Chrispy Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Divermike mentioned "Hot Rasping" in another thread. Ok Dale You have my attention (or anyone else for that matter). Do you care to elaborate a bit on this process? Is it just filing while the iron is hot or are you trying to achieve a particular finish. I generally get the pristine smoothness with my hammer, resulting in minor buffing with a wire wheel. Do you use a file or a rasp? Most interested cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I use a farrier's rasp and use it to rough dress things like cut ends that may have a bit of "flash" still on them. I usually work at a low red to black heat---it's faster than filing on it cold and the aggressive rasp wouldn't work on it cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divermike Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Mark Aspery's tool list included a farriers rasp, I had to ask if it was the big nasty one, and it is. The journeyman tasks on some of the lists include something to the effect of forging and smoothing with a hot rasp, and I had never seen it done. We made several tools in his class, and he wanted octagonal heads on the striking ends, and they tend to flare a bit, so he showed us the way to knock them down hot, and also to smooth a point, among other things, it is really a simple procedure, but now I am no longer in ignorance of it. And it makes it clear how some smiths work I've seen is so much neater than anything I had previously done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 your have to clamp what ever your working on in the vise and use one hand on each end of the rasp (don't forget the handle) it removes metal real fast ...if your working on a taper keep turing it in the vise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easilyconfused Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I use old worn out farrier rasps as well as other files on their last leg before being used for high carbon steel. Good for cleaning up anything really. I usually use them on cut surfaces like said or any sharp edges where they shouldn't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 might add if your new to doing hot rasping wear a pr of gloves ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispy Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 Thanks for all the advice, I'm going to give it a try to see what sort of finish I get. I have a few of what I thought where farriers files / rasps for horses hoofs. There is no handle, but 4 distinct different surfaces plus the edges, the cutting surfaces all face inwards, you need to rotate and or flip the rasp / file end for end to use all four surfaces. The only thing I know about shoeing horses is how to shoo them away. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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