My forge weld failed 3 times on a damascus billet Tuesday

I was trying to stack a 15 layer billet and kept getting cold shuts from not getting the flux hot enough before hammering. Finally figured out I needed to soak it at welding temp for a good 2 minutes longer. Anyone else have a trick for getting flux to flow right on thicker stacks?

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2 Comments

king.wyatt16d ago

Dang, three fails on one billet? That's some serious patience you got there.

lauras8316d ago

Jeez, that's wild. @king.wyatt I can't believe you went through three fails on the same billet. Most people would have given up after the first one, honestly. That takes a special kind of stubbornness or maybe just really good self control. I would have probably chucked the whole thing across the room by fail number two. Props to you for sticking it out, but I don't think I could ever handle that level of frustration.