David F

Hello Latticino,Thomas,Iron Dragon forge and Frosty Thank you all for your kind welcome and great advice . Yes I am using white out in the cans and I have just learnt through Frosty about oxygen scavenger,s and will definitely be making a V block set up for my next attempt. Again thank you so much to you all for your extremely helpful advice I have learnt a lot from you all Kindest regards David ps Australia Frosty near Melbourne is where I live I will fix my header up now

Hi latticino thank you so much for your response it is truly appreciated. Yes the cans are filled to the brim I take them out strike one side do a single rotation on to the next side strike and so on hitting all four sides . I tried to draw out the pieces that seemed solid but they two began to fracture and crack . It is a bit difficult with the coke as you can’t see exactly what is going on one minute your ok the next you’ve gone to far . I plan on building a gas forge in the next month so I might wait till then to try again when I can actually see the can and what is happening to it .again thank you for your help kindest regards Dave

IMG_0437.MOV Hi can anyone help me with my canister making please. I’ve made a billet of 1085 powdered steel and this time I’ve just used fish hooks I’ve used ball bearing 5mm in the past but have had similar issues . I’ve used a coke forge and got the can up to temp then hand set it turning it onto each edge and hammering it down to what felt very solid . When I’ve opened it up about an inch and a half at either end is perfect but I get this in the middle every time can someone please tell me what I’m doing wrong thank you all in advance David IMG_0437.MOV IMG_0436.MOV