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powwowbum49 · 06-10-2002, 04:29 AM

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Luckily I am scientifically inclined...LOL...so your explanations were right up my alley. I have no regrets asking you cause I got very thorough explanations and that is what I like.

whirlwind

I am have about a dozen stamps made so far out of cold and hot rolled steel rods from my local Ace hardware. I have enough rod cut to make about another fifteen and should be finishing them up this week. I also am making rocker engraving tools out of the same kind of metals but just band form instead of rods. I am figure I will make about 4 - 6 different widths so I won't have to double up in areas that need wide coverage. I also thought of making a fine sharp pointed tool for scratch engraving (similar to carving in woods but much more shallow). As for the tempering...I have some info on it and my try to do it myself, but my info said to take the metal to a straw color then squelch it in oil and only called for one heating. Now I also know a local blacksmith and may have him just do them all for me. Lord knows he has a better idea and the equipment to do it right the first time, all depends on how much he will want to do it for me.

As for you question on flux back in the day...I have know clue. I can so though that I have noticed that most of the older crosses that I have seen were riveted rather than being soldered. By no means am I saying all were but just that all the old ones I have seen.

06-10-2002, 04:29 AM	#10 (permalink)
powwowbum49 Arena Director Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: midwest, USA Posts: 810	Chemist Luckily I am scientifically inclined...LOL...so your explanations were right up my alley. I have no regrets asking you cause I got very thorough explanations and that is what I like. whirlwind I am have about a dozen stamps made so far out of cold and hot rolled steel rods from my local Ace hardware. I have enough rod cut to make about another fifteen and should be finishing them up this week. I also am making rocker engraving tools out of the same kind of metals but just band form instead of rods. I am figure I will make about 4 - 6 different widths so I won't have to double up in areas that need wide coverage. I also thought of making a fine sharp pointed tool for scratch engraving (similar to carving in woods but much more shallow). As for the tempering...I have some info on it and my try to do it myself, but my info said to take the metal to a straw color then squelch it in oil and only called for one heating. Now I also know a local blacksmith and may have him just do them all for me. Lord knows he has a better idea and the equipment to do it right the first time, all depends on how much he will want to do it for me. As for you question on flux back in the day...I have know clue. I can so though that I have noticed that most of the older crosses that I have seen were riveted rather than being soldered. By no means am I saying all were but just that all the old ones I have seen. __________________ PB49 "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." Pablo Picasso My comments are based on what I have been taught and my experiences over the years I have been around the circle. They should in no way be taken as gospel truths and are merely my opinions or attempts at passing on what I have learned while still learning more.