MetalMuncher Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 GET SOME!!!! Hey guys! Got a weld! Finally....been a whole year trying. I did everything how I was before, but this time I changed my forge around. I figured you could predict how the air would move easier with a coal forge design instead a side blown forge. So I cut a large hole in a pipe and fed it through the forge like a side blown one. Is that a suitable design? Or do I spend time making a real coal forge design? I have a tire rim I want to fill up the wholes with concrete, but feed the tuyere the same way as the side blown forge. Any opinions would be awsome. Here are some fotos. There is the forge I got a weld in, the tire rim I want to fix up, and the faggot weld. I tried making sure it welded by bending it over on itself. Is that a good way of testing if it welded? Sorry about soo many questions, thanks guys! Any help is more than welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrynjr Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Congratulations! It is not easy and fire temp. makes a big difference. I had never gotten any before taking a course for gas forge welding. Since then sometimes I can sometimes not. It's exciting when it does happen though. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalMuncher Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 It is a very good feeling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aspery Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 metalmuncher, You made the weld - not the forge or the flux or anything else you may have had standing by. The blacksmith makes the weld - the rest is just supportive tooling. If you believe that the forge made the weld you will handicap yourself for future welds. Well done blacksmith! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6013 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Use mud, ramed earth, etc to cover the holes. Do not use concerte. As Mr. Aspery (A.W.C.B.) said, you made the weld, not the fire. Good show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalMuncher Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 Thanks for the encourage ment. Special thanks to Mark! He really helped...I bugged him quite alot! Hahaha. But doesnt dirt have impurities that will get in the weld? Thanks guys! P.S- Whats A.W.C.B? Like a mastersmith degree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aspery Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 The 'blacksmith' deals with the impurities by whatever means he/she has available to them. But the blacksmith makes the decisions! AWCB = Associate of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths -nowhere near being a master blacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYBOY Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Congradulations..feels good dosnt it? It gets easier now..When I first learned to weld I couldent figure what I was doing wrong for the life of me..Then i got a few hints from some fellow smiths(Glen for one) and it just feel into place..Just small, tiny adjustments is all I had to make... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalMuncher Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks everyone! I just finished getting another today! Hahaha, its sooo cool! I made a small tomahawk. Folded a piece of iron and put a piece of an old file in it and welded. I have to clean it up, but I'll post some fotos. I just cant believe how cool it is!!!! Thanks again! P.S- I dont think I can thank you enough Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech413 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Congratulations!!! You've inspired me, I think I'll try forge welding soon. Got to start sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalMuncher Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 You should. Its very useful. But might be frustrating if you dont get a few at first...but it comes with practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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