Making A Simple Ring The Mokume Gane (Hard Way)...The Billet SD 480p
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- Опубліковано 30 сер 2021
- This is the third video in a video blog series featured on my website, www.therecycledmetalsmith.com, outlining the journey to make a Mokume Gane wedding ring from scratch. Its purpose is to show a potential customer the process of how their ring was made, it also serves as an educational tool for anyone in the jewellery making business. I am open to answering questions using my websites contact page.
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Great job man, what kind of gas torch do you use, I tried several times, but mine flame is to cold. I need a "hotter" one.
My apologies for not responding sooner I have been out of action for a year but getting back to it this summer! I use a Propane Sievert Torch with Sievert 3941 High Precision Burner - Medium to Large burner head, It produces a lot of heat and a bushy flame. Never take the flame off the billet until fusion occurs to reduce any oxygen present. I also build a cave of firebricks and keep the billet and clamp small. The temp of he torch is not so much the issue as making sure to get an even and thorough heating of the billet. good luck and I hope I am not too late to help.
@@therecycledmetalsmith Thanks for your answer, it helps me a lot
On the last heat you show , do you compress again or just let it cool down
My apologies for not responding sooner I have been out of action for a year but getting back to it this summer! No I do not compress again, however I do know of people that like to hammer the billet after coming out of the clamp and while still hot. It would be worth experimenting.
Are you happy with your Sievert? I spend way too much oxygen, I think I am going to buy one. Good work.
My apologies for not responding sooner I have been out of action for a year but getting back to it this summer and I hope I am not too late to help. Yes I absolutely love the Sievert!! it is a very useful torch so long as you have a range of heads. I nearly always use for annealing, Mokume Garne and for melting material for billets. It just uses ambient oxygen from the air and does not need extra oxygen. BTW I use an oxygen concentrator for my Little Smith and that's is proving very economical after the initial outlay.
Try not to quench it while it's hot. That tempers it.. makes it harder than after you annealed it.. Wait for it to cool to the touch first.
Absolutely correct John, thank you.
Not true with silver. That rule applies to steel but silver is fine to quench hot, in fact it’s preferable.