canada goose Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Id like to get feed back from all the smiths here on how to forge an acorn from pipe.I have searched to the best of my ability on these forums and elsewhere but not found much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Why not from solid? Might be easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Acorn from pipe, Suggest the following, no pics though, sorry. First blank off the end of your tube where you are holding it. Heat the other end, and Taper the end down to the rough oval/elliptical shape of the nut Then using a swage block or bolster plate with a hole smaller than the diameter of the pipe, take a long heat (longer than the overall length of the acorn to be), and drive the tube in vertically. The effect of this should be to put a slightly parallel shape to the nut end, form a line to define the start of the cup bit, and upset what will become the cup bit Then neck in all round for the base of the cup at an appropriate distance from the now defined nut /cup line, this should form the radius for the base of the cup, This necking in will then form the basis to form the stem after cutting off an appropriate length. Hold the acorn in appropriate tongs and forge the stem,(this will give a near solid stem) cut off to the length required for what you want it to do. Decorate the cup as you see fit , Have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
781 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 How I have done it plug one end of the pipe so it doesnt stove pipe the heat to your hand Heat and hammer the other end closed bringing only the end of the pipe closed Using a blacksmith magician type tool fuller the pipe so you end up with a piece long enough to be the nut. This length varies depending on diamater of pipe. Heat the fullered area and drive it into itself making the bottom of the cap area. Use the fuller again to make the top of the cap. If you need a longer stem after the last fullering is started stick a piece of round rod inside and continue to fuller until it is tight. Using a hack saw cut only the pipe not the rod and you have a stem. You can start making the next acorn where you cut off the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Randy, not if it's a large one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McCarthy Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 There is a very good tutorial here.http://www.incandescent-iron.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada goose Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 Yesss! Thank you so much. The whole site is very interesting including the weird blue colour of the hot steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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