[TheForge] Shrink fitting steel to wood

[Mike Linn]

I just remembered two references ....

Foxfire2 and Foxfire9  both describe hot fitting iron bands to wagon hubs 
and wheels....

and on that note EVERYONE needs a copy of the Foxfire series of books...


mike




At 12:11 PM 8/12/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I remember that one too.   I went looking for the article the other day, 
>but haven't found it, though I think I know the issue it is in.
>American Blacksmith June 1902.   The reason that I say this is that I 
>found a letter to the editor in  the november 1902 issue by the same 
>person, answering a letter in the august 1902  issue that questioned his 
>assertions.     I also found an interesting write up by a blacksmith 
>regarding fitting bands to hubs ( hot of course).  He talks about how to 
>shrink the hub in case it comes out slightly large without cutting and 
>rewelding ( which his letter indicates was standard practice).   I will 
>post it when I get a chance.
>
>
>Charles


            Mike Linn
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