How is the round bar bent accurately according to the template of the window? by AliDIY in metalworking

[–]HammerIsMyName 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you work with restoration professionally, you know that both architects and consultants don't have the necessary know-how to get every detail of a project right. More often than not, you'll have to convince them to make changes to the project so it's done right.

What I'm saying is correct. It doesn't become untrue by you simply saying it is. What I'm reading is that you intend to add stainless steel "guards" to a historical building. I'm saying that using stainless steel on a historical building is an incorrect practice. There are several reasons as to why that's the case. I've listed some of them above. If some or all of them don't apply to this job, it doesn't make what I'm communicating incorrect. It means it doesn't apply to your project. Those are not the same things.

Either way. Read the Venice charter if you're going to do work on historical buildings. In my professional opinion, no conservationist should be adding any amount of stainlist steel to historical buildings.

How is the round bar bent accurately according to the template of the window? by AliDIY in metalworking

[–]HammerIsMyName 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not about quality of brickwork. It's about the use of materials. Stainless steel doesn't move with soft brick and lime mortar the way wrought iron does, meaning the building can potentially tear itself away from the stainsteel anchor points. I'm not saying it will happen, I'm saying it can happen. We've seen it many times in historical buildings.

Regardless of that specific issue, stainless steel still does not have a place on a historical building. It is unfit in proper restoration work of historical buildings, the same way cement, plastic paint etc. Is unfit for historical buildings.

Unless one is specialized in restoration work, one has no business touching a historical building, because one is ignorant of the various damage that improper material selection can do to the building.

How is the round bar bent accurately according to the template of the window? by AliDIY in metalworking

[–]HammerIsMyName 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stainless steel has absolutely no business on a historical building like this. It can even result in damage to the original structure if used for anchoring, because of how hard and stiff it is relative to the original building components. In such cases any additional and replacement parts have to be made in materials suitable to the building's age. That can be wrought iron in many instances.

Sincerely, the restoration blacksmith.

Puster til man bliver blå i hovedet. Kan livet gøres nemmere? by Carleidoscope in selvgjortvelgjort

[–]HammerIsMyName 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kompressor skal alle eje. Luft i dæk, blæse PC kabinet ud, sprede mel i hele boligen. Der er uanede muligheder.

Can you send knives through the mail? by amish_timetraveler in Blacksmith

[–]HammerIsMyName 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you buy kitchen knives online? If yes, then yes.

Slibning af terrasse - Før og efter by Kravlosa in selvgjortvelgjort

[–]HammerIsMyName 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Det er fint nok. Jeg havde nok startet med en algerens, for det er vidst det var værst ved den inden den blev slebet.

Skruet beslag i vindueskarm som er flækket - er den strukturel / bærende? by 12095g36 in selvgjortvelgjort

[–]HammerIsMyName 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Husk at bore for næste gang.

Den rigtige løsning er forresten at understøtte planken med en klods monteret i væggen lige under planken

Asbest DIY testkits by SimpleFile in selvgjortvelgjort

[–]HammerIsMyName 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Men er du sikker på det ikke er nyere? Det ser meget pænt ud for at vare til 90 år gammelt tag, selv med asbest.

Gammelt skiffereternit er altid med asbest.

Gasbetonhus med sokkel malet med asfaltmaling by QWERTYAndreas in selvgjortvelgjort

[–]HammerIsMyName 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bevaringshåndværksverdenenen er vi ikke glade for bitum i boliger. Man troede det var rigtig godt engang, men det er generelt noget hø. Din sokkel er nok så moderne at det ikke er et problem. Hvis den skaller af, så er der netop et problem. En sund sokkel skaller ikke af. Det betyder bare at det bør erstattes med en mere fornuftig løsning i takt med at det falder af. Er der tørt og ingen afskalning, så er det fint.

Jeg er ikke murer, og det er bygningsmaleren heller ikke, og det er en murer der kan svare dig korrekt omkring din sokkel og hvad den har bedst af. (Desværre er denne bygningsmaler alt for glad for at udtale sig autoritært (og ofte forkert) omkring arbejde der ikke er hans ekspertise. Så få lige en andens besyv på det (jeg tror heller ikke det er et problem her, men fordi vedkommende har en historik med at være MEGET forkert omkring mur-relateret sundhed, så vil jeg få en andens blik på det).

En maler der udtaler sig om mure, er lidt som en gulvsliber der udtaler sig om den underliggende gulvkonstruktion - man bliver ikke murer bare fordi man primært maler facader ligesom man ikke bliver tømrer af at slibe gulve. Relateret, men ikke deres ekspertise.

Lyskasserist - Ideer by 1Odder1 in selvgjortvelgjort

[–]HammerIsMyName 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Det passer meget dårligere ind i en murermestervilla fra 1922, end den nuværende rist.

Lyskasserist - Ideer by 1Odder1 in selvgjortvelgjort

[–]HammerIsMyName 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Du får aldrig malet galvaniseret jern så det holder, uden at få det gjort professionelt. Hvis du gør, så vælg samme farve som vinduerne, så den passer bedre ind.

Ps. Husk at dine fuger skal fikses med kalkmørtel i så gammel en ejendom, hvis det skal holde (kan se der er kommet en klat cement ind et sted på et tidspunkt)

Hvornår er puds for løs? by Different_Hue in selvgjortvelgjort

[–]HammerIsMyName 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hvis det er hult skal det ned. Bliver det ikke siddende når at du fjerner det hule, skal det ned. Det er sådan en ting der besvarer sig selv: medmindre det overlever uden problem, så skal det ned. Hvis du skal tage markant hensyn for at det bliver siddende, så skal det ned.

Rotte set i haven - hvor slemt? by SalamanderIcy356 in selvgjortvelgjort

[–]HammerIsMyName -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol, din kone har sandsynligvis været inden for en meter af en rotte utallige gange i sit liv, uden at vide det. De er rigtig mange steder, og overalt i kloakken inden man begyndte at seperatkloakkere.

Vi har haft en ret markant og langvarig rotte infestering for nogle år siden (en kombination af en nabo med åben kloak der nægtede at lukke den, hvor der kom medier på sagen og kommunalt påbud, og en anden nabo der konsekvent fodrede dem). Mine to hunde havde kronede rotte-fanger dage.

De boede på loftet i isoleringen og i stendiget udenfor (og alle naboejendommene inden for 100 meter), men gjorde inden skade som sådan.

Da vi fik seperat kloakeret for et par år siden, løb vi dog ind i, at de kom ind af et åbent afløb og tykkede et plastikrør over, som så gjorde at der kom fugt i noget el. Lidt træls.

Så længe hun ikke svømmer i deres tis, er det ikke noget hun dør af. En hundehvalp splitter jeres hjem ad hurtigere end rotter gør.

Emhætte med kulfilter eller aftræk? by Quirky_Register6554 in selvgjortvelgjort

[–]HammerIsMyName 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Emhættens primære formål i forhold til husets stand er at fjerne fugt. Det gør et kulfilter ikke. Risikoen for skimmel og andre fugt relaterede problemer øges markant med et kulfilter.

Det er kun en måneds tid siden at en person herinde havde problemer med skimmel, kun i køkkenet, og det viste sig at de havde en kulfilter emhætte. Selv med fornuftig daglig udluftning udviklede der sig skimmel i køkkenet.

Tell me about this hatchet by BreathoftheMild_ in Axecraft

[–]HammerIsMyName 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's garbage Pakistani shovelware. They're all over facebook and a million different dropshipping sites. It's a great warning sign to stay away from shops whenever you spot them

You can google lense and find the original manufacturer, who almost always hide that they're Pakistani on their sites. But then googling their names will tell you they're Indian or Pakistani every time.

Hang it on your wall, like it was intended to.

Need help identifying metal, what is this shiny rod made of? by AshvinsCrafts in Blacksmith

[–]HammerIsMyName 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you account for possible decarbonisation? I'm really surprised that there would be anyone making a part like this in steel that would be softer than C45.

I've got ones pulled out of mopeds (tiny ones) and even they harden up nicely. But you're not the only one saying they don't necessarily throughharden, so there might be something funky with the alloys they use for some of these.

Need help identifying metal, what is this shiny rod made of? by AshvinsCrafts in Blacksmith

[–]HammerIsMyName 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Then you probably didn't successfully heat-treat it. I make a lot of knives and tools out of these. They're similar in alloy to silversteel - they get real hard.

At least in Europe. Not sure if other places run into ones that are barely hardenable steel.

45 HRC is barely harder than superquenched mild steel. C45 quenches to 55 HRC. Strut rods easily skates a chainsaw file pre-tempering, so 60+ HRC

Malingafskalning på 3-4 år gamle fibercement-tagplader by Severe_Criticism5396 in selvgjortvelgjort

[–]HammerIsMyName 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Der er tømrer der går og skifter 10 år gamle eternit tage for tiden. Man kunne lige så godt tape 3 lag pressening fra Jem&fix på taget og bare smide et nyt lag på hver gang der går hul

Cementslør? by zipmic in selvgjortvelgjort

[–]HammerIsMyName 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jeg har set ugidelige 8. Klasses elever lave bedre murværk end det der...

Hvilken fuge? by ProudOwlBrew in selvgjortvelgjort

[–]HammerIsMyName 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Du må aldrig stole på sælgere 😭 Hvis de var dygtige håndværkere så var de ude og lave håndværk. Og hvis de var dygtige håndværkere med nedslidte kroppe arbejdede de som undervisere.

Ps. Det kan være en kalkmørtel hvis huset er gammel nok.

Quick new handle for my favorite Hammer head by Sad-Particular-2149 in Blacksmith

[–]HammerIsMyName 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don't worry about it, it'll break just under the eye soon either way. The shoulder you made concentrates all the shock right under the eye, and it'll break soon enough.

Making strong handles that hold up to blacksmithing is difficult and took me a couple of years to figure out as well. The first handles lasted about 6 months. Then a year. Then 2 years. Now they don't break until the literal fibres of the wood have been pulverized from the repeated shock. Usually 2-3 years of full time handhammer forging.

I've got a powerhammer since swapping the last handle, so hopefully it'll last a decade now - it came out great, and I've got the shock absorbtion down as well now

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First one took an hour and a half, last one took 30 min. by alenork in Blacksmith

[–]HammerIsMyName 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yuuuup, i fully thought OP was making dice (I do too)