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24th Jan 2018, 01:51 PM #1Novice
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New Member!
Hi, my name is Mark, I am currently living in Brisbane.
I have done a bit of blacksmithing, depending on your definition, mostly for fun, one day I will complete one of the projects I have started.
I have come over from the woodwork forum, once again, I will finish some of the projects I started over there too.
I think I got carried away watching YouTube videos because I am saving up aluminium cans, I have no place to keep a smelter and no use for anything cast in aluminium but it looks like a lot of fun.
Also collecting the black sand off the beach in case I ever have a few spare days to make iron, you never know.
Most projects I have started have involved making boxes, or hinges for boxes, and although not much progress has been made, I have learned a fair bit about what not to do.
Cheers
Mark
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24th Jan 2018, 01:53 PM #2Senior Member
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Welcome...
Remember the rules of blacksmithing.
1. Get it hot
2. Hit it hard.....
-russ
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24th Jan 2018, 01:55 PM #3Novice
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I have made many fine sparklers that way!
Turns out I didn't really need to do blacksmithing for the projects I was working on, I just needed a gas torch and a vice, but hitting metal was fun so I stuck at it.
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24th Jan 2018, 02:55 PM #4Senior Member
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Welcome to the forum Mark.
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28th Jan 2018, 06:36 PM #5
Welcome to the Forum,
The black sand is ilmanite or rutile, both forms of titanium oxide.
I have a 20 litre drum which I was going to use as sandblast medium, but it's softer than it appears to be.
It is very heavy for what it is.
Good luck with your blacksmith projects.
Grahame
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29th Jan 2018, 10:19 AM #6Novice
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