Stair Railing - Finishes for Metal - I Forge Iron
2020年5月24日 · The balusters are made of hot rolled 1x1 solid square. Some finishing wood will be placed ontop of the flatbar rail once complete. The newel posts are simply screwed down with structural screws and the balusters have screw threads built …
curved stair twist - Problem Solving - I Forge Iron
Posted December 7, 2012. It is difficult to keep the top cap flat and true when bending on edge (The hard way) I have had this problem also. Some bending wrenches can help tweak it back. Make two "wrenches" that fit snug on the rail cap and …
bandsaw versus chop saw - I Forge Iron
2009年6月19日 · The balusters were 1 1/2" sq tubing and rested on 1/4" flat to hold on center. With the bottom and cap rails tacked to the balusters I simply dealt the pickets into the gaps in the 2x4 blocks, fired up the stick welder and nailed them down.
Bar twister - Blacksmithing, General Discussion - I Forge Iron
2016年1月16日 · Two pieces of 1/2" square were welded along the outside of the pipe to act as anti-twist keys for the stationary head. Initially the builder used an I beam as his rail but said that it twisted up like a corkscrew from the torque. I saw this twister twist a 1" square 10 foot piece of steel cold without a problem.
Any advice on forging a tree? - I Forge Iron
2007年3月5日 · Something that might speed up the process a bit is pre-textured bars. King Architectural Metals ( King Architectural Metals wrought iron metal balusters finials casting steel ornamental forged gate fence stairs Access control) sells bark and vine textured bars and as close as i can tell from their pictures they make them using a regular old bark texture spring swage ( …
Building a home forge - Gas Forges - I Forge Iron
2021年1月5日 · It depends entirely on the insulating material. 2" of 2600 degree Ceramic wool coated with a refractory cement, and a coating of radiant flame face coating like plistix or the like- think of that like a heat mirror. It will keep the heat in the forge while being durable. The forge will also cool faster when turned off.
Straightening bar stock/silo hoops - Problem Solving - I ... - I …
2019年5月25日 · I would love to know any tricks that would make straightening another 700 linear feet of material faster than my process. What I've been doing is 1. cut to rough length. 2. roughly tweak to approximate straight with bending forks in a vise 3. put flat dies in the fly press and work the high spots down.