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| ====== Blacksmithing Cause ====== | ====== Blacksmithing and Casting Cause ====== |
| Leader: Alex Wixted | Cause Leader: Alan Webb |
| Members: | |
| * Matthew Costa @mattcosta18 | |
| * Brendan Halliday @nogthree | |
| * Will Stobo @nezara | |
| * Changyi Yao @subzerofusion | |
| * Colin houltham @firedrake | |
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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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| - Protect the area/equipment from the weather. | - Ensure that all tools/equipment is put away in their designated areas after use. |
| - Establish a viewing zone for observers | - The casting furnace is covered to protect it from rain. |
| - Clean and organise the area | |
| - New hanging tool rack | |
| - Set up a gas forge for aluminium smelting along with a larger crucible (preferably 2L+) | |
| - Build fume extraction hood | |
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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 anvil 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 |
| | - 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, but other classes for now will be hosted by Geoffrey Lean. | 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 prospectives: Shed: Install a gutter 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. | |
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