ThomasPowers Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 The C frame Election signs? Copper wiring---work harden it after shaping. Barbwire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Hmm I don't have any of that except barbwire... a lot of it I suppose I should leave off the barbs though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Made a couple of dragonflies. The wings and abdomen are stainless steel knives. The leaves are forged and the rest is scrap. Tried to get a bit of heat colour running in the wings (pic 2)with mixed success. Any clues how to get those vivid blues, purples, oranges? I just waved an oxy torch over and hoped for the best, but there must be a more controlled approach. Anyway, here is the result: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Aus great work. I'm envious of both you and Das. the wonderment is well. wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 On 10/28/2019 at 7:46 PM, CrazyGoatLady said: Hmm I don't have any of that except barbwire... a lot of it. I suppose I should leave off the barbs though... It won't sip down your hair with the barbs. Nice dragon flies Aus. Chrome is hard to color patina and get vivid colors. Maybe with a soldering iron or a hot bar so you can direct the heat in small areas. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I like 'em Aus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Hewitt Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Aus they are excellent. I particularly like the one on the flower rather than the cog but both are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Ok. So here's some practice work using some exercises Jennifer graciously provided me in rounding and tapering. The heart is scaley, ugly and not refined. But, it is closer to symmetrical and more of the heart shape I'm trying for. Not terrible for practice which I'll continue to do. The S hook was made from a rim shoe. Not really a good choice as I have a cold shut in one of the pigtails from the fuller. And I made a rookie mistake and curled both pigtails in the same direction. Always pay attention to that! I went ahead and twisted it in the right direction, but because it's not a completely round taper, you can see the twist in it. I just didn't want to give up on it. But the good thing is, it's more of the shape I've been trying to get them to. I figure I may as well post the good, the bad and the ugly and try to find the bright spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Griffin Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I think they both turned out great. When I look at something made by a blacksmith I want to know it got hit by a hammer. Not made on a CNC. I really like the S hook. I had to look up rim shoe. Didn't know what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Thanks Randy. These are definitely practice pieces. All my shoes are used, so I have all different kinds. Cut in half, that rim makes a perfect place for the metal to roll over on itself and create the cold shut. I suppose I could file that out, but I don't know how much material I'd lose. File it out before I forge it that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 CLG, for the rim shoes, you could try heavy wire brushing before the fuller is completely closed, then flux and forge weld it. I actually had luck doing that with a trammel hook made from 1 1/2”x1/8” material. I drew the hook out too fast and saw the same type of cold shunt starting, but was afraid I couldn’t work it back out with out ruining it. So I tried forge welding it and it worked out. (Would have been better off if I was paying attention from the start...but at least my forge welding is starting to get better.) Great for “practice” work. keep the work coming, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Goods, thank you and that is a very good idea. I've not even attempted to forge weld anything yet. But I will file that in the things to remember folder. I didn't realize it had even formed until I started scrolling the curve and it started wanting to open up. By then, I'd put in too much work to stop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PintoBlades Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Found them.....hey those look really nice! I like how you work with the horse shoes. I'm sure there's a ton of things you could make from them! Thanks for sharing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Thank you PintoBlades. There is another post on page 385 if you would like to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PintoBlades Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Sure would! On my way! Those pieces are also very nice CrazyGoatLady! You're making some really nice work with those horse shoes. I would imagine they are fairly easy to manipulate? (Soft Steel/iron). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Mostly. Some are harder than others. I prefer ones branded Nordic Forge. They move real easy. I try to save those for something I want to come out a little nicer. And thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Moose Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Made this spring fuller today. Stock was 23 mm torsion V.W. Bug Rear spring. Turned out well. One question, Would you harden the working wnd or leave it normalized? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Leave it normalized. It is a lot harder than hot steel. Also, just like struck tool ends, you don’t want it to shatter when you hit it with a hard hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Moose Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I forgot to mention that the main thing it will be used on is 4340. And of corse I would temper it back to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 A friend i have not seen in ages came over. So over a couple beers we caught up. I showed him my FS and was talking about how to clean it up. Just so happens he detailed show cars and gave me some stuff that he uses on rims to try. You can still see a little pitting but it cleaned up nice. Now again i ask for advice. There is a spot in the blade that looks like it hit a grinder. I would like to clean them up. There has been no abrasives used...yet, and i really do not want to however i can not see any other way. I was thinking like a 1200 grit sand paper and a lot of elbow grease. Or would it buff out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Moose Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Trouble is that you will have to remove metal to get to the bottom of the damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolFisHunt Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 If that were an inexpensive garage sale straight razor, I would start with 320 grit and work down to 2000. On your heirloom, I would leave it like you have it now. All the marks tell a story, even if we can't hear them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Absolutely agreed. Removing metal to get rid of those grinder marks would be terribly misguided. When I was working in the art studio, we saw a lot of antiques that had been spoiled by over-restoration. This is not a new knife; don’t wipe out its history while trying to make it look “better”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Simichrome polish? Leave the history alone. As long as *you* didn't do it there is no shame in displaying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 And if you did do it, make up a story about battlefield damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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