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A near miss at the Rockford hammer-in last month changed my forge setup
I was demoing a simple leaf spring knife when my slack tub, a plastic barrel, gave way. The hot steel hit the wet ground and shot steam right at my leg. It was only about 6 inches from my boot. I realized I'd placed it too close for a quick quench. Now I keep my quench tank a full three feet back from the anvil. Has anyone else had a close call that made you rework your shop layout?
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the_joseph1mo ago
Seriously, was a little steam that far off really a near miss?
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faith_thomas1mo ago
Oh man, steam and smoke are totally different things. Steam is just hot water vapor, but smoke means something is burning. If her forge was putting out smoke, that's a real sign something was wrong or clogged, which is a fire risk. So yeah, that's definitely a "near miss" worth paying attention to.
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Remember when my old forge vent clogged and filled the whole shop with smoke?
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