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BASIC BLACKSMITHING 2010

BASIC BLACKSMITHING 2010. MEM06001C PERFORM HAND FORGING INSTRUCTOR : Philip Jewell. MAJOR EQUIPMENT. Anvil Forge and blower Leg vice Power hammer Swage block Cone mandrel Peg table. MINOR EQUIPMENT. Water dipper Poker Slice Sieve Slack tub Brine tank Oil tank (drum with a lid)

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BASIC BLACKSMITHING 2010

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  1. BASIC BLACKSMITHING2010 MEM06001C PERFORM HAND FORGING INSTRUCTOR : Philip Jewell

  2. MAJOR EQUIPMENT • Anvil • Forge and blower • Leg vice • Power hammer • Swage block • Cone mandrel • Peg table

  3. MINOR EQUIPMENT • Water dipper • Poker • Slice • Sieve • Slack tub • Brine tank • Oil tank (drum with a lid) • Coke/charcoal storage container and shovel • Angle grinder • Bench grinder/linisher • Bannister brush

  4. HAND TOOLS • Hand hammers - Cross pein - Straight pein - Ball pein • Sledge hammers • Tongs • Flatters and set hammers • Hot chisels/cold chisels • Swages – top and bottom, spring, anvil swage block • Fullers – top and bottom, spring • Hardies • Hot punches • F-iron (scroll wrench), bending fork (vice horns) • Twisting tools • Wire brush

  5. CONSUMABLES • Paper and kindling • Matches • Fuel – coke, coal or charcoal • Steel • Flux (borax or silica sand) • Water

  6. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT • Gloves • Safety glasses • Earplugs • Appropriate clothing/leather apron • Steel capped safety boots • Drinking water

  7. FORGING OPERATIONS • Drawing down • Upsetting • Bending • Twisting • Welding • Cutting • Straightening • Punching • Flattening • Swaging • Fullering

  8. OTHER OPERATIONS • Wrapping • Heat-treatment • Grinding • Linishing • Spreading • Shearing • Drilling • Rivetting • Scrolling, scroll ends • Basket weave

  9. PROJECT ONE POKER • Cutting • Drawing down • Twisting • Bending

  10. PROJECT TWO SLICE/RAKE • Cutting • Drawing down • Flattening • Bending • Twisting

  11. PROJECT THREE HOT CHISEL • Cutting • Drawing down • Fullering • Wrapping • Welding • Bending

  12. PROJECT FOUR HOT PUNCH • Cutting • Drawing down • Fullering • Wrapping • Welding • Bending

  13. PROJECT FIVE LETTER OPENER • Cutting • Welding • Twisting • Drawing down • Flattening • Grinding

  14. PROJECT SIX TONGS • Cutting • Drawing down • Flattening • Punching • Rivetting

  15. PROJECT SEVEN HEAVY KNIFE • Straightening • Cutting • Drawing down • Flattening • Grinding • Heat treating

  16. PROJECT EIGHT NED KELLY HELMET • Cutting • Shaping • Punching

  17. PROJECT NINE • CANT HOOK • WOOL BALE HOOK • BAG HOOK • PROJECT OF YOUR OWN CHOICE • BOOT REMOVER • MAKE A CROWBAR • SHARPEN A CROWBAR • SHARPEN A PICK • LAYER A PICK • SPLITTING WEDGE • HAMMER • COLD CHISEL • CENTRE PUNCH • BALE HOOK • EYE-BOLT • JIMMY BAR

  18. THE FORGE Some of the points to consider when obtaining a forge include; • Home-made or bought • Hand operated or powered • Bellows or blower • Portable or fixed • Size • Price

  19. THE ANVIL Some of the points to consider when obtaining an anvil include; • Do you need an anvil at all? • Home-made or bought • Cast iron or wrought iron (steel) • Size • Price

  20. THE VICE Some of the points to consider when obtaining a vice include; • Home-made or bought • Cast iron or wrought iron (steel) • Leg vice or machinists vice (straight or offset) • Size • Price

  21. POWER HAMMER Some of the points to consider when obtaining a power hammer include; • Do I need a power hammer? • Home-made or bought • Pneumatic, Hydraulic, Mechanical • Modern or antique • Tooling to suit machine and applications • Size • Price

  22. SWAGE BLOCK Some of the points to consider when obtaining a swage block include; • Do I need a swage block? • Can I get a swage block from anywhere, or do I have to make it? • Size • Price

  23. CONE MANDREL Some of the points to consider when obtaining a cone mandrel include; • Do I need a cone mandrel? • Can I get a cone mandrel from anywhere, or do I have to make it? • Size • Price

  24. WATER DIPPER The water dipper is often an open jam tin with a handle and a series of small holes punched into the bottom so as to let a slow, steady stream of water flow out. The purpose of the dipper is to control the fire by allowing precise cooling of the perimeter of the fire to prevent it from spreading. “KEEP YOUR FIRE SMALL AND TIGHT”

  25. BLACKSMITH SAYINGS TO REMEMBER • Strike while the iron is hot • Show us your metal • Keep your nose to the grindstone • Keep your fire small and tight

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