Today I MADE

[davsgold]

We would use same process to tighten door skins after dent repair. Not to much done nowadays as the metal in doors skins is to thin to get a result,

this job we did needed more than heat shrinking


cheers dave

 

[davsgold]

a braided twist will look good beside the basket and chevron twist on the fire place rack dave

I gave it a go, seems to have worked, so far just the handle and no hook of fireplace poker or shovel attached yet.

a Braided Twist Handle



cheers dave

 

[davsgold]

and now with the hanging up hook on one end

cheers dave

 

[user 12139]

this job we did needed more than heat shrinking

someone needs to tell em, dont put the bull up top!

 

[sand surfer]

looking good dave

 

[davsgold]

looking good dave

I used Borax for the flux, and getting the 6 rods upto welding heat was a bit of a challenge, but a bit of experimenting got it up to welding heat and it actually worked

You can see in the picture the rods are all together as one now

forge welded 6 rods into one on each end

getting 2 rods at a time upto welding heat was reasonably easy to forge the ends of them together.
just a tack weld on the very ends first to hold them in place, the rest was some heat and borax and tapping them with the hammer when at the right heat.


cheers dave

 

[davsgold]

These tongs are for Blacksmiths to hold hot metal while forging shapes into hot metal

Today I made up the next set of Bolt jaw tongs today, I made these to hold 20mm round steel (stock) (Dog Spikes) until I get a set of Railway spike tongs made up

they seem to hold the round stock very well and will be good to hold all the bigger round stock

the 20mm Bolt Jaw Tongs


compare the two sets of tongs one holds 6mm round the new set hold 20mm round

cheers dave

 

[sand surfer]

well done dave

 

[davsgold]

I made a scroll jig this morning, made from 40x10 flat bar and this will make forming scrolls from say 20x5 flat bar much easier now.

I might even put it to the test and make another trivet.

the scroll jig


cheers dave

 

[Nightjar]

I made a scroll jig this morning, made from 40x10 flat bar and this will make forming scrolls from say 20x5 flat bar much easier now.

I might even put it to the test and make another trivet.

the scroll jig
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cheers dave

Dave, Has me a bit baffled how you will roll flat bar around your jig?

 

[Moneybox]

Dave, Has me a bit baffled how you will roll flat bar around your jig?

Me too

 

[davsgold]

it works, the center bit of the jig is higher and you start the scroll on your bit of flat bar (heating and hammering a small tight scroll) and it hook into the very center of the jig, the flat bar is heated red hot in sections at a time and progressively work your way around.

Once you get past about the first 360 degrees of turn, the flat bar that your working on fits right down into the jig and just keep heating and going around

todays trivet it has very tight scrolls in the center

compared the the first one I made free hand


a screen shot of a youtube video making a trivet and using the scroll jig, I need to have a jig with wider circles like this one to get the trivet to turn out more like my first one



cheers dave

 

[Nightjar]

That explains it, thanks.

 

[davsgold]

This morning I cranked the forge into life and made up this letter opener, it is made from 5160 leaf spring steel hardened and tempered and there is no letter or box/parcel it won't open

the finished Letter Opener


cheers dave

 

[Jennifer]

….. a rum & coke and boy did I need it after this week.

 

[Mackka]

This morning I cranked the forge into life and made up this letter opener, it is made from 5160 leaf spring steel hardened and tempered and there is no letter or box/parcel it won't open

the finished Letter Opener
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cheers dave

Gee's Dave you must get some very dangerous mail mate. Very nice , jealous of your talent and artisanship. Mackka

 

[Moneybox]

This morning I cranked the forge into life and made up this letter opener, it is made from 5160 leaf spring steel hardened and tempered and there is no letter or box/parcel it won't open

the finished Letter Opener
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cheers dave

I'll be steering clear... I'm not ready to open up yet

 

[Wally69]

Inspirational work Davsgold

 

[davsgold]

The forge is getting another workout today, I made this from a Railway Spike (Dog Spike) it is a "Butter Knife" for camping/cooking etc

Lots of heating and hammering and twisting involved in this project

The finished Butter Knife


cheers dave

 

[Mackka]

Did you say butter knife? ah, mate ya gotta wait for the cow to make the milk first, so just can't cut butter out of a cow. well done Dave.