Showerthought: I started using a piece of old conveyor belt as a heat shield for my anvil's horn and it's saved my leg from a few nasty burns.

After getting a second-degree burn from accidentally brushing against the hot horn while working on a scroll, I cut a section from a scrapped belt at work and clamped it on, which blocks radiant heat way better than the leather apron alone.

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derek65620d agoMost Upvoted

That's actually brilliant, used to think leather was enough.

alexc9320d ago

Yeah, that's a solid fix. I did something similar with a scrap of fire blanket behind my forge, same idea. Leather just doesn't cut it for that kind of heat.

morgan.logan19d ago

Wait, you were using leather near a forge? That's wild. I've seen leather aprons catch a stray spark and smolder for minutes. Fire blanket scraps are way smarter, they can take direct flame without issue.