Forging is one of the oldest metal processing methods. Such items are very beautiful and do not change over the centuries. Forged gates are an indescribable beauty in which a person puts his soul, it is the embodiment of his imagination in reality.
DIY forged gates
The first thing that guests pay attention to when approaching the house is the gate. Itβs difficult to create forged gates with your own hands, but itβs quite possible. To do this, you will need blacksmith tools, tools, a horn and an anvil. A hearth is a furnace for metal, the main requirement for its quality work is constantly high temperature. Due to this, the metal can be given absolutely any shape.
In addition to leading devices, you will need additional devices. In order to hold hot metal, special tongs are needed, for hammering - hammers of various sizes, and special holes are needed to create holes. A tool that is missing, you can make yourself.
For the manufacture of each element you need a large number of different tools, which can reach up to a hundred pieces. Before you start making forged gates, it is very important to study the types of metals, how they behave when heated, what changes occur inside the structure. It is necessary to learn how to feel the material, to see its more expressive features and to be able to distinguish them.
Forged gates begin to do with a sketch. You need to purchase the necessary amount of metal and a pair of rods, best of square section, they are suitable for the frame. After the sketches are made on paper, all sizes are indicated, proceed to cutting parts. Then they are bent according to the figure. After this, the finished turns are connected to each other and attached to the gate frame.
For the wrought-iron gates to be beautiful, it is required to maintain a plane. During the use of welding, it is important to be able to timely bring down the slag resulting from the seams, since if this is not done, cracks may form, everything will begin to crumble, holes will appear, and this will provide good moisture access to the steel, which will ultimately lead to corrosion destruction of the entire structure.
The finished work of art needs to be processed with sandpaper and painted with black paint. It can be coated with golden enamel; it is elegantly combined with black.
Sliding forged gates
Swing gates are beautiful, they have an advantage in the simplicity of design, but sliding forged gates are much more convenient. Moreover, they are more practical. Forged sliding gates have a number of advantages: the construction is solid - this will do without deformations, it is not necessary to clean the area in front of the gates, especially in winter, they can be placed both at a large production site and at home, and are made for openings with any width.
Sliding gates can also be done with your own hands, for this you need to study the design. It is very simple, it looks like a canvas with a counterweight part, a variety of accessories are attached to it. The manufacturing process of sliding gates is much more voluminous and consists of two stages. First, the web is prepared, and then this web is mounted on the base.
But no matter how these gates are sliding or swinging, the main thing is to make them well. High-quality execution will give the house a unique and individual style.