Re [TheForge] Powder Damascus

Fri Dec 10 07:39:31 EST 2004

Mike
Thanks for that link! I forwarded it to Steve Schwarzer who did a 
demo like this at Quad State. He used metal media blasting powder in 
square tubing and arranged larger rods, silver sheets (like aluminum 
foil) to make the pattern and welded shut and heated. Used a power 
hammer to compress it all together. He had some nice examples of his 
name in script, skulls, patterns etc.
Rob

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>Here's an interesting bit for the Damascus/pattern-welding guys:
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>Patterned steel billets by powder metallurgy.  Stack (dribble?) two
>kinds of powder (say, a hardenable carbon steel and a hardenable
>stainless) just right in a cylinder, add pressure and heat to form a
>billet.  Forge or roll the billet.  Instant pattern welded bar stock.
>
>['Ware line-wrap]
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>http://www.machinedesign.com/ASP/articleLoader.asp?catId=3&path=D%3A%5CInetpub%5Cwwwroot%5CMachineDesign%5Clive%5CMDSite%5CContent%5CIssue%5C10657%5C57611%2Ehtml&strSource=/images/currentissue.jpg
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>Or you can just go to the main site:
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>     http://www.machinedesign.com/
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>and navigate to the Damascus steel article in the current issue
>(18-Nov-2004).  Main site requires javascript to navigate and is a
>PITA.  The long URL above goes direct to the relevant page without js.
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>Some impressive photos of their flats and rounds.
>
>So how do you dribble two kinds of metal powder into a pressure
>cylinder "just right"?  I wonder if this is an application of the 3D
>metallurgical printing tech developed at MIT.  I'll have to email Sam
>Allen and ask him if he knows about this.
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>And to think, there we were, just welding chunks of solid stuff
>together a lot of times when we could have had a building full of
>automated machinery and computers to do it for us while we drank
>whiskey and picked ticks offn the dog.
>
>
>- Mike
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>Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 18:09:22 -0500
>From: "Mark A. Pesetsky" <pesetsky at Princeton.EDU>
>Subject: RE: [TheForge] OT politics religion and opinions
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>I guess they are trying to keep some structure here...That is all...I think
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>Mark
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>Message: 8
>Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 19:02:51 -0500
>From: "Michael H. Murphy" <blacksmith at comcast.net>
>Subject: RE: [TheForge] Christmas Projects?
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>I've made a couple of campfire sets (uprights with a horizontal bar you can
>hang pots from), some fire pokers, a door knocker, and a couple of candle
>holders.  As stocking stuffers, I make bookmarks, oyster shuckers out of
>railroad spikes, business card racks and letter openers.  It's a lot more
>fun than trying to wade through the crush at the mall.
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>Murf
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>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-
>>  bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Justin Fellenz
>>  Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 3:14 PM
>>  To: Sponsored by ABANA
>>  Subject: Re: [TheForge] Christmas Projects?
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>>  So far I have made a set of 8 napkin rings for my dad, who still uses
>>  cloth napkins. I'm thinking about one of those goofy angle iron animals
>>  for my mom and a damascus blade for a friend of mine. No other ideas so
>>  far...running out of time.
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>>  J
>>  --- xlch58 at swbell.net wrote:
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>>  > Death, Politics and aches and pains without nary a mention of
>>  > blacksmithing.  Whats the average age on theForge these days 80
>>  > ;')       Anyway, I usually ask this every year since my son and I
>  > > forge
>>  > gifts for friends.    What are all of you making for christmas gifts?
>>  >
>>  > I have gotten in the habit of forging a number of sets of steak
>>  > turners
>>  > and skewers to keep on hand for the odd guest old friend that shows
>>  > up.   I have also made a set of  walkway lites that are a small one
>>  > foot
>>  > tall shepard hook supporting a small pan suspended from it.  A small
>>  > candle is placed on it.   They seem popular and are simple to make.
>>  > What are you guys making?
>>  >
>>  > Charles
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