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    Forge welding failure.... too hot?

    in Blacksmithing, General Discussion

    Posted

    2 hours ago, ThomasPowers said:

     Intergranular Attack of Steel by Molten Copper published by the AWS.  Look at the pictures of the cracks in it.

    Awesome stuff Mr. Powers, thanks for posting this. I learned from that study.

    Back to the breaking issue; I may be looking at the pictures wrong, but I see 1) an obvious break, and 2) a separated forge weld on the poker tip (and the visual copperish hue).

    The break- this part had to be sparkling/burning, right? This was covered above that it looks like it got too hot. It may have survived as a linear shaft until the twist got it.

    The separated forge weld- just practice some more. Like I said, it looks like a good start on the poker. Personally, I ended up cutting a dozen pieces of 10"-12" long, 1/8" thick, 1" wide mild steel stock as forge welding test "coupons". I paired them up & practiced forge welding them together. I am not a professional forge welder, but this practice made my fourth (or fifth) poker actually be a user. 

    Forge welding failure.... too hot?

    in Blacksmithing, General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Adun Clebr
    added a sentence

    Olydemon says, "a while back I melted some copper by accident and once in a while i get it transferred to my parts, often with cool results so I don't generally worry about it."

    -edit- OlyDemon the poker looks like you were off to a good start. Possibly do the desired twisting on the handle prior to the forge welding of the poker on the next try. The twisting action, in itself, is one of the most harsh tests of/on a forge welded area. 

    which vise would you use in a workbench

    in Vises

    Posted

    A woodworking bench & a metal working bench are two separate things. The height of both depends on how you work. 

    Do you use hand tools (i.e. hand plane), or machine/electric? You need a metal surface for welding/spark creating, and you won't want to accidentally dull a woodworking saw on a metal surface nor have a 5000° torch flame run across oak grains.

    You can always adapt your bench to the project you're on at the time... My woodworking bench is 33" tall. My metal bench is 36" tall. 

     

    Blademithing series on History channel

    in Knife Making

    Posted

    I only added the running $ tally because 1) people always axe why I haven't seen the show, and 2) we just didn't have the money & had to cut somewhere. Cable was low hanging fruit, in essence.

    It looked like the history channel website required a subscriber/cable login, so my question still stands.

    Broad axe "refinement" for Peter Gott

    in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc

    Posted

    Thanks,  Mr Turley- your answer concerning the location of your "bluing" is where I was wondering about. Did the torch heat alone perform the "camber", or was there any mechanical coercion involved? (Hitting,  bending, et cetera ).

    Going behind someone else's work to do what you did is a class in itself; thanks for taking the time to answer. 

    Also, Peter Gott was giving a log making class, with people in attendance, so I see his tactics as some to emulate. That is all. JHCC - yes sir,  there's a heap many types of these axes- modifying the one I've got to be a bit more forgiving is where all this is headed  (but no time soon/ no rush ). 

    Thanks 

    Brad 

    Broad axe "refinement" for Peter Gott

    in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Frank Turley said:

    ...Peter wanted his three broadaxes to have a bit of camber to the blade. He wanted the finished blade, as it's unbeveled side lay on a plane surface, to have each corner/end to rise about 1/8". 

    I'm hand hewing a hickory log in my yard right now. The idea is for a mantle similar to the one at the Hermitage, supposedly made by Andrew Jackson. That 1/8" rise on each end of the broad axe blade sounds like a really useful tip. I'm a long way from atempting to do it myself, but can you share any more info on this particular broadaxe "cambering"? Thanks. 

    First camping tripod

    in Member Projects

    Posted

    3 hours ago, John McPherson said:

    ---About the only folks who could afford to have and use metal cooking set-ups in America were chuck wagons: a very specific use at a very specific time and place, where wood was scarce. And that belonged to the ranch, and not the cow punchers.---

    Thanks for 'splaining all that Mr. McPherson - Hopefully...you picked up on the fact that I have NEVER seen any metal tripods (in any of my reading, museum visiting, et cetera) from an "antique" timeframe. I have several dozen pictures of wooden tripods, however.  And I was not being a smart butt by not specifically saying the ones I'd seen they were all wooden (replicas) construction- I just did not know if metal ones were out there. My family never had any money, so that explains why we never found any around the place. We can't spell Italian loafers & cuff links is what the Sherriff puts on you.

    Anyways; The tripod set I hope to make will be made to be here way long after I am gone (plus, the pot is probably 30 lb. or more). So I'm making a future antique set, I 'spose , sort of like what AZguy made with his material, incorporating what TPowers says about weathering, and the TPowers/CRStevens O/U leg/pole connection advice.

    I really appreciate everybody's time & ideas- that's what makes this fun. I don't mean to step into your thread either, AZguy.

    Brad

    First camping tripod

    in Member Projects

    Posted

    Great information,  thank you CStephens and TPowers and AZGuy.

    I have a hoss of a pot, so whatever I end up making will resemble a teepee I'm afraid. I cook Brunswick stew in it, mainly. Low & slow. 

    Edit -also,  what do the antique ones look like?  I'd figured they would have been chopped & used for something else,  more practical,  before being allowed to become "antique".

    Beehive fire?

    in Solid Fuel Forges

    Posted

    You're going to get hammered (pun intended) for not using the search function/ reading some of the threads.

    I'm just trying to help, and I would go with blacksmithing coal of the bituminous sort.

     

    1 hour ago, ThomasPowers said:

    Clinker is much more than "metal"

    Yes sir... 'tis. I was just trying to help in as few words as possible. He ain't reading much it doesn't look like...(no offense meant, Sander)

    Brad

    Beehive fire?

    in Solid Fuel Forges

    Posted

    No. They (clinker/hive) are completely separate... genres(?) of the craft...

    A clinker is leftover metal deposits in the forge; they make a "clink" sound and are metallic looking.

    Throw all of them out of your forge.

    The "hive" is just a geometrical description of the fire, in the forge.

    Forges and Fires

    in Solid Fuel Forges

    Posted

    Yes. I dab a paper towel in some vegetable cooking oil, then ball it up tightly inside some heavy brown craft paper. I place this fist-sized ball over the air grate & blow torch it.

    Sometimes I have used an oxy/acet flame, but it was always overkill...

    First camping tripod

    in Member Projects

    Posted

    They look nice; Ditto on the meaty metal. What height will the apex be in cooking position & what length are your tripod legs(?)?

    I got a Chinesium set as a gift (from Lodge...), and have this on my list to make. Thank you for your time.

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