Dressing up your home can happen in a variety of ways. If you have considered renovations, why not look at the possibility of choosing some hand crafted iron works to embellish your stairway or your kitchen?
Aluminum is water-resistant, but saltwater and salt air can cause pitting, oxidation, rust, and corrosion. This corrosion can cause operational issues and will ultimately impact its performance.
Cast iron has been used to make fireplaces, tools and even old fashioned irons. These had an opening where hot coals could be placed and the heat would flatten the fabric. Such tools of the laundry trade can be seen in historic museums.
What are nanoscale welds? Nanoscale welds utilize new cold welding technologies which may revolutionize welding applications – particularly in space – using extremely thin wires to weld two pieces together just through contact and slight pressure.
A Stanford University paper on blacksmiths and metallurgy notes: “Blacksmiths and astronomers were among the elite occupations of ancient times, because their work led to an understanding of the nature of earthly and extraterrestrial aspects of life.”
Colonial blacksmiths in America were one of the many trades that helped build and maintain the country in its infancy. Blacksmiths were referred to as the most important man in town, supplying farmers and merchants with tools for their trade.
Sometimes, the fabrication projects you take on won’t always be as straightforward as the customer made it appear. When the welding aspect of your project is slowing you down, let’s talk about how we can help speed things up.
Did you know that iron needs to be re-melted a second time in order to reduce the carbon content? By extracting all the impurities, iron becomes malleable. Once this was discovered, the many different uses for iron began to be discovered.
Iron in hemoglobin molecules in our blood allows for oxygen to be transported throughout our bodies. Plants use iron in chlorophyll, which makes photosynthesis possible.
Did you know that an example of welding was found when the ancient city of Troy was discovered? This ancient example of welding techniques was a double spouted drinking vessel which had gold handles brazed to the body of the vessel with fillet brazed joints.
Early wrought iron was used in Roman times as iron was more expertly produced. As ironworkers became more skilled, they learned to heat and hammer it into longer and more complex shapes.
It’s important to remember that you don’t have to keep the wooden rail on your balcony just because that’s what came with the house. Let’s talk about the iron designs that could help to enhance your home’s visual appeal.
MIG welding offers many different advantages for a wide range of projects. These include the ability to join various metals and thicknesses (including carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, magnesium, copper, nickel, silicon bronze, and other alloys), all-position welding capability, and a good weld bead.
Iron is the fourth most plentiful element on earth. It's heavy and has a high melting point. One of the things that makes iron so useful is that it can be molded and hammered in lots of different ways without breaking or cracking.
Do you ever feel like the entry to your home is missing something? If you have a staircase visible from the door, it’s possible that switching the railing from wood to iron will be exactly the change you’ve been looking for.
The Sixth Street Bridge in Grand Rapids, Michigan is the longest and oldest metal truss bridge in the state. This four-span wrought iron bridge was built in 1886.
When silver soldering, solder wire is placed onto the metal to be joined before it’s heated. A mixture of boric acid and denatured alcohol, flux, is used in the process to keep the area clean and in place.
Wrought iron has a lower carbon content than cast iron. The Eiffel Tower is made out of a type of wrought iron, as is the Iron Pillar in Dehli, India.
The iron Pillar of Delhi is a 23 foot structure found in the capital of India. It is composed of 98% wrought iron and has stood the test of time, with numerous inscriptions dating back as far as 1000 AD.
In 1869, welding technologies, tools, and techniques were still evolving. An English company wanted 20 welded boilers, but the work was sent to Belgium because skilled welders were a rarity and no English firm would take the job.
One of the benefits of iron fences and railings is that you have so much flexibility when it comes to design. You can choose from traditional straight sections or custom statement pieces, complete with elaborate scrollwork and other designs.
How can welders differentiate between stainless steel and mild steel? With the use of a magnet. A magnet will only stick to mild steel – and checking magnetic properties is one method a welder can use to discover the possible contents of an unknown metal alloy.