02-05-2011, 09:34 AM
Ah, yes, welding a cone and working from there makes some sense! (But then the ancients did not always make sense...) Maybe they first welded a fairly thick tube and then flared it into a cone? That would be easier to weld and still explain the thick center.
Yeah, I've done a riveted one, too, but a fairly simple shape. If I had money to burn I'd buy a couple nice ones of various shapes! Spinning seems to be easier today than finding a blacksmith skilled enough for things like this. Dishing out a simple domed boss is one thing, but those conical ones can be tricky. In Roman times, brass and bronze could be spun, but not iron, presumably because of the slag content. So a forged iron boss is more accurate than a spun one.
Matthew
Yeah, I've done a riveted one, too, but a fairly simple shape. If I had money to burn I'd buy a couple nice ones of various shapes! Spinning seems to be easier today than finding a blacksmith skilled enough for things like this. Dishing out a simple domed boss is one thing, but those conical ones can be tricky. In Roman times, brass and bronze could be spun, but not iron, presumably because of the slag content. So a forged iron boss is more accurate than a spun one.
Matthew
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