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“If you want to work with metal, there’s one thing you have to confront: You need heat. With it, you can make the toughest metal submit to your will. Without it, you’ll never gain full mastery over this stubborn material. Over the years, I have been frustrated by my inability to work hot steel. I’ve bolted metal together, welded it and soldered it. But I couldn’t shape it, and so large swaths of the mechanical realm were off-limits to me.”
Surprisingly enough, this is an attainable DIY project. As far as the metal working… That is a skill you will have to develop over time if you haven’t done it before. But what a skill to learn! Talk about a lost art! Go for it! Build a forge and start working metal! Here is how to get started:
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