Kaleb Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Frosty that's an idea I would have never thought of on my own. I was thinking there were only two options being, welding or tongs. Up till Little Blacksmith made me a set of tongs I had avoided even the thought of making them yet alone using them. My only problem in thought was; big piece of steel and no welder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 i would suggest you may not be ready to upset a 2" square untile hi can set down, draw, punch and rivit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 I'm with Mr. Stevens. I think you would maybe get frustrated and possibly even ruin the Leicester of steel, which seems to be hard to come by. First get a feel of like how 1/2" square feels under the hammer and multiply that by 4! . Littleblacksmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 By 64, little blacksmith, 4" is 64 times the mass of 1/2". but I would like to see you start pounding steel, start making things, learn to make the other tools before you take on the anvil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 You see, I wondered if I was wrong, I thought to my self " it feels a lot tougher than just four times of half inch!". Thank you for the correction. Littleblacksmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Yep, 1" is 4x. 2x as thick and 2x as wide = 4x the steel, so 8x the thickness and 8 times as wide is... but the big stuf stays hot longer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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