Not an amateur my friend....I have 31 years of forging with heat. I make high end fasteners for the space shuttle/boeing and work with all temps to very close tolences. Have I done a block? No!! Will I try...Will think this thru for sure. Oh yea....I made SPS rod bolts that we all used back in the day. Ya know what's in my motor.
Thanks for the info, well taken.
Dave
67 Nova Boy