[TheForge] Spring steel (and other) breaking in mild acid

[Larry Ruebush]

Peter
Thanks for the info, this explaned more than I knew before.
I had thought maybe this was one of the soon to be forgotten trades
Larry Ruebush
west central IL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "peter fels" <artgawk at thegrid.net>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Spring steel (and other) breaking in mild acid


> Larry:
> There was once a profession of respected practitioners who went from one 
> saw mill to the next  dealing with warped circular saw blades.
> There was a specialized  block anvil ( i have one) and hammers attendant. 
> By striking in the proper places, these guys would straighten the blades 
> and restore the springy dish that flattened out as RPM climbed.
> Phil Manning ( an ex CBA pres) had done this for some years but has moved 
> up to better paying positions. He is a very bright guy with awesome 3D 
> mechanical visualization talents.
>
> On Aug 27, 2011, at 6:06 PM, Larry Ruebush wrote:
>
>> What I am going to discribe may or may not be along the same line as what
>> you just discribed.
>> At old farm show I have seen large saw mill blades hammered. I never have
>> really understood what the man was doing, but he runs his hand over the
>> blade, makes some chauk marks and then starts hammering. He uses special
>> looking hammers.
>> I am guessing that this is to staighten the blade and maybe put a dish in
>> it, but a dish doesn't make sense.
>> Anyone with a better explanation?
>> Larry Ruebush
>> west central IL