How I shorten 3/8" Round

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Time to time I get bored so,this is one of the pieces i make for future projects. It's 3/8" solid round pulled into a knot,lots of heat,a vise and a good pair of Vise-Grips.We fab sign brackets and forged wrought iron for various shops/stores around here and have used a few of these as small table legs.Brian Attached Images
Reply:that would be a cool leg on a table!!!Lincoln SA 200 Lincoln Idealarc 300/300 TIG
Reply:Got any pics of doing this one step at a time? I've been looking at it and trying to wrap my head around the steps to doing it. I know it can't be the same as tieing rope, the ends are too straight. How close together can you tie them on the same rod,or is 1 the limit to a rod? Have you done any other type of knot besides just a square knot? Like a bowline, or a figure 8 knot.
Reply:I am amazed at how well it kept its shape. Do you do anything special to keep from elongating ie while shaping?
Reply:Now lets see you do a turks head the same way. I am impressed. I'd have tried this when I took my forging class if it had been posted earlier..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Originally Posted by BistineauGot any pics of doing this one step at a time? I've been looking at it and trying to wrap my head around the steps to doing it. I know it can't be the same as tieing rope, the ends are too straight. How close together can you tie them on the same rod,or is 1 the limit to a rod? Have you done any other type of knot besides just a square knot? Like a bowline, or a figure 8 knot.
Reply:Originally Posted by Fat BastardI am amazed at how well it kept its shape. Do you do anything special to keep from elongating ie while shaping?
Reply:Originally Posted by DSWNow lets see you do a turks head the same way. I am impressed. I'd have tried this when I took my forging class if it had been posted earlier.
Reply:That's awesome.... Can't even wrap my head around trying to do that one.  Please spill the beans on that one.
Reply:Please do tell... thats awesome!Miller Dynasty 300 DXMiller CST280Miller Maxstar 150 STH
Reply:Cool stuff, I'd be curious to see the progress pics too. (from a fellow Islander, born & raised in Summerside)If you don't want to stand behind our Troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
Reply:bet this took awhile to do, can't wait to see how you did this also.Skeeter Hobart 140 HFT 90HFT 8" drill pressWalker Turner DP 900 floor drill press (being rebuilt)Skil bench top band sawHFT compact metal bendera couple of 4 1/2" angle grindersbolt cutters, and a never ending wish list.
Reply:Wouldn't it be easier to just cut it off to length to shorten? That's pretty neat.  Would love to see the process in video format.MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:Somewhere on youtube I saw a guy from Italy rip one out in a forging competition in less than a minute. This guy was SICK! with just a hammer and an anvil. Ill look for it for you guys. Oh sorry, that looks great man! I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeSomewhere on youtube I saw a guy from Italy rip one out in a forging competition in less than a minute. This guy was SICK! with just a hammer and an anvil. Ill look for it for you guys. Oh sorry, that looks great man!
Reply:Thanks forhire ! That's slick. How come they don't wear gloves ??? I was getting hot just watching! Oh, my hands.
Reply:That's real cool!!!   Can you do a sheeps-shank?Maybe make up a knot board with an assortment for display:  figure-8, sheet bend, bowline, square, timber hitch, monkey's fist.... - MondoMember, AWSLincoln ProMIG 140Lincoln AC TombstoneCraftsman Lathe 12 x 24 c1935Atlas MFC Horizontal MillCraftsman Commercial Lathe 12 x 36 c1970- - - I'll just keep on keepin' on.
Reply:Originally Posted by MondoThat's real cool!!!   Can you do a sheeps-shank?Maybe make up a knot board with an assortment for display:  figure-8, sheet bend, bowline, square, timber hitch, monkey's fist.... - Mondo
Reply:Actually that's an overhand knot, but impressive all the same.(Old Boy Scout)Burt _____________________Miller Syncrowave 250Millermatic 211Miller 375 Plasma Cutter Hobart Handler 12010FtDrillBit.com
Reply:Here you are. A monkey's Fist is used at the end of a throwing line.P.S. Should be a breeze to make from steel. My Photos on Flickr
Reply:Originally Posted by WildcatHere you are. A monkey's Fist is used at the end of a throwing line.P.S. Should be a breeze to make from steel.
Reply:Since requests haven't been discouraged, lets see a simple one using two pieces, perhaps a Hunter's Bend or one of the similar variants.
Reply:I have trouble tying my shoelaces !  Maybe I'm better off trying metal .
Reply:Originally Posted by BD1I have trouble tying my shoelaces !  Maybe I'm better off trying metal .
Reply:Nice work very impressive I like how it kept its shape really well, you can tell it hasn't been overheated. http://www.philswelding.comA monkey fist is hard with rope, that would be tough out of steel. Originally Posted by MondoThat's real cool!!!   Can you do a sheeps-shank?Maybe make up a knot board with an assortment for display:  figure-8, sheet bend, bowline, square, timber hitch, monkey's fist.... - Mondo
Reply:Monkey's fist/paws were used ont the tall ships and put in cannots to shoot a line to shore. I don't see it being a knot someone could do in metal, not without cheating.There are no problems. There are only solutions. It's your duty to determine the right one.Hobart Handler 210Airco 225 Amp MSM Stinger
Reply:From looking at your knot i cant even see any hammer marks. It looks like you just grabed it and threw a half not in it.   Whew.  I'm also interested in a video of that.  Mac
Reply:Originally Posted by BrianCTime to time I get bored so,this is one of the pieces i make for future projects. It's 3/8" solid round pulled into a knot,
Reply:I took a few pictures today,difficult to do ,and heat at the same time. I  lost a little control of the heat at the end,but didn't come out too bad.Brian Attached Images
Reply:............And a few more pictues,I used a cutting torch for heat, nothing more is needed,I like the control you have with that instead of using the forge or rosebud.The only tools needed are vise, visegrips,hammer (to straighten out the mistakes),wire brush, and torch.Total time is approx. 18 minutes,(I'm a lot slower then that dude in the video,man he's good!!)Brian Attached Images
Reply:Awesome!Millermatic 211 Auto-Set
Reply:Very cool.Looks awesome.That video looks like it was edited.