2Tim215 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Forged from square 40mm X 40mm tubing What it was What it ended up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 That's pretty cool, Tim. Thanks for sharing the pics with us. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
781 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 sweet how about details on how it was forged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 My wife just walked by and said, "Dr. Seuss", whatever that means. She's a bit odd at times, don't mind her, I think that looks kind of cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Tim215 Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 sweet how about details on how it was forged Thanks. Used 40X40X2 square tubing filled with fine plaster sand and welded the ends closed. This stops the tubing from folding in on itself, but sand expands with heat and no matter how dry the sand there is always some moisture. So when it starts going red you will see the tube expanding, this is when I use a sharp pointed chisel to puncture the end and release the pressure - wear PPE!! I then weld the hole shut and forge. As you draw it out over the anvil you will find the sand pushes to either end and the tubing starts expanding again - puncture another hole and let some sand out (very little), weld closed and forge again - as simple as that. I then cut the ends open and forge over the horn to spread the base and form the petals. Red hot sand is like napalm so be careful - it sticks to whatever it touches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Tim215 Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 My wife just walked by and said, "Dr. Seuss", whatever that means. She's a bit odd at times, don't mind her, I think that looks kind of cool. Thanks, possibly a back flash to my childhood reading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric sprado Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Right: I'm still reading Dr. Seuss to kids and the lamp looks just like so many of the images in Dr. Seuss books. With a head it would look like "The Cat in a Hat"...Great Lamp by the way...!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 It does look Dr. Seuss. I read enough of it (daughter is 4) It is nice, needs color. Gosh, am I saying "Paint it!"? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireCat Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Wow.. i like it..i am going to have to try that deal with the sand....The cat in the Hat huh.... Hhhmmmmm .. can you forge green eggs and ham sam i am.? LOL... again nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I forge tubing fairly often and would suggest that the sand is not needed. Just heat and forge away! The idea that the tube will collapse is imaginary! It will forge much like sold stock except faster and the tubes will not expand in length nearly as much as solid stock because the displaced material thickens the tube walls instead of extruding out to lengthen the workpiece. I am not guessing I have done this quite often! Bending the tube is a different story and there the sand trick can be useful sometimes... but gentle bends developed while forging are not a problem. As the tube walls get thicker and the hollow center shrinks the tube will begin to respond more like solid stock... at this stage it also bends more like solid stock would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Sounds like he's using the sand for it's properties in working the metal over just to keep it from collapsing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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