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====== Blacksmithing Cause ====== | ====== Blacksmithing and Casting Cause ====== |
Leader: Alan Webb | Cause Leader: Alan Webb |
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The main purpose of the blacksmithing area is to provide a self maintained and intuitive area to practise the art of blacksmithing, metal forging and sand casting. | The main purpose of the blacksmithing area is to provide a self maintained and intuitive area to practise the arts of blacksmithing, metal forging and sand casting. |
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To reach this goal we have to complete the following items: | When finished using the cause area, members must: |
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- | - Ensure that all tools/equipment is put away in their designated areas after use. |
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To maintain a clean, safe and organised smithy, there will be some small tasks that members will have to complete: | |
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After each use, the user much: | |
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- Ensure that all tools are put away in their designated areas after use. | |
- The casting furnace is covered to protect it from rain. | - The casting furnace is covered to protect it from rain. |
- Embers are either put out, or scuttled | |
- Clean up any mess caused by work | - Clean up any mess caused by work |
- Gas cylinders are removed and locked in cage | - Gas cylinders are removed and locked in cage |
| - donations for fuel/consumables use left in donations tin/ through spacebucks |
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Weekly tasks will include: | Weekly tasks will include: |
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- Tool stock take | - Sweeping the floor |
- Extensive clean | - emptying bins (steel recycling/aluminium recycling/rubbish) |
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Monthly takes: | |
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- Space maintenance. | |
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As for requests for the space the forum will be checked on a daily basis and all purchases with an overall price of $50 will be decided in a vote. | |
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Meetings will have to be announced and will happen on Tuesdays when announced. | Monthly tasks: |
| - stocktake of fuel |
| - stocktake of tools |
| - identification of improvement areas |
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Appointment classes: Inductions on the blacksmithing and forging equipment. | |
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Monthly classes: How to draw and round a steel rod How to make a rail-road spike into a fire stoke. How to cast sand moulds | Meetings will be announced with 7 days notice, and will happen on Tuesdays. |
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Inductions can be held by any inducted member of the smithy. Forge welding | Inductions can be held by any member who has been inducted on the relevant equipment, in line with the cause operating policy. |
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Future prospects: Casting: Casting box + trays Ramming tools Cutters and Risers High temperature forges such as: Induction furnace Oil forge Smithing Power hammer Horizontal gas forge Misc Increase tooling (tongs for smelting) | |
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Ideally we would also like to move into building an oil forge or induction furnace. This would allow us to melt/recycle higher temperature metals such as bronze and steel. | |