone completely change how you work at the anvil?
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jessica_hall4917d ago
Nah, that's just old timer gatekeeping. Light is light, you were fine.
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aaronclark17d ago
Whoa, wait, old timer gatekeeping? That's wild.
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