[TheForge] Dies

[Ben Barrett]

Will it fit through a 14" chop saw?
(might be hard on the wheel but should work)

Can you prop it up and heat one end in your forge (easier if you have
a pass-through gas, or side-blast traditional)?  I'm not very
experienced but I think you can get a good anneal without bringing it
up to forging temp.  You could also throw it in a backyard fire,
campfire,  or small bonfire, once the coals are built up :)
Are you wanting to anneal because you have a band saw available, or
does it just need to be annealed before anything can be done with it
at all?

I have a couple 2-to-3-foot segments of some type of joiner rail, I'll
try to get some pix posted, but am also curious on this subject --
thanks again & as always to the many contributors here, just know that
you're quite a help to a lot of people!

ben


On 4/4/07, Mark A. Pesetsky <pesetsky at princeton.edu> wrote:
> I have a 5' section of rail...How would I cut it? Can't anneal it due to
> the size/not having an OXY/ACET set up...
>
> Mark
>
>
> > What kind if steel is rr track? I've heard it makes good dies, but
> > some work to make it usable.
> >
> > Ron C