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How To Make A Blacksmith-Quality Belt Grinder For less than $150
An introductory guide to building an inexpensive 2 x 72 Inch Belt Grinder for blacksmith and metal work utilizing scrap materials, such as a common exercise rowing machine.
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Alabama's Sloss Furnace; Metal Arts and Blacksmith Training in Birmingham's Deep South
An introduction and review of the metal arts training available at Sloss Furnace in Birmingham, Alabama, with specific focus on the Author's experience with the Beginner's Metal Casting Workshop.
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10 Arresting Reasons You Do Not Want to Be a Big-City Police Officer
A thirty-year police veteran explains ten arresting reasons why you do not want to become a police officer. This is must-have information for any young man or woman considering a career in law enforcement, and it is presented in a humourous format that makes it an easy and fun read for all.
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Build A Decorative Metal Rebar Fence For The Front Yard - For Less Than Seven Dollars Per Linear Foot
A detailed guide on how to construct a four foot high rebar steel fence using wooden posts for structural support and beauty. The guide includes a material and tool list to get the do-it-yourself handyman right to work.
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Emergency Fire and Police Sirens; the Loud Noise Bully of the Twenty-First Century
This article explores the problem of excess noise volume from government emergency-vehicle sirens. Emergency sirens grow louder and brighter each decade. With no provisions in place to protect our neighborhoods from this quality-of-life invasion, society must begin to seek limits to these devices...
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Build a Decorative Metal Rebar Fence for Your Home for Less Than Seven Dollars Per Linear Foot
Learn how to make a decorative metal and wood fence using simple half-inch metal rebar that you can purchase cheaply at any hardware supply store. Some welding skills are required, but if you can spot weld, you can build this fence for less than seven dollars per linear foot. Check out additional...
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How to Build a Man-Size Welding Table From Rebar and Used Bed-Frame Metal for Less Than Sixty Dollars
How to make a man-sized welding table from rebar and used bed-frame metal for less than $60.
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How to Carve Oak and Other Hardwood Tree Trunks Into Beautiful and Useful Wood Art
The Folk Artist Krypto explains how to take freshly cut hardwood tree trunks and carve them into beautiful one-piece wood art. Proper seasoning of the wood and a patient cutting procedure are vital to prevent checking and splitting of the wood fibers. Krypto also discusses sealing techniques to aid...
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Basic Welding Equipment and Techniques for Metal Art Sculpture and the Beginner Welder
Simple instructions from the Folk Artist Krypto on beginning your journey into welding for art and craft projects. Non-technical information that will prepare you for more advanced discussions and instructionals that can be found elsewhere on the internet. Discussion includes how a welding machine...
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How to Travel to a Manila, Philippine Trade School for Welding Training & Certification
Explore new and economical methods to obtain welding training and certification by travel to other countries such as the Philippines. The author discusses his experience in travelling to Manila and attending basic SMAW welding training at the McGregor Marineweld Training Center.