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Hello from Toronto!

Ogmios Forge

Ogmios Forge

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Hi folks,

Glad to be here! I run a very small hobby metalworking business in Toronto. We do some blacksmithing, some welding, some plasma cutting, some bronze casting, some jewellery, and a lot of experimenting. Most of our work is inspired by ancient history. You can find us (Ogmios Forge) on YouTube, Etsy, Facebook and Instagram.

Cut to the chase: one of my main objectives at the moment, and I appear not to be alone in this regard, is finding a source for a non-industrial quantity of “organophilic clay”, Bentone 34 being the most recognizable brand/name. I don’t need 50 pounds of the stuff, much less take out a loan to pay for shipping, so any advice on a source for a few pounds of the stuff would be incredibly appreciated!

Have a great day!
 
Ogmios Forge said:
Hi folks,

Glad to be here! I run a very small hobby metalworking business in Toronto. We do some blacksmithing, some welding, some plasma cutting, some bronze casting, some jewellery, and a lot of experimenting. Most of our work is inspired by ancient history. You can find us (Ogmios Forge) on YouTube, Etsy, Facebook and Instagram.

Cut to the chase: one of my main objectives at the moment, and I appear not to be alone in this regard, is finding a source for a non-industrial quantity of “organophilic clay”, Bentone 34 being the most recognizable brand/name. I don’t need 50 pounds of the stuff, much less take out a loan to pay for shipping, so any advice on a source for a few pounds of the stuff would be incredibly appreciated!

Have a great day!
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Welcome! No ideas on the clay, but nice to see another local person on here. :)

I used to have a shared space over on Wallace, near Lansdowne, and lived on Perth. I’m near the bottom of the 427, now.
 
Ogmios Forge said:
Hi folks,

Glad to be here! I run a very small hobby metalworking business in Toronto. We do some blacksmithing, some welding, some plasma cutting, some bronze casting, some jewellery, and a lot of experimenting. Most of our work is inspired by ancient history. You can find us (Ogmios Forge) on YouTube, Etsy, Facebook and Instagram.

Cut to the chase: one of my main objectives at the moment, and I appear not to be alone in this regard, is finding a source for a non-industrial quantity of “organophilic clay”, Bentone 34 being the most recognizable brand/name. I don’t need 50 pounds of the stuff, much less take out a loan to pay for shipping, so any advice on a source for a few pounds of the stuff would be incredibly appreciated!

Have a great day!
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Great to see you here! I hold you entirely responsible for getting me hooked on casting bronze and the change in trajectory my work has taken.
Thank you, seriously.
As for the Bentone let’s talk. It’s been a while since I checked but there are a few places and it might be that a group buy might be in order now.
 
BldrJ said:
Great to see you here! I hold you entirely responsible for getting me hooked on casting bronze and the change in trajectory my work has taken.
Thank you, seriously.
As for the Bentone let’s talk. It’s been a while since I checked but there are a few places and it might be that a group buy might be in order now.
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Responsible? Me? That doesn’t sound like me. Can you explain?
 
trlvn said:
Welcome from Oakville!

Are you aware of or connected with the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA)? A buddy of mine is really into SCA and has told me about the mock battles, axe throwing competitions, chain mail armour, etc, etc. Seems to have a considerable overlap.

Craig
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Aware of, but not connected with. Ancient history, Sumer, the Bronze Age, that’s my inspiration. The SCA is too modern ;)
 
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