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Old 05-24-2005, 01:28 AM
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forge weld - it didn't take, but it did..

after several intense days at work and 105+ temps, i thought a good way to unwind would be to fire up the forge and do a little practice......had some scrap 1/4" steel and a few pieces of bandsaw blade to work with...........stacked 1/4"-2 blades and 1/4"-- ended up with 1/4"and blade and blade and 1/4" ----------didn't take at all between the blades but the blade to 1/4"steel seemed to take good----------so i guess i was pleased and puzzled at the same time-------mostly pleased though......its a first for me. thanks-mike
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Old 05-24-2005, 09:25 AM
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I'm not a forging expert but I do know the following: for a weld to work the steel should be as clean as possible, the temperature has to be right, and you have to flux the bejeezus out of it. Not all steels weld easily to each other and using unknown types of steel as you did means you have to really know what you're doing and be prepared to do some serious testing to work out the right method to get them to weld (if they will). You can save a lot of time and money, especially when you first start out, by buying your steel so that you know what will work and what is required to make it work....


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Old 05-24-2005, 02:42 PM
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Ray, thanks -- i got the clean/flux part right, and know its best to use known types of steel, (and will be doing so on future projects). still working on temps and technique,
but consider this a small step in the right direction. (when i was learning HVAC trade,
one instructor would say "the amount of knowledge gained is in direct proportion to the amount of equiptment ruined" and over the 18 months in school i learned alot, and now
some 30yrs later -- still learning.........thanks--mike
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