Pro tip: That bad luck week with the forge fire taught me a lesson

Last month I had a stretch of three days where everything went wrong in my shop near Tulsa. First a gas line fitting cracked on Tuesday, then my anvil stand wobbled loose mid-strike on a blade. I nearly gave up on a commission for a set of fireplace tools. But on day three I slowed way down, checked my propane connections with soapy water, and tightened every bolt on my forge stand. That frustrating week actually forced me to fix stuff I'd been ignoring for months. Has anyone else had a garbage week that ended up making your setup better?

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charles_coleman22h ago

My gas fitting cracked too last year, taught me to check everything twice now.

paul_thompson671d agoOG Member

Trouble is often the best teacher, and sometimes we need things to break before we make them better.