CreekSideForge Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Well heres the first try at forge welding. I stacked four ~4-5 inch by 1 inch pieces of metal and wired them together at two places. I made a cocoon of fire brick around the pot to make it hotter with less air. Pulled it out to flux at red and put it back in until I saw the borax bubbling. Gave it about 3-4 strikes with hammer, refluxed, put it back and hit the same spot to make sure it held. I did that for about have the billet then took the remaining wire off and switched sides. I think it went fine until I tried hitting the side and delaminated one of the top pieces. Tried to reweld that but it kept coming off. Im probably gonna have to make another pair of tongs with taller jaws so I can hold the billet more securely. Please tell me what you think I did wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Wire and spot weld the edges of the stack? SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekSideForge Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 Only wire. I don't have a welder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Not hot enough, by the looks. What kind of steel was it? What color did it appear to be? Was there smoke or steam coming off of the steel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jclonts82 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 On 11/24/2017 at 4:10 PM, Will W. said: Was there smoke or steam coming off of the steel? A picture is worth a thousand words??? If it helps, this MIGHT be a visual of what Will was asking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Yes, that is precisely what i was talking about. When your up to forge welding temperature for most alloys (not all inclusive) there will be a misty smoke or steam, just a jclonts has shown, that will come off of the steel. I do not know exactly what causes it, but, again, for *most* alloys, its a good indication that you are up to temp. Yes, that is precisely what i was talking about. When your up to forge welding temperature for most alloys (not all inclusive) there will be a misty smoke or steam, just a jclonts has shown, that will come off of the steel. I do not know exactly what causes it, but, again, for *most* alloys, its a good indication that you are up to temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latticino Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I was taught you should be up at virtually a full welding temperature for forging a billet on edge. Also don't try to move it too far without "reinforcing" your weld by a few hits on the flats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Did you grind the faces before stacking them? The lines look like there was some scale in the weld zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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