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NTECH
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Tonight's demo is a candle sticker. Start with 3/8" round stock. About 18" is needed for the piece but any extra length will give you something to hold without using tongs.
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Figure 2 |
Point one end, about 2 inches, to a sharp point.
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Figure 3a |
Figure 4 |
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NTECH
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(Flat #1) About 12" from the point end, flatten the stock on the horn to about 1/8" thick. This one ended up about 3/4" wide x 3-1/2" long. This will be referred to as the spring.
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Figure 5 |
Make two lines on the anvil with soapstone 4" apart. Heat the stock and align the center of the spring (flat #1) with the first line. Using the pein end of the hammer, make a dent in the stock, at the 4" mark. Put this over the horn, dent down, and you can feel the dent on the horn. Flatten this to end up about 1/2 " wide and 1-1/2" long. This is flat #2.
Do the same thing 4" on the other side of the spring. This will be flat #3.
Be sure that both dents are put on the same side of the stock, and the both dents are down toward the horn when you hammer.
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NTECH
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Start at the end of flat #2 and leave about 1" of the stock round. Take a heat, and then flatten a section about 2-1/2" long so it is 1/2" wide. This is flat #4. Take another heat, and if needed, isolate the flat area by applying a little water to cool the round stock on either side. Now put a twist in flat #4.
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Figure 7 |
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NTECH
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At the end of this flat #4, measure 2" and hot cut to separate the work from the stock. Place about an inch on the anvil and hit it with a hammer making a round flat end. Lay it on the horn and turn it 90 degrees, forming a 1/4 circle.
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Figure 9 |
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NTECH
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Heat the spring section and wrap it about a 3/4" pipe as if you were forming a spring fuller. Make sure the two flats (flat #2 and flat #3) line up across from one another.
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NTECH
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Stick the point into a beam, and place a candle between the flats. The spring will hold the
candle in place.
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It is always fun to watch people guess at this one during a demo. Once the "spring" is wrapped around the pipe, I then cool the metal in water only so I can handle it. I then stick it in the anvil stump, and place a candle in the holder, and smile.
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NTECH
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Questions?
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JOCK D
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Is there a NAME for this thing Glenn?
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P-F
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Thats elegant Glenn!..1 pc is hard to do, much less as well....applause
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Steve C
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How long does it take to make one of these?
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Bill
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that is real nice glenn,and verry good demo
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jamgusmc
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How do you do the twist?
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NTECH
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I call it a candle holder, but I like the candle sticker name also.
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Bill
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how mutch do thay sell for???????
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possum
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great demo Glenn
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axa
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nice demo i like it
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NTECH
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Steve, not long, just enough time to flatten some metal across the horn of the anvil. Goes fast once you quit trying to measure everything.
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jj2k
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Nice demo Glenn. 'Bout how much do ya sell 'em for?
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NTECH
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The twist is made by getting the metal hot and holding it with the tongs or a vise. Then use another set of tongs or pliers and make a circle. The metal is soft and will move easily.
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NTECH
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Selling price is $15.
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GURU
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NOTE: Everyone had to ask Glenn what they sell for because THAT is always HIS question at the demos since the first one Bill Epps did over two years ago!
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