Good morning folks, Stacy gave info on forging meteorite and canister in this thread:
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Since folks here don't like reviving old threads I'll start a new thread. As most know I've just got a new 12 ton press and am just learning how to use it.
I "think" I understand what we're seeing. See the "islands" of solid brighter just above the patterns? I think that is the meteorite that is 6% nickel making it etch really bright. The patterns are the bits of Damascus I cut up and dropped in. The solid dull grey is the 1084 powder to fill the empty places. I "think" that's the case anyway. All in all, I think it's a successful canister weld. I do have a bad spot on the other side where I think a meteorite is that didn't weld good leaving an inclusion. All in all, I'm happy with my first attempt at canister. Once the weld sets good that "solid" feel is pretty obvious.
I "really" need to work on getting a pattern, but this Canister was just an attempt to see if I could get it to weld. I started with 1-1/4" OD square tube with 1/8" walls and about 4" long. I cleaned a few scrapes of Damasic I had, cut up into small pieces and dropped into canister. Put 3 smallish pieces of Campo meteorite in the upper section, welded it all up good and put into forge. I didn't rust inside of square tube, white out, or anything. I allowed the canister to weld solid as one billet. Then ground over 1/8" of outside off to be sure I got all the mild steel. This is the result.
forging meteorite
Hello ya'll. A while back I purchased 100 grams of Campo meteorite with the idea of using in canister forge. Here's where I ordered & photo: https://www.ebay.com/itm/173804262860? I also ordered 5 lb of 1084 extra fine mesh powder to use. I'm looking for info about size of canister for...
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I "think" I understand what we're seeing. See the "islands" of solid brighter just above the patterns? I think that is the meteorite that is 6% nickel making it etch really bright. The patterns are the bits of Damascus I cut up and dropped in. The solid dull grey is the 1084 powder to fill the empty places. I "think" that's the case anyway. All in all, I think it's a successful canister weld. I do have a bad spot on the other side where I think a meteorite is that didn't weld good leaving an inclusion. All in all, I'm happy with my first attempt at canister. Once the weld sets good that "solid" feel is pretty obvious.
I "really" need to work on getting a pattern, but this Canister was just an attempt to see if I could get it to weld. I started with 1-1/4" OD square tube with 1/8" walls and about 4" long. I cleaned a few scrapes of Damasic I had, cut up into small pieces and dropped into canister. Put 3 smallish pieces of Campo meteorite in the upper section, welded it all up good and put into forge. I didn't rust inside of square tube, white out, or anything. I allowed the canister to weld solid as one billet. Then ground over 1/8" of outside off to be sure I got all the mild steel. This is the result.