[TheForge] 36" diameter ring

Tue Aug 5 22:28:00 2003

Dan,  What is a centroid?   haven't heard that term before.

Ralph

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Tull" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] 36" diameter ring

> #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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