[TheForge] Re: Walter Scadden Workshop on Marine Hardware at Furnace Town

[April and Bill Clemens]

Mike,


Mike>  And I never tried to make one that was all forge welded.
Demand for anchors was what prompted me to get an arc welder in the
first place.

...and...

Mike> Given the risks of
commercial fishing, I wanted never to be responsible for 3 or 4 guys 8
hours off shore looking at each other, saying "Oh, S**t." and never
coming home.

The shank to arms connection and stock to shank pass through weren't
forge welded by me.  Walt welded them with "Mr. Miller's" assistance.
Walt who has made a number of them for work boats in the past was
concerned that the anchor be safe for the same reasons and insisted on
arc welding it.



Mike>  I do have a special stake tool for forging flukes.  In muddy or
sandy
bottom the fishermen wanted big flukes -- pieces of 1/4" plate welded
on.  For stony bottom they wanted small flukes and it was easier to
forge them.

Walt demoed and then I used a leg vise with the jaws open about 1/4 to
3/8  inch as a swage to form the flukes.  He said if you were going to
make lots a special tool would be in order.  


Mike> For your next assignment ("should you choose to accept it" :-),
make a
5-claw graplin all banded and forge welded.

I'll add it to my list, but I'll warn you I've got a long list of things
I want to make when I get the time.

Bill