05-06-2016, 11:48 AM
(05-06-2016, 05:36 AM)Damianus Albinus Wrote: So... In other words we can only guess how did they make it?
Well I think both methods are viable, the problem is size I think some of the primtive industrial machinery I've seen is huge although its not that old, if you only have two guys working with hammers (say a heavy sledge hammer) theres a limit on what you can achieve, but if you had a hammer larger then a man could use you could move so much more metal with it in a much larger area which in combination with a set hammer may give the impression of no hammer strikes, of course such a thing would have to be powered by water or other means....
However All Iron would be initially forged with a hammer of some form, basically its only down to finishing...
the problem I see with rollers is the iron introduced into the rollers has to be pretty evenly forged to start with, otherwise it would snake all over the place (though a guide immediatly behind the rollers may prevent this somewhat and hand cranking would help) and would tend to make it longer rather then wider... though it would likely be easier to adjust thickness by having one roller adjustable by the use of shims(to control the thickness) and wedges (to clamp the roller)....
perhaps a combination of both was used...
Just some thoughts, not written in stone...
Ivor
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
