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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. |
- | To maintain a clean, safe and organised smithy, there will be some small tasks that members will have to complete: | + | When finished using the cause area, members must: |
- | After each use, the user much: | + | - Ensure that all tools/equipment is put away in their designated areas after use. |
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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 | ||
Weekly tasks will include: | Weekly tasks will include: | ||
- | - 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. | + | |
- | 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 | ||
- | Appointment classes: Inductions on the blacksmithing and forging equipment. | ||
- | 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. |
- | 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. |
- | 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) | ||
- | 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. |
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