Abana National Curriculum 1.17 - Forge Welding (flux spoon)

1.17 - FORGE WELDING
1.17.1 Flux spoon with a turned eye termination.
1.17.2 Students should practice and demonstrate some competency of the basic ‘bundled stick’
weld in preparation for the latch project hook.
1.17.3 Turned eye to be centered on the handle. Student to understand the neutral axis
of a bend and basic stock determination required for a bend.
Filmed at Pioneer Farms in Austin TX:
www.pioneerfarms.org/

[@robertsytek661]

Hey! Nice meeting you at ABANA 50TH

[@y-notforge8913]

..Congratulations on Level 1 Instructor status!! Perty good job on the welding and overall shape within dimensions. Merry Christmas to yall...!

[@WatersIronworks]

Thanks. It's pretty exciting. I'll actually be doing demos at the national ABANA conference in 2024 on the level 1 material.

[@brysonalden5414]

A clear and cogent explanation. Thanks!

[@WatersIronworks]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MASI_forging]

Nice work dude 😊😊

[@WatersIronworks]

Thanks!

[@stephenpadilla4086]

I wonder if I could "cook" my own anhydrous borax by baking regular borax? It works for driving the moisture back out of silica gel packs.

[@WatersIronworks]

I think you can but it's got to get pretty hot. It should turn glassy and then you can grind it into powder. Probably worth wearing a mask during the grinding.
That might make an interesting video.

[@andrew7816]

You know, what they used to call....... a bundle of sticks.....

[@WatersIronworks]

Yah. I don't know that the youtube monetization algorithm knows that, though.

[@Carterironworks]

I love how you walk people through what and how you are doing each step great job and a great video. Congratulations on becoming a level 1 instructor.
As a level one instructor are you able or willing to judge things remotely? I have tried to email a few others the same question and after 6+ months have yet to get a response. The nearest instructor to me is about 4 or 5 hours away so going to them is very difficult for me at the moment. Trying to find the best way to go through the process. Thank you for any help or information you can give.

[@WatersIronworks]

I'd be very happy to take a look at things remotely. Hit me up on email [e-mail]