ausfire Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Forged a Frederick's cross from a wrought iron rail spike. I do not like working wrought but I do like the lustre it has. It almost makes the frustration worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 It really does, Aus. Nice cross. Do you use acid bath for wrought? I soak them in muriatic acid for two hours. It brings out the grain a bit. Bests: Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Working on a 9ft X 15ft US flag for a local town ( 4th of July celebration), will be lit with led rope lights, star panel is back lit w/ led rope on back side of star cut outs and reflects off back sheet 4" away, you can see star details even at 200 + ft away at night. I should have whole flag lit after dark tonight. Working on welding the rest of the spacers etc today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Great looking flag. How is it to be mounted? No picture but I had to replace the rubber tires on my wood cutting bandsaw pulley's, quite a job but with the help of Dr. Google got er done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Finished the African-inspired knife for my friend who just got tenure in the Africana Studies Department at the college where we both work. Also started another pair of split-rein tongs. Tried out an idea I’d been playing with, to cut the inside corners with a chisel ground from a section of bed rail. Works pretty well, with no sharp inside corners that might start a cold shut: I think that next time I’ll cut from both sides á la jlpservicesinc, to minimize the chiseled burr. I hadn’t heat treated the corner chisel (didn’t want to waste the time on a proof-of-concept), so it didn’t survive very well. Even so, I liked the results so much that I will definitely regrind and heat treat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 How about a Hunga Munga for your friend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Well, I was so taken by the original when I saw it in the Natural History Museum (especially with that unusual loop handle) that I wanted to make one like it. Maybe if they make him Department Chair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Just the thing for those academic meetings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 That’s why I didn’t give it an edge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 it will hurt more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Good, sometimes you have to be pretty blunt with academics. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 "petty and blunt" ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 In my experience you have to be more than a LITTLE blunt. You're speaking their language when you get obtuse. I have stories you know. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 On 6/24/2018 at 2:52 PM, Gergely said: Do you use acid bath for wrought? Not as a rule, but this one did have a swim in vinegar for a day or two. Didn't seem to make all that much difference. HCl might be a bit more aggressive. I'll give it a go. Generally I find wrought much softer than steel, but for some reason with this one it took a while to cut the slots for the Fredericks cross-overs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 17 hours ago, ausfire said: this one did have a swim in vinegar for a day or two. On the other hand, this is what happens when you forget that you’ve got some pieces of galvanized conduit soaking in a bucket of vinegar: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kerr Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I made two out of a set of three legs for a friends firepit. This is only the second thing I've forged, ever, so I'm fairly pleased. Hopefully my friend will be happy. He's going to weld them to a 1m steel dish. Here's hoping the third (and final) will match the first two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 You did very well with the first two. Nice match. Three legs are good for stability on stands like that. Unlike four-legged things, you never have to worry about getting them all on the ground together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc1 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 22 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: it will hurt more... Why with a spoon? Why not an ax? Because it will hurt more you .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfeile Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Got some handle scales and finish applied today on the plug cutter. Still need to sharpen it and make the post for mounting it, but it's just about done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 I really like that hammer mudman. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Haven't done much with stainless steel so I thought a rose would be worth a try. Hard work forging those leaves! I think I will try a bit of torch heat on the petals to see if some temper colours would look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kerr Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 10 hours ago, sfeile said: plug cutter Looks great but..... whats a plug cutter?! 1 hour ago, ausfire said: stainless steel rose Beautiful. 10 hours ago, ausfire said: Three legs are good for stability on stands like that. Unlike four-legged things, you never have to worry about getting them all on the ground together. Indeed! I didn't fancy my chances at getting all four on the ground- especially since the firepit will be on grass often. These legs are easily heavy-duty enough for just three anway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherViking Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 A plug cutter is used for cutting plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kerr Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 28 minutes ago, JustAnotherViking said: A plug cutter is used for cutting plugs. I gathered that! but I still can't think of a kind of plug that needs a dedicated cutting implement?! Is this something specific to blacksmithing?. Electrical plug? nope Bath plug? Nope Ear Plug? Nah. Rawl Plug? Maybe?? Unlikely. Googled: Plug tobacco? EDIT: Upon further googling, it must be plug tobacco? Now such a beautiful tool makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfeile Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Jon Kerr said: Looks great 1 hour ago, Jon Kerr said: plug tobacco? Thank you, and yep, that one. Here is one I finished before for a better idea. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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