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Mild Steel Bar Stock Forged from an Ingot
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Mild Steel Bar Stock Forged from an Ingot

Mills roll steel ingots into bar between grooved rolls. Before rolling mills, and in any forge today, the same shapes are drawn out by hand: cut a billet from a low-carbon (mild) steel ingot, heat it, and hammer it longer and thinner, square first; then eight-sided and round in a swage block for round bar and rod, or flattened for flat bar. Hand-forged bar is not as exact as rolled bar: measure it and allow for that. Mild steel does not harden when cooled in air, so the bar is left to cool on its own.
Osezingeni eliphezulu
A day per few metres

Imiyalelo

1

Where the ingot comes from

The ingot must be low-carbon (mild) steel.
2

Light the forge

Build a deep, clean charcoal fire in the forge with the air on.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

AmalahleAmalahle10 kg

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Iziko lomkhandi wensimbiIziko lomkhandi wensimbi
3

Cut billets

Heat the ingot to a yellow heat and cut billets from it on the hot-cut hardy, striking with the sledgehammer. Wear apron, gloves, glasses and ear protection.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Isigaxa sensimbiIsigaxa sensimbi5 kg

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isisiki esimiswa ensimbini yokukhandelaIsisiki esimiswa ensimbini yokukhandela
Isando esikhuluIsando esikhulu
Udlawu lomkhandi wensimbiUdlawu lomkhandi wensimbi
Insimbi YokukhandelaInsimbi Yokukhandela
Ipheshana LesikhumbaIpheshana Lesikhumba
Amagilavu okushiselaAmagilavu okushisela
Izibuko zokuphephaIzibuko zokuphepha
Izivikeli zendlebeIzivikeli zendlebe
4

Draw out square

Heat a billet to yellow. Hammer it on the anvil face, a quarter turn after every few blows, so it stays square as it lengthens. Return it to the fire when it cools to red; never let it spark white.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isando somkhandi wensimbiIsando somkhandi wensimbi
Udlawu lomkhandi wensimbiUdlawu lomkhandi wensimbi
Insimbi YokukhandelaInsimbi Yokukhandela
Iziko lomkhandi wensimbiIziko lomkhandi wensimbi
5

Square bar

For square bar, stop at the size you need and true the faces under the flatter.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Ithuluzi lokwenza kube yisicabaIthuluzi lokwenza kube yisicaba
Isando esikhuluIsando esikhulu
I-Caliper Yedijithali Yamayintshi Ayi-6I-Caliper Yedijithali Yamayintshi Ayi-6
6

Round bar and rod

For round, knock the square's corners down to eight sides, then turn it in the swage block's round groove under the hammer until round. Smaller grooves give rod.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Ibhulokhi elinezimbobo lokubumbaIbhulokhi elinezimbobo lokubumba
Isando somkhandi wensimbiIsando somkhandi wensimbi
I-Caliper Yedijithali Yamayintshi Ayi-6I-Caliper Yedijithali Yamayintshi Ayi-6
7

Flat bar

For flat bar, draw the square wider and thinner on its edge and face, then smooth it with the flatter.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

I-fuller (insimbi yokwenza umsele)I-fuller (insimbi yokwenza umsele)
Ithuluzi lokwenza kube yisicabaIthuluzi lokwenza kube yisicaba
Isando esikhuluIsando esikhulu
I-Caliper Yedijithali Yamayintshi Ayi-6I-Caliper Yedijithali Yamayintshi Ayi-6
8

Straighten and cool

At a low red heat, sight along the bar and tap it straight on the anvil. Lay it on the floor to cool in still air.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isando somkhandi wensimbiIsando somkhandi wensimbi
Umphetho oqondileUmphetho oqondile
9

Clean and measure

Wire-brush off the scale, cut to length, and record each bar's size and length.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isethi yamabhulashi ocingoIsethi yamabhulashi ocingo
I-Caliper Yedijithali Yamayintshi Ayi-6I-Caliper Yedijithali Yamayintshi Ayi-6
Ithephu LokulinganisaIthephu Lokulinganisa
10

Troubleshooting

Drawing out troubleshooting.

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