ThomasPowers Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Was it something I said? I've been working on a forged Ti eating set, knife fork spoon, not real happy with it but they will work to eat with at the SWABA meetings. I still need to do a plate and cup but may have to do that from SS as my Ti stock is limited in starting size. Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meco3hp Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Hello, I'm not sure where everybody is. It's been slow around here this week so far. Working on a hot cut hardie, from a truck axel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Thomas Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Yep, we're all shunning you and not talking to you, Thomas. Oops. I wasn't supposed to say anything. :shock: For my part, I've been making and installing windows for my shop. Finally finished today. Not much forging to write about when you're busy on the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Gold Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Thomas, I might be able to hook you up with a block of 6AL4V if you can forge it to size... in exchange for telling me how to cut it and stuff like that... it's part of a helicopter rotor hub assembly. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 1, 2005 Author Share Posted December 1, 2005 In general I try to stick to CP Ti or alpha alloys 6AL4V is an alph-beta alloy and forging of beta alloys has been reported as producing flu like symptoms in the smith. As for the CP stuff I've cut it with a hacksaw---very tedious. It's dead soft at forging temps so I do most of my cutting with a hot cut. I have some 2"x3"x5' Ti stock waiting for the triphammer to come on line. I'm hunting my Ti sheet which I haven't seen since the move...sigh. Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Thomas we were all waiting to see who would blink first :roll: The following is just an excuse for not posting on the forum, but was the best I could do on short notice. :oops: In November, IForgeIron.com: * added a new section - The New Stuff to clean up the clutter on the front page * added 2 Blueprint sub-indexes with 7 blueprints * added a new BP index on DOT-NET * added Smith 'n Sledge a panel cartoon about blacksmithing by the international artist Duck. * added IForgeIron Store. * added a new BP index on DOT-NET * posted or presented a total of 37 new Blueprints * posted 4 new stories * posted 3 places where Ian was located trying to find blacksmiths * posted 1 Report from to Ian's world tour We have to thank the contributors for making all this possible. After lunch I did a little forge work, took the wife to the store, tried to catch up on my email and do a little reading. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandpile Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Hello out there.. Can you hear me now??OH-- I forgot I was not on the cell-phone. I did get some shop time in lately. I have two pairs of spurs ready to go. Took some pics--The wife is going to see if she can figure out how to post. If not I might just email them to you, Glenn. Have a gooden Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Gold Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Thanks for the tip Thomas -- I'll keep it outta the forge. Wonder what causes that... any metallurgist care to chime in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Stegmeier Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Titaniumtetraoxide poisoning? :-) a culumlative poison supposedly I have forged one of those alloys as well... No flu like symptoms that I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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