[TheForge] Possible return of Pure Iron to the USA

[Gladish Family]

I just made a decorative 3.5' x 4.5' panel for which all the flat stock was
forged from various sizes of A36 round. Came out ok, but during the bending
(lots) and drilling for rivets (lots) it was kind of annoying having to deal
with hard spots due to variable carbon content and uneven cooling.
Pure iron would have been ideal in this case: forging it would have been
much faster, much less tendency toward stress cracks,  and even hardness so
it's much easier to drill and bend. You can even quench it without
hardening.
On a project like that Iron would more than pay for itself.
Somewhere there's a break-even point, having to do with how much you're
going to work each individual component.
Andy G.

>
> Bob,
> If you've still got it, try it side-by side with a piece of mild steel.
>  If you're lucky, you'll get some old 1010 or such, and you MIGHT not
> see much difference.  Really test it by making a spatula with an
> intricate handle from a single 5" to 6" piece.  With the pure iron,
> you'll easily be able to upset that thin stock back to 1/4" square, and
> also to flatten it out to a lovely spatula.  This seems as much due to
> its wide forging range (almost room temperature  to yellow) as to the
> softness of the material.
> Bruce
> NJ
>
> >>> schade at acegroup.cc 11/7/2004 8:12:23 AM >>>
> I've never tried 'pure iron'. I did try to buy some at LaCrosse a
> couple of years ago but all that the guy had was like 1/8"x 3/4".
> This size material is already pretty easy to forge.
>
> If the stuff is as easy to forge as everyone says you could save
> yourself some inventory by only stocking larger sizes. They
> could then be forged down for a project. It seems like 3/4"
> square/round, 1/2"x1"flat, 1' square/round, would cover most small
> shop purposes.
>
> Bob
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>
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2004, at 5:50 PM, Mark Williams wrote:
>
> > I'm interested in square and round rod, but not in very large
> > quantities. I'd like to learn more.
> >
> > Mark
> > Snow Hill, Maryland
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rome Hutchings"
> > <rome.hutchings at theprairieismygarden.com>
> > To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 9:23 PM
> > Subject: [TheForge] Possible return of Pure Iron to the USA
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyone who got their hands on this material knows how wonderful it
> was
> > to work with.  But, just
> > like many a good thing........the east coast importer stopped bring
> it
> > to the USA.  While it is true
> > that it was expensive, but the ease of working with it more than made
>
> > up for the cost in reduced
> > forging time.
> >
> > If there are enough people out there interested, the possibility of
> > importing it are very good.  Right
> > now I have standing pre-orders for 5,000 lbs.  What needs to happen
> is
> > this number has to be more
> > like 20,000 lbs in order to get a break on the shipping.
> >
> > So, if you are interested, please reply and pass this message on to
> > others who might be interested.
> >
> > In the mean time, check out the link:  http://www.pureiron.com/
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > Rome Hutchings
> > The Prairie Forge
> > 13633 Ferman Avenue NW
> > Clearwater, MN 55320
> > (763) 878-1694
> > rome.hutchings at theprairieismygarden.com
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