John Martin Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 hey everybody, by the time i am done with my piece, there is like all kinds of junk like welded onto the piece and i can't get it off, only once did my piece not have all of this stuff on it, how do i prevent this or clean it up once it is down?????/ The Elder M Brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 A picture would help in analyzing your problem but a few things come to mind. Also, what are you burning...coal, charcoal, gas, buffalo chips? 1) Clean your fire. Clinker maybe sticking on your piece. This can be a problem if you are sticking your part too deep into the fire, like into the clinker which will mostly be at the bottom. 2) Brush your part to remove scale. If you continue to work a piece with scale it becomes harder to clean up when finished. 3) Are you possibly burning your part. This will leave UGLY stuff that cannot be removed. I'm sure others can shed more light but these are what I thought of when I first read your post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 I'll get a picture tomorrow, dad left camera at his office. I'll take pics of everything so that it will be easy to figure out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forging1 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Sounds like over heating to me also and you have burned the steel. If so the piece is junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 I'm using a charcoal forge that i ahven't cleand out in a while, and i think it's that. There is a lot of stuff at the bottom, but it's cleaned now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Does your piece sparkle like a 4th of july sparkler when you take it out of the fire? If it does you are burning your steel. Also as Thomas said you need to get in the habit of brushing your work quickly with a wire brush as you take it out of the fire to remove the scale. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 It doesn't spark. So, after i hammer it, brush it and put it back in the fire, and repeat until done??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Quckly before you hammer it. That way you don't embed the scale while forging. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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