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Last Revised July 4, 2009
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Blacksmithing,Treadle Hammers, Trip Hammers, Anvils and more
Pete's Blacksmithing How-To Articles
Annealing Steel in My Ash Bucket, an experiment with data for you
Fire Making with Flint and Steel
Heat Treating in a Coal or Gas Forge, One Approach
Hit it Red (Excellent hammer control exercise)
Hole Tapping, Where to Begin
Hole Tapping Tips
Hot Rolled vs. Cold Rolled Steel
Journeyman Blacksmith Skill Set
Calibrating Your Own Blacksmithing Skill Level
Leg Vise Smashed Finger for the Last Time
Passivating Stainless Steel, Some Ways to Do It
Product Review, Propane Powered Leg Vise
Coal Forge Vs Gas Forge?
Drilling & Tapping Guide Block
Anvils
Click here for info on preparing an anvil for me to grind
Harbor Freight 110# cast steel anvil
Gas Forge, Make Your Own, Hans Peot Style; Learn About Propane Here
Gas Forge Plans for the "Original", Page two, Construction Notes
Update Notes by Pete, from a Hans Peot update at the ABANA 2000 Conference at Flagstaff
Hans' Updated Construction Notes for the above Alternate items
Click Here for Some Gas Forge DESIGN Considerations
About OPD Valves
Methods of Refueling Propane Cylinders
16th Century Gothic-Design Steel Chest Project
Poor Man's Hydraulic Press
Blacksmith Crossword Puzzles for You to Solve
Basic Blacksmithing Crossword Puzzle
Forging and ABANA Trivia Crossword Puzzle
Iron Alloy Crossword Puzzle
Little Giant Triphammer Facts Crossword Puzzle
My Shop (Really Our Shops)
My Metalworking Shop
A Poor Man's Hydraulic Press
16th/17th century Padlock Project
Postvises
Powerhammers
Pete's Modified "Scraping" process for reshaping worn Die Cavities
Click Here to find out how to differentiate the styles of Litttle Giant/Mayer Brothers Hammers from one another
Click HERE to see my Easy Hammer (Before and After) and to find out how I went about rebuilding it
What Kind of Foundation do I Need for my 25# or 50# Powerhammer?
What's this old trip hammer worth?
How do you replace Clutch Facings on the Old Style Little Giant 50# Hammer?
Sid's new Little Giant Website
Treadle Hammers
Some Other Swing Arm Treadle Hammers to Look at
Upper tool holder info
Basic Tools Made in Guild workshops
Circular Sock Knitting Machines
Cub Cadet Page
-What to look for in a used Cub Cadet (narrow frame)
-My Drive-on Grease Rack makes servicing easy
-Loose Steering Because of worn out Knuckle and Arm, how to fix
-Engine starts and runs, but lacks power until warmed up for 10 minutes
-The "Unofficial" Cub Cadet site
-The rear Drive Shaft drive pins are hard to replace- add a little hole
-Trackster.com, another off-road vehicle
Fractions, the WHOLE process on one page!!!
Forestry
Maple Syrup
French Creek Valley
Controlled Burn of Part of our Prairie, May 4, 2009
My Woodgas/Gas Producer Page
Gas Producer Experiments
My Questons & Answers Page
My Updates Page
First Test of the System, April 20, 2009
1939 British Gasifier Report
How to Succeed at Work or: Lay-off, How to Avoid
Machine Knitting
Maple Syrup
METRICS
Click Here for Ordering Information
My Shop (Really Our Shops)
My Metalworking Shop
Reasoninng, Problem Solving & Decision Making for anyone
Reasoning, Problem Solving, Decision Making and Selling Your Ideas
Learning and Teaching Problem Solving Techniques
The Art of Invention
Rabbits
Solar Energy
Solitaire, How I Plan to Win
Click here for an explanation of how the rules work
Click here for THE RULES
Spinning Yarn
Tom & Catherine Latane Home Page
Upcoming Classes and Shows
For Sale
Gallery of Latane Work
Visit Our Shop in Pepin Wisconsin
Videography (on an Amateur Basis)
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