[TheForge] Using rail was Treadle Hammer Anvil Stand

[robert hensarling]

Humm....Thanks Dave.  I have some 30 feet of rail here and there, but I 
don't think I could handle a lot at one time.  How much rail do you attach 
the handle to?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David E. Smucker" <davesmucker at hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Using rail was Treadle Hammer Anvil Stand


>I work mostly with the rail head.  I flame cut that from the rest of the 
>rail and then weld on a handle.  (2 to 3 foot length of 5/8 or 3/4 bar.  I 
>then heat to forging temperature and go at it under the power hammer.  In 
>effect I make high carbon (1080) steel bar stock under the power hammer.  I 
>usually do several section when I get going on this so I have some stock on 
>hand when I want to make a tool.
>
> Dave
>
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> From: "robert hensarling" <rhrocker at hilconet.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 10:25 PM
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>> Dave, how did you reduce it to the size you wanted?  Seems that torching 
>> it would be rather messy, but then again I'm not good at all with a 
>> torch.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "David E. Smucker" <davesmucker at hotmail.com>
>> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 8:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Treadle Hammer Anvil Stand
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>>
>>> It all depends on what the rebar was made from and how.  A surprising 
>>> amount of small dia. rebar has been and is being made directly from 
>>> recycled railroad rail.  In the process the rail head is cut from the 
>>> web and base, (flame cut) and the head rerolled into the rebar.  The Tee 
>>> section that is removed is rerolled into Tee section fence posts.  This 
>>> rolling set up was common in the USA for a number of years until we ran 
>>> out of most of the older scraped rail line.  The equipment may have been 
>>> moved to the low labor cost market of Egypt.  Many older outdated 
>>> manufacturing lines don't die, they just move to a lower cost labor 
>>> market.
>>>
>>> Railroad rail makes good blacksmithing tools.  It is a 1080 steel with 
>>> the addition of about 1 percent manganese.  I just made some drifts from 
>>> rail.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
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>>> From: <schade at acegroup.cc>
>>> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 8:42 PM
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>>>>
>>>> On Jun 9, 2008, at 10:59 AM, ries wrote:
>>>>>  I am guessing the rebuild demands on the rebar market will affect 
>>>>> steel prices for a year or two.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ries
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm welding some simple trellises out of 3/8" rebar marked EGYPT.
>>>>
>>>> Seems crazy that they can haul rebar all the way from Egypt and make 
>>>> money.
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>>
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