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Forged steel glandes
Sep 27th, 2024 at 5:45pm
 
Hiya

I’m aware I’m spamming the place a bit at the moment, I hope it’s interesting enough to justify!

So, of course, the next step up from clay glandes…. steel glandes😈


I don’t much like the idea of lobbing lead around the countryside but steel is pretty harmless. Also, if you can find them, they don’t deform in the same way.

It didn’t take much for me convincing myself that this is a better use of my time than doing my work. They’re coming in around 100grams. Radius is about 45mm, diameter about 20mm.

My plan was to use them for the pumpkin challenge but then I remembered I’m still struggling to hit a tree at 30 yards so it could get time consuming 😂

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Reply #1 - Sep 27th, 2024 at 7:28pm
 
Very impressive man!  I love 'em!  I want some!
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Reply #2 - Sep 27th, 2024 at 9:03pm
 
I was thinking about trying to make some cast iron ones in the microwave! Maybe I will now.
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Reply #3 - Sep 27th, 2024 at 10:59pm
 
That's awesome! Thumbs Up



IronGoober wrote on Sep 27th, 2024 at 9:03pm:
I was thinking about trying to make some cast iron ones in the microwave!

If I didn't know who you are and what you've already made, that would totally be a 'WTF are you talking about?' statement.  Grin
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Reply #4 - Sep 28th, 2024 at 3:09am
 
This is what the world needs! Keep spamming us with cool stuff.
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Reply #5 - Sep 28th, 2024 at 9:08am
 
Very impressive.  Sell them here.
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Reply #6 - Sep 29th, 2024 at 4:19pm
 
Thanks all!

What sort of weight would people be after? 100 grams is as heavy as I want to throw really, for distance I will probably be making more around 50 grams.


IronGoober wrote on Sep 27th, 2024 at 9:03pm:
I was thinking about trying to make some cast iron ones in the microwave! Maybe I will now.


This is such a bizarre sentence  Grin I would love to see that!
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Reply #7 - Sep 29th, 2024 at 10:57pm
 
I'm just gonna copy this guy. Smiley

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Reply #8 - Sep 30th, 2024 at 10:32am
 
Awesome stuff dude, they look great!
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Reply #9 - Oct 1st, 2024 at 3:12pm
 
Did some more messin after work today, lashing it down outside so no slinging this eve.

I’m going to spend an hour making them and see how many I can do, then work pricing back from there.

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Reply #10 - Oct 1st, 2024 at 4:20pm
 
Whoaaaa, very cool! I would certainly be interested in a handful of various weights. Definitely mostly in the sub 100g range, but maybe one or two jumbo sized ones for fun  Grin
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Reply #11 - Oct 1st, 2024 at 6:31pm
 
Keep experimenting and keep sharing!  I've enjoyed watching this progress.  Have you thrown any yet?
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Reply #12 - Yesterday at 5:26am
 
A great piece of work. Looks very useful and functional. How do they fly? Have you tried them yet? I was given one as a gift. Made of Damascus steel.
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Reply #13 - Yesterday at 1:57pm
 
Thanks for the kind words!

I had a couple of hours at it this afternoon, I halved the forging time by the end of it. There is the odd outlier but they are within 5 grams of one another, so under 10%. What is the kind of tolerance that would be acceptable? Of course less is less but is 5gram tolerance ok?

As to how they fly. I dunno, better than a rock but not as well as lead? It hard to quantify really, they seem straight and stable in flight. I send a few out this evening and they went out of sight against the pale sky. Because they are small and dark they were impossible to see when I sent them at the tree line.

I’ve got some glow in the dark paint that im going to paint some with and see if I can do some distance throwing at night.


Apart from visiting salt flats if anyone has an idea how to find glandes after you’ve thrown them I’d love to know!

Back in the summer up to 120 yards or so I could look for the dust cloud when they hit. Now though I have no idea apart from finding a body of water with a reference mark that I can use my range finder on.
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Reply #14 - Yesterday at 2:27pm
 
have you worked out a price?
how much for a 10-pack or a 20-pack? including shipping
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