melcorvirata Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Hi ! I am from the Philippine. I want to start blacksmithing line of business. What things are needed? Our factory has lathe, vertical milling , surface grinder. Do i really need to have our own foundry shop ? Your advise is welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Hello Melcorvirata, Welcome to IFI. Lots of people will give you some answers. I just wanted to say welcome. mark <>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don A Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Forge, anvil, hammer... for starters. What type of items do you want to make? By the way, a foundry is where you melt and cast metal. A forge is where you heat iron (steel) to a plastic state and shape it with a hammer, either by hand or by power hammer. Blacksmithing, in its purest form, is forging. However, your lathe, mill and grinder are all very useful in the metal arts. Good luck to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melcorvirata Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Mark, Thank you. I notice there is no application or entrance fee for joining. I want to donate but there is something wrong with my PAYPAL.Will try again. We just do spare parts for our factory button. Melcor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melcorvirata Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Forge, anvil, hammer... for starters. Don, Hi ! Thanks for the info. As of now we are making spare parts for our small button factory. In the near future we hope to build our own pneumatic hammer for bigger spare parts for monorail parts. Philippines has built three monorail railway lines and will still be building three to four more within the next few years. I know FORGING is its infancy stage in the Phlippines. Melcor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 To start a line you first find a need to fill that has possibilities that forging will make something faster/better/cheaper. One example I know of was a part that was being machined out of a very large piece of very expensive metal alloy where 80% of that expensive alloy ended up as milling machine waste. The blacksmith was able to forge a pre-form close in shape to the final piece so that the milling needed was minimal saving a lot in the cost of materials, time, wear and tear on equipment, etc. Sounds like making parts for a monorail is a good place to start and if you can provide them *good* and *fast* locally it would sure help lock your company in as a supplier over some company that is in a different country! Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melcorvirata Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 I will treasure your advise. To have GOOD,FAST AND LOCK-in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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