BP1038 Wing Nuts 03

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BP1038 Wing Nuts 03
by Uri Hofi

The flat steel wing nut.







The steel is 3/4 inches x 5/16 inches flat the length is 3-1/4 inches. You mark 1-1/4 inches from both sides and leave 3/4 inches in the middle.







The marked steel.







Using the magnet again to hold and incise with the 3/16'' fuller.







The marked steel -very important is to mark from both sides and incise too.











We grind the ends round the two sides.







Put the hot steel on the air hammer dies on the sharp edges a bit tilted to fined the correct place.







Level the steel and forge hard.











Hold firm go half way turn 180 degrees and forge again to get the final form.















Repeat the other side the same.







The steel forged from the two sides --the final form.







Aligning.



























Forging the final wing nut form with the 3/16'' fuller. And marking the hole center with a center punch.



























Punching the hole with the punch from both sides.







Again the thread is 5/16'' so I go in a bit more with the punch to get the correct od for the thread.










All the three wing nuts can be forged with the hand only. It just take more time and you get a bit different form.