Comment by bigstrat2003
13 days ago
Also, if you live in the city (including suburbs), your neighbors are likely to get pretty annoyed by the sound of hammering metal. Welding makes noise too, but a lot less of it. That's the main reason why I haven't gotten into blacksmithing even though I think I would really enjoy it. I just don't think it'd go over well with the neighbors.
You need a forge too. If you're a traditionalist that means coal, which produces black smoke, which your neighbors also won't like.
Or you use a gas-powered forge which is smaller and produces no smoke. But gas-powered forges don't get as hot so you can't forge-weld with them. No big deal IMHO. That's what TIG is for.