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- | ====== Blacksmithing Cause ====== | + | ====== Blacksmithing and Casting Cause ====== |
- | Leader: Alex Wixted | + | |
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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. | + | This page has moved to the [[teams:blacksmithing|Blacksmithing & Casting Teams]] page. |
- | To reach this goal we have to complete the following items: | ||
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- | - Protect the area/equipment from the weather. | ||
- | - Establish a viewing zone for observers | ||
- | - 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 | ||
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- | Weekly tasks will include: | ||
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- | - Tool stock take | ||
- | - Extensive clean | ||
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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. | ||
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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 | ||
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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. | ||
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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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