Momatt Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I want to try a welded face wrought hammer. I scrounged up some wrought, mostly half inch round bar and forge welded it up. I thought that would be the tricky part but I have a very nice solid 1.4 pound billet about an 1-3/8 square. Should not have punched the eye yet but at least I remembered that before I drifted it. Can’t get a piece of 1084 to stick to the face. My forge door isn’t wide enough to get it in there vertical with the steel face sitting on top. I tried to make the little chiseled tabs on the face but it’s not working. I’m going to try getting the hammer piece white hot quick Setting on the anvil vertically then going back to the forge for the face and quickly setting it on and tapping next. Fun project but not very successful yet. There is a YouTube video of a guy doing that and I looks way to cold but sticks like magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 What problems did you have with the chiseled points? When I have done it, I was going for four 1/2” points. There seemed to be a sweet spot on thickness of the points. If the were too thick, they seemed to just fall out of the wrought iron, and too thin would break or bend out of the way. Could all be in my head though... These are fun projects! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momatt Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 Thanks David my tabs were way to small I think. Probably 1/8 inch. Gonna try this again shoot for half inch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Why not tack weld it; you will be grinding it clean afterwards right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benona blacksmith Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I've always tack welded it. The only time I mess around with teeth or tabs is with an axe. What YouTube video was it? Can you post a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momatt Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 Thomas, your question is what I ask myself all the time. Same reason that awful looking billet is held together with a hose clamp!!! I need to go buy a welder! benona, I will post the link. Would love to hear yours and others thoughts on the forge weld tack. It looks about 300 degrees below welding temp!!! Please watch the first 39 seconds of this video. How on earth did he get it to stick? moderators I apologize if I’m not supposed to post a link. I know there is a heat reserve in larger stock but man, I never get anything to stick if I don’t hit as soon as it kisses the anvil. I rarely waste the time even to brush before the initial weld. Never seen such a relaxed approach to a forge weld. My welds even if it’s just an axe bit always look like drop tong welds on skinny stock where you move like a mad man moving as fast as you can and it’s too cold a few seconds out of the forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awrksmokey Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Justin Topp on this forum made a hammer just like the one in that video! I can't wait to see your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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