[TheForge] forging aluminum

[Lynn Emrich]

Andy,
I just helped a guy forging leaves with aluminum for a
gate and fence. The secrete is the correct heat. He
determined the heat by wiping it with a wooden stick.
When the stick made a mark it was ready to forge. Only
time for a few licks before it must be reheated.
BTW, you can expect to melt a few before settling
down.
Lynn


--- Gladish Family <gladish at cnw.com> wrote:

> Hi, everybody.
> Has any of you got experience forging aluminum, or
> know of a good book 
> or resource on same?
> I want to build a decorative screen for a garden,
> and aluminum would be 
> the best choice for the location, but can't seem to
> find anything in my 
> library about forging it. Is it done cold and
> annealed, or do you use a 
> low heat in the forge?
> In the dark here...
> Thanks!
> Andy G.


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