[TheForge] Forging of Chrome plated steel

Wed Mar 20 13:22:00 2002

In the 50s & 60s there was a pretty good business straightening Chrome
Bumpers and rechroming them. Rowland
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Forging of Chrome plated steel


> 1/4 in rods hum..... I'm sure they would be useful for something.  As to
the
> chrome, I figure that the forge will burn it off pretty quick, and as my
forge
> is out side, I'll just stand back till I get a good heat on the work and
go
> from there.  Thanks for the thoughts though.
>
> Larry
>
> Dave Brown wrote:
>
> > At 15:49 03/19/02 -0600, you wrote:
> > >Are there any serious risk's involved with forging of Chrome plated
metal,
> > >such as old car bumpers?  Seems to me I remember toxic problems similar
to
> > >forging galvanized mentioned.  Thanks!
> > >
> > >Larry
> >
> > Larry,
> >
> > I've looked around and can't find anything on the web about toxicity
> > problems from chrome.  A lot of steel alloys contain chrome and are safe
to
> > forge, and there are even chrome bearing electrodes used in welding.  So
I
> > would think that chrome plated objects could be forged safely, but I
don't
> > know for sure.  Also the thickness of the plating would be a factor, I'd
> > think.  Bumpers have pretty heavy chrome deposits, while other things
have
> > pretty thin deposits.
> >
> > There is a machine shop not far from me that rejects a lot of chrome
plated
> > 1/4"rnd rods.  They are 3' to 5' long and there are always plenty of
> > them.  I've always passed them by but often wondered if they could be
> > used/forged.
> >
> > So far, and all jokes aside, it seems that no one here knows any more
than
> > you or I do concerning this subject.
> >
> > Dave B
> >
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