[TheForge] Here is a good question. Hard to believe also.

Mon Jan 13 00:13:00 2003

At 05:32 AM 1/12/03, you wrote:

Hi Harry;
The silicon bronze is widely available and is fine to forge..plastic and 
forgiving with a wide temperature range...the phos bronze is less 
available, a bit less forgiving , stiffer and considerably more expensive 
last time I bought some.
Both are worked below a visible red heat.
How bout splitting the end of each link, using one side of the split as a 
wrap and the other as your scroll end?   Pete

>Pete
>
>Thanks for the suggestions, both much safer than working with straight
>copper.  I have never worked with Phosophor bronze before, how does it
>forge, and is it readily available?
>
>Harry
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected]
>[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Peter Fels and
>Phoebe Palmer
>Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 12:09 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Here is a good question. Hard to believe also.
>
>
>At 03:10 PM 1/12/03, you wrote:
>
>
>I'd suggest a silicon or phosphor bronze..both are copper like in color and
>significantly stronger...especially the phosphor bronze.
>How bout a small decorative band to hold the S ends in place?//////Pete
>
>
>
> >Go steel and paint it, there are some amazing copper paints available which
> >even naturally patinate, indistinguishable from copper to me, I guess
>forged
> >copper looks well "forged" though so that might be harder to replicate,
>tell
> >him its cheaper and stronger and you should convince him.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "H and P Foster" <[email protected]>
> >To: "the forge" <[email protected]>
> >Sent: 11 January, 2003 6:48 PM
> >Subject: [TheForge] Here is a good question. Hard to believe also.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > A potential client is interested in me making some of my decorative
>chain
> > > http://pages.infinit.net/rustydog/chain1.htm to hang his wifes new pot
> >rack.
> > > So far so good.
> > >
> > > He then says that the pot rack and cast iron pots will weigh 1000
>pounds.
> > > I write back asking if he put one too many zeros on his figure.
> > > Nope......1000 pounds it is.  He also wants the chain in copper.
> > >
> > > I suggested I make a few links out of 3/8" copper round stock and he can
> > > have it tested for the load and that the responsibility will be his
>alone.
> > > The rack will hang from 4 points.
> > >
> > > Do you think the copper of this dimension will be strong enough, or
>should
> >I
> > > suggest copper plated iron links instead?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help or ideas.
> > >
> > >
> > > Harry Foster
> > > Rusty Dog Forge
> > > http://pages.infinit.net/rustydog/home.htm
> > >
> > >
> > >
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