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Forged Steel Dividers with a Riveted Joint
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Forged Steel Dividers with a Riveted Joint

Dividers are a compass with two steel points: set them to a distance and step it off along a line, transfer it from a rule to the work, or scratch a circle. Forge two matching legs, rivet them at a stiff joint so they hold a setting, and harden the points. The picture: steel spring dividers set with a screw; the ones made here hold their setting by a stiff riveted joint instead.
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Forge two legs

Draw two equal tapered legs from tool-steel bar, each with a flat round boss at the top. Forge the bosses thin so they overlap to the thickness of one leg.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Induku eyisicaba yensimbi yamathuluziInduku eyisicaba yensimbi yamathuluzi1 ucezu
AmalahleAmalahle1 as required

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Iziko lomkhandi wensimbiIziko lomkhandi wensimbi
Insimbi YokukhandelaInsimbi Yokukhandela
Isando esinekhanda elimise okwesikhonkwaneIsando esinekhanda elimise okwesikhonkwane
Udlawu lomkhandi wensimbiUdlawu lomkhandi wensimbi
Amagilavu okushiselaAmagilavu okushisela
Izibuko zokuphephaIzibuko zokuphepha
2

File and pair

Anneal, file the legs straight and equal, and file the bosses flat so they sit face to face. Drill them together through the middle.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Insimbi yokuhlikihla izinsimbiInsimbi yokuhlikihla izinsimbi
Ibhola lesandlaIbhola lesandla
IrulaIrula
3

Rivet the joint

Put a rivet through, peen it over until the legs move stiffly but evenly, so they keep a setting without slipping.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Izipikili zensimbiIzipikili zensimbi1 ucezu

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isando esinekhanda elimise okwesikhonkwaneIsando esinekhanda elimise okwesikhonkwane
Insimbi YokukhandelaInsimbi Yokukhandela
4

Harden the points

Heat the last few centimetres of each point to cherry red and quench; polish and temper to brown. Stone both points sharp and to the same length.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

AmanziAmanzi5 amalitha

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Iziko lomkhandi wensimbiIziko lomkhandi wensimbi
Ibhakede lokupholisaIbhakede lokupholisa
Udlawu lomkhandi wensimbiUdlawu lomkhandi wensimbi
Itshe lokulola le-grit 1000Itshe lokulola le-grit 1000
Amagilavu okushiselaAmagilavu okushisela
Izibuko zokuphephaIzibuko zokuphepha
5

Stepping off a length

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Izinto

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Amathuluzi Adingekayo

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