Momatt Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 So this is 2.25 inch diameter wrought anchor chain. Three heats hand hammer to get to square. A mild steel bar hardly looks like I hit it after three heats. I am using a heavy hammer but one hand no striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awrksmokey Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Wrought iron is a lovely material. I really like forging it too, when it's hot it's like butter, and looks amazing too. What are you planning on making out of the billet? A hammer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Mmmmm...wrought iron.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momatt Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 It’s going to be a bigger welded face Viking hammer. The piece weighs about 3.5 pounds now. Going to use 1/2 inch thick face. I tried to forge an axle once about the same size probably 4140. It laughed at me! This stuff is sooo soft when it’s white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Anchor chain is high grade WI too; some of the wagon tyre WI is nearly muck bar---prettier when etched but it can be really "jucy" under the hammer---looking for microspheres of slag in the soil is used to identify places that were smithies centuries ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R. Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 And the fact that it is much easier to forge weld than mild steel. Have to get used to working at higher heat, and there are different grades. Some strings apart like spaghetti and you have to continually weld up loose ends as you forge. Pictured is a gun barrel for flintlock rifle welded up from double layer of buggy tire. This iron wanted to weld and the two pieces would stick together in the fire while heating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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