WOW One thing Mike told me was make sure you work it hot. I would get a couple of press's out of it and back in the forge. That press will suck the heat out in a heartbeat. After I had pressed it into a rectangle, I used his power hammer to draw it out. I was amazed at how much steel you could draw it out to from a 1 1/4" ball bearing. TDog, It's all in the presentation.

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