what kind of clear sealer? - Finishes for Metal - I Forge Iron thanks, don I am ashamed to say the balusters are welded in I had a few different ideas to join the balusters, one was mortise and tennon, one was to punch and drift the subrail and pass the balusters through and then terminate them in vines on the other side ultimately the job was for a good friend and I had to resist spending more of his money on my time my compromise between budget
Bar twister - Blacksmithing, General Discussion - I Forge Iron I have done a few hundred 20mm (3 4") square balusters cold for a light well staircase using a four jaw chuck in both head and tailstock of the lathe I pulled them around with a C spanner with a long handle I used a copper split sleeve to prevent any bruising by the jaws on the show part I could be very precise in order to align either end
bandsaw versus chop saw - I Forge Iron 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 I used a pair of cable come alongs to keep it from wracking
Straightening bar stock silo hoops - Problem Solving - I . . . - I Forge Iron Ok braintrust, here is my dilemma I made about 30' of interior barrier railing (95% fabricated) out of some very old, rusted, pitted silo hoops I had in my scrap pile for some clients who wanted the most rustic, salvaged look and materials I could find
Building a home forge - Gas Forges - I Forge Iron I read other posts trying to determine what to do but I figured ya'll need to see this yourselves I have soooo many questions Feel free to give any advice about this setup Box is roughly 12"x14"x24" with half inch plate steel, the burners are on a 0-30psi adjustable regulator and they are roug
Any advice on forging a tree? - I Forge Iron 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 ( i think there exists a