[TheForge] Speaking of Blacksmithing

Sun Jun 23 20:02:01 2002

Mike, After you get the pipe tapered you are going to have a blast bending 
it like that!
If you have an electric welder you can cut some swinging by cutting a long 
wedge out of the area/ length you want tapered and forging it to round and 
welding it closed. Then start your bending project, it should be in the 
fire enough to cover up for any welding and grinding marks
Larry Brown

At 02:12 PM 6/23/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Well my idea is to make a "Vessel" ( artists word for a vase) made from 
>pipe. My thoughts are to taper it down from about 5 in to a forge welded 
>closed end, all told about 25 in long. Then curl the closed end back up 
>around the upright portion of the vase.  All of this will have to be done 
>by hand in a coal forge.
>
>A sketch is located at :
>http://www.concentric.net/~mikelinn/pipevase.jpg
>
>any thoughts would be appreciated
>
>thanks,
>
>mike
>
>At 10:25 AM 6/23/02 -0600, you wrote:
>>What do you mean?  Forged as in "manufactured" or as in "making
>>something from"?
>>
>>Mike Linn wrote:
>> >
>> > Any ideas on the largest diameter of pipe that can be forged effectively?
>> >
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