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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Metal is precious and finding the right metal for the project is important.
Places you can find metal of use:
copper- electical wire, pennys, pipe, electrik motors
tool steel - files and drill bits
steel - rail spikes and cars
soft steel - rebar
aluminum - boats and boat motors
brass - bullet shell case
iron - cast iron (iron that has been melted down and cast)
lead- tire weights and fishing weights
There are many ways to work with metal but heating it up to shape it is the best. You can everything from a cuting torch to a camp fire to heat metal. DANGER: some metals release toxic fumes do not heat up galvinised or stainless steel it can kill you. I use a forge that burns scrap wood to heat my metal up. I use a 1lb hammer for all my work because its all i can afford. Its nice to have a helper to shape swords faster. give them a 10lb demo hammer and tell them to hit in the same spot you do. when its time to put it back in the fire hit the anvil as a signle to stop. Its better to use signles then voice because its faster and you wont hear each other from your ears ringing. I use 2 fires one is just coals for heating then the one next to it is to make coals and draw in air to "fan" the coals to make them hoter. I dont use a blower because its loude and burns the wood faster. it does make the fire hoter but also burns faster. now if you are going to make lots of things at once useing the same fire then a blower is a good idea.
anvils can be made out of rail due to its tempered serface. it isnt the best but iv been useing one for all my work and i prefer it for shapeing my blanks.
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Metal is precious and finding the right metal for the project is important.
Places you can find metal of use:
copper- electical wire, pennys, pipe, electrik motors
tool steel - files and drill bits
steel - rail spikes and cars
soft steel - rebar
aluminum - boats and boat motors
brass - bullet shell case
iron - cast iron (iron that has been melted down and cast)
lead- tire weights and fishing weights
There are many ways to work with metal but heating it up to shape it is the best. You can everything from a cuting torch to a camp fire to heat metal. DANGER: some metals release toxic fumes do not heat up galvinised or stainless steel it can kill you. I use a forge that burns scrap wood to heat my metal up. I use a 1lb hammer for all my work because its all i can afford. Its nice to have a helper to shape swords faster. give them a 10lb demo hammer and tell them to hit in the same spot you do. when its time to put it back in the fire hit the anvil as a signle to stop. Its better to use signles then voice because its faster and you wont hear each other from your ears ringing. I use 2 fires one is just coals for heating then the one next to it is to make coals and draw in air to "fan" the coals to make them hoter. I dont use a blower because its loude and burns the wood faster. it does make the fire hoter but also burns faster. now if you are going to make lots of things at once useing the same fire then a blower is a good idea.
anvils can be made out of rail due to its tempered serface. it isnt the best but iv been useing one for all my work and i prefer it for shapeing my blanks.
More to come -
