[TheForge] Baskets

[Rick Korinek]

Another thing that can help uniformity is to twist and untwist the baskets 
in something stationary like a lathe chuck.  Turn by hand, of course.

Rick Korinek
Island City Forge
Minocqua, WI
islandcityforge.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ries Niemi" <rniemi at fidalgo.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Baskets


>
> On Oct 12, 2005, at 9:26 AM, ductility at juno.com wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>> I haven't been on this list for quite a while but ran into a problem
>> yesterday and thought I could find the answer here.  I am making
>> refrigerator pulls for a client that require a basket in the middle.  I
>> chose to use 6 strands of 3/16" round stock with a stub in the center.
>> As one of my friends told me (these are my very first baskets) "making
>> baskets is easy."  I found he was right, although making "perfect"
>> baskets, and two that look alike became a challenge.  I welded the ends
>> together, heated, twisted and then untwisted using a vise and tongs with
>> a little inward pressure.  I find the baskets don't untwist evenly and
>> the ends are out of alignment.
>>
>> I wonder if there is a method for getting them "perfect" during the
>> untwist phase for maybe I need to adjust them cold?
>>
>
>
> I find its easier to adjust em cold- I use a big screwdriver to tweak the 
> openings all the same, maybe a little tap here and there with a hammer- 
> Tweaking in general is a skill that comes in handy all the time, and only 
> takes doing a couple of hundred of them before you can do it in your 
> sleep. Of course, by that time you are usually finished with the job. And 
> next time, you do something different....
>
> Ries Niemi
> Industrial Artist
>
> http://www.RiesNiemi.com
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