[TheForge] Splitting steel

Sun May 18 10:03:01 2003

You don't have to draw it out to square much, just the end to 5/8 or 1/2 
with a short taper. Done cold if it has cracks will usually show the splits 
sometimes in the first couple of blows
LB

At 09:33 AM 5/18/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>That's exactly what it looks like. The longitudinal cracks divide it into 
>three
>distinct parts. The other end of the bar had no problem. Unfortunately I need
>the entire bar, so this one's out for good.
>You say to forge the end square cold?
>
>You're a better man than I am. I may be crazy, but I'm not forging 3/4" round
>to square cold. It's enough work when it's hot. Besides, my anvil may get a
>little angry with me if I were to try.
>
>Bob
>
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>
>
>It sounds like your bar has a rolled inclusion or cold crack from being
>rolled too cold or a fold in the end of the piece that was rolled out long
>enough to take up  your bar. Check the other end of the bar you might have
>some good on it. Forge the end square cold and look for the crack. I have
>had channel and angle with cracks that show when stress is applied, like
>when the job is completed. Had a guy I made a roof rack for tell me it fell
>apart. I couldn't believe him so when he showed me the truck, all the welds
>were fine, but the two inch channel had become two pieces of one inch angle
>on both sides. The steel yard said they would give me replacement steel and
>to throw the stuff I had away. Still didn't make me very happy
>Larry Brown
>
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