[TheForge] Welding SS

Sat Sep 13 00:19:00 2003

Thanks Chuck.

I decided to give it a try with the quarters anyhoo, what the hey $1.50
Canadian isn't going to break us if it didn't work.

I clamped them together with visegrips and squared them up, then used a
flatter to flatten and smooth them. Six quarters spaced a bit between 1/4" x
2" x 3 1/2" mild, sanded clean and shiney. I fluxed then perimeter welded
the beginning billet with my mig, leaving a small gap at one corner. Welded
a handle on and fired up the forge.

I finished the third fold and weld before I knocked off for the night. No
delaminations so far and I've been forging the dickens out of it on edge
over a fuller. The only complaint I have is having to use a six lb. single
jack hammer to move the thing. On the up side I'm pleasantly surprised my
arm doesn't hurt, isn't even tired.

Thanks again.

Frosty
------------------------
If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Robinson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding SS

> Hey Frosty,
> As long as you alternate the layers of Nickel and steel so you don't try
to
> weld nickel to itself it should be OK with the flux.
> Just make sure you are using pure nickel foil or screen and make the steel
> layers from 3/16" to 1/4' thick.
> Pure Nickel 200 is magnetic. I don't know if the Canadian coins have any
> alloys like copper in them.
> Chuck
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Frost" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 3:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding SS
>
>
> >
> >
> > From: "Chuck Robinson" <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Welding SS
> >
> >
> >
> > > The easiest contrasting metal to add is Nickel foil; a little goes a
> long
> > > way.
> > > After folding the billet to about 80 layers, forge the billet to
square,
> > > octagon then round.
> > > Twist it several turns then fold it again, weld, and forge into the
> shape
> > > you want.
> > > Very dramatic twisted contrasting layers.
> > > Chuck
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I just spent a good 45 mins. digging through my change jugs and managed
to
> > turn up 6 quarters and 3 dimes Canadian, didn't even make wages. <sigh>
> > Found a couple bucks of spendable US coinage though so tomorrow's coffee
> is
> > paid up anyway.
> >
> > Do I need to use anything besides my 4 pts borax : 1 part boric acid for
a
> > flux?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Frosty
> > ------------------------
> > If it ain't forged
> > it ain't real.
> > Wrought iron is.
> > The FrostWorks
> >
> > Meadow Lakes, AK.
> >
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