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I'd like to nominate this tutorial by Mick. http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=11516&st=0&p=103436&fromsearch=1entry103436
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April forge in at bushfire forge........
Bob Geldart replied to owen bush's topic in Events of Interest
Photo thread on British Blades... http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?123699-Pictures-from-Owen-s-Hammer-In-2011 -
April forge in at bushfire forge........
Bob Geldart replied to owen bush's topic in Events of Interest
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I looked at your photo/X-ray without first reading the accompanying text; I thought it was a photo of a new 'mascus pattern that you had developed!! Anyway, good luck with the surgery.
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I use a die filing machine
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~Lots of info on slate in this thread:- http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?73488 Here are some slate hones in an abandoned slate mine near my home:- http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/408695
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Tempering Oxide Colors
Bob Geldart replied to Brian S. Pierce's topic in Metallurgy and other enigmas
I've never trusted tempering colours so I use Tempilstik temperature indicating crayons. Before: After: -
Converting a surface grinder to 2 x 72
Bob Geldart replied to Geoff Keyes's topic in Tools and Tool Making
I converted a horizontal mill -
I'm sporting full winter plumage at the moment:
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I've got a small surface grinder but much more useful is my modified horizontal mill.
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Nice work, I've been trying to get a similar result by using a pantograph engraver to mill through the outer layer of a billet of plain 1080 laminated with pattern welded scales. The pattern does distort when the engraved billet is hammered flat but I will be able to reduce distortion by using a rolling mill. I can compensate for the linear distortion of the rolling mill by adjusting the pantograph.
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You need to finish this blade so that you can compare it to your later efforts. It will serve as a useful marker in your quest to perfect this pattern. I like it so much that I may fire up the forge this weekend and try some jellyroll patterns that have been floating about in my mind.
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Nice tongs. Be aware of monoxide poisoning symptoms, those coke forges produce a lot of monoxide which can really spoil your day.
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And then I decided that quenching in warm water would give a better result...
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Grind off the scale... ...add some layout fluid (enjoy the smell)... ...and after a quick burst on the platten... ...and repeat... ...then do t'other side... ...a quick etch... ...the flip side... Then after a sucessful HT in oil... ...obverse side... Success.