Heavy Metal
Picked up 100 pounds of Hematite ore -- about 12�/pound with sales tax so not too shabby. I am guessing that I should be able to extract at the minimum about 20 pounds of high-grade tamahagane. The ore is about 60% Iron and other trace minerals and is about 1% to 1.5% carbon.
My only other expenses will be firebrick (already have) some stainless steel tube for the
Tuyere (already have) some refactory cement (already have) and about $50 of lump charcoal (do not have -- local restaurant supply store)
First project is getting the 200 Amp service out to the shop though, need to be able to run the power hammer first.
Spending the night at a local Silver Cloud motel near my old stomping grounds -- want to get there early for the swap meet.
The building that the swap-meet host is in is a lot of fun -- old Seattle industrial structure with overhead bridge cranes and a nice industrial vibe to it -- they share the space with some other similar businesses -- looks like a really fun place to work.
Posted by DaveH at July 22, 2011 10:01 PM