[Bryn-gwlad] couple of question

[Jim DiRocco]

I have been thinking the very same thing. I would really like to set up a small foundry, using the housing gas line to power it and a forge would work for most of what I want to learn to do.

G

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jay Yeates <jyeates at realtime.net>
>Sent: Dec 28, 2007 10:46 PM
>To: 'Barony of Bryn Gwlad' <bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org>
>Subject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] couple of question
>
>if your house has gas service, consider a NG fired unit.  that's what we
>have at ACC (working on a Art Metals program as able) and they work fine for
>most things ... have my coal forge out in Elgin for when I want / need that
>type of setup.  had my melting furnace (bronze) running off my houses gas
>line for 10 years before I move it (when airport moved, I no longer had the
>audio masking .. most neighbors thought it was just another jet landing /
>taking off)
>
>'wolf
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bryn-gwlad-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org
>[mailto:bryn-gwlad-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Stefan li Rous
>Sent: 2007 - December 28 - Friday 20:16
>To: Barony of Bryn Gwlad
>Subject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] couple of question
>
>On Dec 28, 2007, at 4:02 PM, Colin MacNachtan wrote:
>
>> On Friday 28 December 2007, Chris Zakes wrote:
>>> On the other paw, a smaller lot means less grass to mow in the  
>>> summer. <G>
>>
>> More importantly around here, less grass to water.  Grass in this  
>> area comes
>> in two flavors, watered or dead.
>>
>> Colin
>
>And summer may not be the only time of year you need to mow your  
>yard. The soil/rock conditions vary greatly from west (rockier) to  
>east (deeper soil), so you may need to mow in spring and fall as  
>well. Of course outside of the subdivisions the mowing could be less,  
>as well.
>
>I live in northwest Austin near Mopac and Parmer and one reason I  
>picked this section was that the houses are further apart than they  
>are even in the newer sections of the same subdivision (Milwood) to  
>the west. I wanted at least enough room to be able to put in a gate  
>so I could store a trailer for SCA events in the backyard. None of  
>this put one hand on house and other hand on the fence.
>
>If I finally get around to putting together a forge, I will probably  
>burn hardwood chunk charcoal available in several stores here in  
>town, rather than coal. Smells like a BBQ grill and no green, noxious  
>smoke to indicate otherwise. I would love to be out in the  
>countryside like Eule, but the drive to work would be too far for me.
>
>Stefan
>
>
>
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