[TheForge] Guesstamating

[Phlip]

I'd figure roughly 50-60% of the finished length. Would most likely measure a section, try it, and
readjust as necessary, so for the sizes mentioned, I'd measure about 3-4 inches, and see if that
got what I needed. A cone is about 1/3 of a cylinder, so a truncated cone would be somewhat larger.

Phlip

GHS wrote:Larry wrote:

> >
> > Is there a rule of thumb to use when drawing steel as to how much to start with?  For
> > instance, say I wish at draw out a taper on a piece of 1 inch round bar to 1/2 inch and wish
> > the taper to be 6 inches long.  How much stock should I start with?   This is assuming I wish
> > to make more than one, or have two ends of the same stock tapered equally.
> >
> > Larry