zord

Hi as a new blacksmith I'm a little confused about the flux used for welding. Since I speak Hebrew I don’t know the meaning of the word flux. My question is what is flux? And are there types of it for different uses? Zord

Great, I'll give it a try. I found a junk yard near by and they have all kinds of car parts for about 1$ a kilo. I'll start with a spring coils at first. BTW I have finish the structure of my workshop today and I'll be building the forge and a working table during the week. Sadly I couldn't find a leg vice anywhere for sale. Zord

Thanks Phil and iron quake for the response, I have watched a lot of videos online and I understand all about the types of steel. Let’s say I have a coil spring or 6’ length of 4140 1” square bar and I forge it to the shape I want, what is the order of the process until I can use it as a tool? BTW I’m from Israel and obviously we have Hofi here and a few other but it seems not a lot of blacksmiths in Israel are willing to open up and share (tried a few). Most of the stuff I do in life I learned myself and I like it so I'll be happy to know the process.

Hello all, First I'm new to blacksmithing and I’m currently building my workshop ( pics will follow ). I’m familiar with metalwork but not blacksmithing. As a starter blacksmith I understand I have to make my tools and I was wondering if anyone can give me a simple way to start making punchers and chisels. Thanx Zord