Solar forging in Texas

Tomorrow in Phoenix…116*.

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Study Butte & Terlingua this time of year is like walking on the Sun....Thanksgiving is the best time down there.
The weather is the best around then for sure! But the crowds make it kind of annoying...
A week or two before or after are much more reasonable.
 
Did a little bit of prep this afternoon. PlNning on 6:30 or so in the morning. Putting on a handle or two till about 9:30, then turning the forge on. Running the hammer of 4 billets and a can plus a couple other quick shaping tasks.
 
I know this video was meant as a joke, but now I'm wondering if you could get steel to forging temps with a large enough fresnel lense.
 
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