Karim Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Having some time at hand i decided to continue whit the " less air" pointers which worked out almost perfect. But i have some concerns on the ricasso area where the weld dint stick even after centralizing the heat/flux and trying for a second time. OK so this is my project, spingsteel, mild, edge of twisted tool damascus This worries me, should a couple of days in some vinegar be the best approach ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin_Lyles Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Grinding it out and adjusting your design would be your best bet. At this point it's near impossible to fix by rewelding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Miller Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 It's normal for steel not to take weld at ends like that. If you grind the crummy portion out and be ginger with the welds for the rest of the forging it should all be fine. 1 “If you trust in yourself. . . believe in your dreams. . . and follow your star. . . you will still get beaten by the people who have spent their time working hard and learning things, the people who weren't so lazy.” ~ Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Grinding it out and adjusting your design would be your best bet. At this point it's near impossible to fix by rewelding. Grinding will expose the mild steel to the edge, i need to give it another try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin_Lyles Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Ah I see how you did it now, was thinking you did a San-mai blade. Collin is right though, welds near the end are usually the ones to give way first. You're going to have a very difficult time fixing that. If that happened to me I would just scrap the design and come up with something that will fit the usable steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 for now i used a chisel to cut open the weld until solid. Need to do some forge modifications first then go for the second try after cleaning up the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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