[TheForge] Drawing Down Bar Stock

[debmiller at fuse.net]

I agree. They are odd hinges, but that's what they had, and that's what they want.

Ray

---- roger olsen <erik at methow.com> wrote: 
> why not the whole hinge out of a hammered 1/4 x 2.  You are gaining nothing 
> in strength if the hinge leaves the barrel at 1/4,  if anything you are 
> loosing it by putting that much more weight out there for the barrels to 
> support.  Seems a bit odd to me.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <debmiller at fuse.net>
> To: <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>; "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 10:50 AM
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Drawing Down Bar Stock
> 
> 
> > Hey Ron,
> >
> > I have to reproduce some "strap hinges" . The strap section is !/2 x 2 and 
> > the section that would roll around the pin is 1/4 x 2.
> >
> > I figured that I need to hammer the width first then thin it out. Kevin 
> > confirmed the approach. holding the width and thickness at the same time 
> > could be fun!
> >
> > Ray
> >
> >
> > ---- Ron Childers <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com> wrote:
> >> Ray,
> >>
> >> What dimensions do you want? Off hand I'd say fuller then flatten the 
> >> fuller
> >> grooves, and keep your dimensions as you go..; or heat it and give it 
> >> hell
> >> w/ a power hammer. Overlap the blows in either case. Sounds like you're
> >> going to make a hatchet.
> >>
> >> Ron Childers
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> >> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of debmiller at fuse.net
> >> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 12:31 PM
> >> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> >> Cc: Chris Kilpatrick
> >> Subject: [TheForge] Drawing Down Bar Stock
> >>
> >> Hi People!
> >>
> >> After all these years I come to realize I have never drawn rectangular 
> >> bar
> >> stock. Round, square, but not rectangular.
> >>
> >> I don't want to wast a bunch of material on trial and error for an urgent
> >> project.
> >>
> >> The bar stock is 1/2" x 2".
> >>
> >> Hints?
> >>
> >>
> >> Ray
> >> Cincinnati
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