ellis.mia•1d agoProlific Poster

Remembering that week in October when the rain just wouldn't stop

Got called out to a barn in Springfield where the ground had turned to soup. Every single horse needed a reset, and my forge was set up under a tarp that kept sagging with water. The owner kept apologizing, handing me coffee that tasted like mud, and I was soaked through by 10 AM for three days straight. What's the worst weather week you've ever had to work through?

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wesley_martin1d ago

How did you even get a forge going in that? I can't imagine trying to work hot metal with everything that wet. That whole week sounds like a special kind of misery.

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dixon.spencer1d agoTop Commenter

Kept a big tarp over the whole setup and ran a propane forge instead of coal. The real trick was keeping the anvil dry with a towel and oiling it down every hour to stop flash rust. Still had to fight steam coming off the metal the whole time.