Alec.S

I know its a little late to say but you couldv'e used a piece of "C" channel bar. i've done that on mine with a bit of scrap c channel and it fitted perfectly ( lucky me)

any way you are right a bigger hammer does solve problems easier haha

alec

Same here!

That seems like it's going to be very interesting. Can't wait to see! :D

sorry i forgot to say i put it back in the fire then tried to forge weld it.....oops :unsure:

side blast. but i don't mind it not working with flux it saves me money! so what were Your strange happenings in the forge? :huh:

What i did was take it out the fire at orange heat(after folding), wire brushed then applied borax and let it melt in to the seams slightly....then i tried to forge weld it not to hard not too soft! ( with flux )

when i did it without flux i just left out the the flux.

alec

Hi

where exactly are you in the uk.

There may be people quite near you.

alec


glass and metal..... thats some great work!! B)

hi
two days ago i was in my forge and i couldn't think what to do/make so i decided to practice some forge welding.

After a long time of trying to get borax( because i'm in the uk) i tried to use it i folded over a piece of steel, wire brushed then i put borax on at red heat............And funnily enough it didn't weld i tried again 3 more times but it still didn't work. BUT when i tried it without borax it welded perfectly well.

well that's my strange happening of the week.....whats yours? :blink:

Persanally i wouldnt use charcoal because of the sparks, expense and size. I use coke.

go to your profile and enter your location. Because there might be a blacksmith from here right around the corner who can tell you where he gets his coal.

sorry for not answering your question.....I just thought this at least would be helpful

alec :rolleyes:

Hi
i was previously dphigh but the forum has changed and i couldn't log in so i changed it to Alec.S dphigh (just to clarify that) any hooo lets see your shop.

alec :blink: