[TheForge] 36" diameter ring

Tue Aug 5 22:09:00 2003

#1 you could d oit on the horn.  Why just use the top?
#2 forks can be : a pin welded to the top of an angle iron X2 fully
adjustable in the post vise.
#3 cut length is proportional to the thickness of the "tire".  Cut to length
of pi X d, scarf ends add ~ 2X t
to take care of centroid .

dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Rackers" <[email protected]>
To: "TheForge" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 9:24 PM
Subject: [TheForge] 36" diameter ring

> I need to make a ring 36" in diameter from 2" x 1/4".
> Although I may call a friend to use his tire roller, I am curious about
hearing
> of other methods of making it.
> I can't bend it over the horn of the anvil, since the top of the horn is
only
> 31" above the floor.
>
> I'm sure someone will suggest bending forks, and I'd like to know how you
make
> sure you do it evenly and check your progress as you go along.
>
> Last question is the rule of thumb for final length of the stock in order
to
> forge-weld the ring together.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bob
>
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