[TheForge] Forge Welding Chainsaw Chain

[gblacksmith]

Phil:  To cut your chain, you may also hot cut it with a hardy cut or 
hand-held hot cutter.  For flux, you need anhydrous borax (which is 
water-free).  Borax with any water in it will puff up to a cottony 
consistency when heated, tend to fall away from the joint and fail as an 
insulator.  I would recommend forge-welding each length of chain 
individually, and then join them into a billet.  If you are not an 
experienced forge welder, expect this job to be VERY challenging.  Grant
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark A. Pesetsky" <pesetsky at Princeton.EDU>
To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 6:08 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Forge Welding Chainsaw Chain





I have an arc welder, and a TIG welder.

Phil


Cut the chain into equal lengths...stack...weld...heat...flux...BEAT....draw
out and fold as much as you like...twist...whatever. The main thn is the
initial heat/removal of the dirt and such. Once that has burned off, bring
it out of the forge, wire brush and then use 20 TEAM MULE borax on it. Back
into the fire until the borax becomes liquid. Bring it out and get the weld
that way. After that it is a matter of drawing out/twisting if you like. If
a twist or multiple layers is what you are after, repeat the wire brush/flux
process as needed...

Good Luck/Post Pics of Progress...

Mark

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