DriftonForge Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hello everyone! I have practiced the slit and drift method and got very used to it. One question that arose recently is how do you slit and drift on an angle?? Does anyone have any experience slitting and drifting on angles??? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Poet Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Determine how wide the slit you need to make and mark on the bar the correct length and length. Then take a file and file the area flat to give your punch enough purchase. Placing the bar in a V swage if square or a halfmoon swage if round to stop the bar from flattening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/26636-slit-and-drift-on-the-diamond/ Way back on May 12, 2012, your question was answered. With pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Drifton Forge do you mean punching on the arras...the corner of a bar, as Iron Poet and John have understood, or at an angle other than 90˚ through a bar? Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Good Morning, I was talking to Francis Whittaker at CanIRON II in Calgary. Another person asked this question of Francis, Francis said "Drill a 1/8" pilot hole at the desired angle". Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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