big railing project - Blacksmithing, General Discussion - I Forge Iron Round balusters will have upset ends that terminate through punched-and-drifted sub-rails, which will be riveted to the newels Yeah, it's not going to be a cake walk, but i am not talking about making a whole mess of matching scrolls here
Building a home forge - Gas Forges - I Forge Iron Why so long? Do you plan to do a lot of railing balusters? Not many things require heating more length than you can hammer before it cools; though ornamental ironwork where you may be bending spirals in one go and doing long twists in a single heat Heating more than you can work is TERRIBLE for large blades as it allows for grain growth, decarburization and scale losses
Straightening bar stock silo hoops - I Forge Iron Should have said that the bars run horizontally, thus the longer lengths (not 36" balusters) On 5 25 2019 at 11:37 AM, BIGGUNDOCTOR said: I used to straighten out the 12 foot long bent bar stock for the CNC screw machines Anywhere from 0625"- 625" using a small lathe That's interesting! You win the prize for most helpful Will try that