Campbell Iron

Hmm well, that makes a bunch of sense! I didn’t scarf the split ends of the body at all. I cut the end open 3/4” deep into the body with a bandsaw and then heated it up, pried it open, stuck the bit in, closed her up and went to the races. So the non-scarfed split end thickness was 3/8” flat cut. I imagine that’s why it felt like it took forever to blend….

I have been attempting to make a bearded Viking style axe from mild steel with a 80crv2 bit. I have made axes before and I recently completed one of my first ones with a welded in bit. I was working on this one and I do not have pics of the end state… because i salvaged it in other ways… it is still an axe, just not in a form that illustrates the issue. The welding is not the issue… It welds fine, the issue is that I have to take a ton of welding heats to blend the steels together on bit. Should the bit be flush with the split ends of the body for easier welding? The other thing is that when I prepared the bit, I tapered the entire bit length, instead leaving the parts that won’t be fit inside the axe body the starting thickness (3/8”) … this has led to the transition between steels to be extremely thin and prone to burning at the corners. Again, the steels are fused together, so it’s not that I can’t weld, it’s that it takes many many many welding heats to blend it. Any help would be great, thanks

Perhaps I am running at too low psi… 3-5 for general forging, so raising it past 15psi seems intense even when I had a 0-30 regulator! Seems like Amazon is the way… Thanks

Hi, I'm new here, but not to forging. I need to acquire a new hi pressure LP regulator for my gas forge because the old one developed a leak after a propane distributor overfilled my tank. I notice that everyone suggests a 0-30psi or 0-60psi regulator but the ones of those that I have purchased always leak and It appears to be difficult to find a regulator locally. I found a Tractor Supply in the vicinity that has a 0-20psi one... will that work sufficiently? If not, can someone supply me with a link to a listing for a higher quality regulator and/or hose than you may find on Amazon. If Amazon is the best option, please say so. The welding gas shop had no idea what I was looking for... and the local propane distributor only sells low pressure regulators. Thanks, Sean.