Smithy Workshop Manual
Smithy Workshop Manual
Smithy Workshop Manual
Smithy
Workshop
Manual
By
ZafarIqbalZafar
PrincipalEngineer
PIEAS
August26,2012
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Contents
Smithy . 5
Equipments . 5
Anvil 5
Hammers 5
Hand hammers 5
Sledge hammers 6
Chisels .. 6
Tongs .. 6
Fullers . 7
Hardy 7
Slack tub .. 8
Forge .. 8
Precautions .. 10
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SMITHY:
EQUIPMENTS:
1- Anvil
2- Hammer:
Hand Hammers: weigh from2 3 lbs used for sticking the job with
light and quick blown in succession an also for drawing and upsetting
the end of the bar.
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Sledge Hammers: weigh from 10 -20 lbs with shafts from 3 ft to 3.5
ft long. These are used by helper for heavy blows.
3- Chisels
Chisels are made of high carbon steel. They are hardened and
tempered at the cutting edge while the head is left soft so it will not
crack when hammered. Chisels are of two types, hot and cold chisels.
The cold chisel is used for cutting cold metals while the hot chisel is for
hot metals. Usually hot chisels are thinner and therefore can not be
substituted with cold chisels.
4- Tongs
Tongs are used by the blacksmith for holding hot metals securely. The
mouths are custom made by the smith in various shapes to suit the
gripping of various shapes of metal. The tongs used in smithy shops
are shown in the following figure.
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Tongs
5- Fullers
6- Hardy
with a hammer. They are also used with set tools which are placed
over the workpiece and struck.
7- Slack Tub
A slack tub is usually a large container full of water, brine or oil used
by a blacksmith to quench hot metal. The term is believed to derive
from the word "slake", as in slaking the heat. The slack tub rapidly
cools the workpiece in a large body of water. The slack tub also
provides water to control the fire in the forge.
8- Forge
A forge is a hearth used for forging. The forge heats the workpiece to
a malleable temperature (a temperature where the metal becomes
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Practice 1
Steps:
1- Take a four inch long with half inch diameter round cylindrical mild
steel rod.
2- Place the piece of round rod in fire with the help of tongs and heat
3- Place the red hot piece of round rod on face of the anvil and flatten
5- Place the red hot rod on anvil and again flatten it by hand hammer
6- Using fuller, mark the flattened piece as shown in the following 3rd
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figure.
7- Now place it in fire again till red hot and then put it on the anvil.
8- Place it again in the fire till red hot and then put it in hardy hole of
the anvil and bend it with the help of hand hammer and tongs to
Precausions
2- The red hot metal must be firmly kept in tongs while hammering
Practice 2
Steps:
1- Take a six inch long and half inch diameter round mild steel rod.
2- Insert two inches of one edge of the rod into the hearth till red hot.
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3- Put the red hot edge of the rod on the anvil with the help of tong.
4- Now taper the red hot edge by hammering on upper and lower
sides of the rod till it looks like a screw driver. Meanwhile, hammer