[TheForge] Rail forging

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Wouldn't there be some charring on the ties?

On Jun 29, 2014, at 3:04 PM, Mike Spencer wrote:


pf> Did that happen hot? Or was it a soft spot in the rail?

It looks like sit-and-spin.  I have no idea how they contrived to do
it.  URL was posted to uk.rec.sheds with no background text.

jimo> I worked on the rail road 18 y never heard or saw some thing
jimo> like that wonder if he is still working

Can you tell from the particular rail or fittings where that is?  I
can't imagine that the wheel fared very well either although it must
have held together long enough to do that to the rail.
I worked on the rail road 18 y never heard or saw some thing like that 
wonder if he is still working
- Mike

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