Although Tie Hammer was a player, it didn't happen that the great craftsmen and everyone looked down upon him. Tie Hammer followed Zeng Yi not long after the game started, and he was always in the capital. During this period, so many things happened, and the imperial court had already punished Zeng Yi.
Yi investigated the blacksmith shop in the capital and found out everything. Especially the eunuch from Dongchang was very polite to Tie Hammer. He knew that Tie Hammer was a master craftsman who could make artifacts. Originally, Zeng Yi thought that everyone
He looked down on the hammer and then slapped him in the face. There is no way to see it now.
"The hammer, that's it. Come and see what's wrong!"
Iron Hammer didn't waste any time. He directly observed the cannons in front of them. After a few glances, he immediately said: "The materials are not up to par, the purification is not enough, and the other thing is the pouring technology." He looked at the master craftsmen and said, "What are you using?"
Can the clay be used as a mold for casting?"
When the master craftsmen heard this, they immediately nodded. "Is there any problem?"
"It's a big problem!" In ancient times, clay was usually used as the casting mold for early pouring. However, the clay mold has very high requirements on the humidity, composition and casting technology of the soil. Moreover, the finished mold must also go through
It needs to be dried before it can be used, so it often takes a few months or even half a year for a good mold to be formed. You must know that the clay mold is a one-time use, the success rate is very low, and the finished cannon bore is often uneven.
These are the reasons why it is very easy to explode.
Hearing Tie Zhui's words, the faces of the master craftsmen became a little ugly. The third child looked at everyone and whispered in the ears of Zeng Yi and the others: "Second brother, did you make a mistake?
At this level, you are still a master craftsman? You can’t even compare to a blacksmith who makes a hoe, right?”
The fourth child rolled his eyes at the third child and said, "Are you stupid? We are all great craftsmen in shipbuilding and weapons. We used to study things like ballistae, and most of them were wooden ship-borne weapons. Even if
There are steel parts, but they are also very small. For a technology like casting, naturally I can’t keep up with the guy with a hammer!”
These master craftsmen were able to pick it up and put it down. Although they were embarrassed, they immediately said to the hammer with great respect: "Sir, please give me some advice!"
As a craftsman himself, Iron Hammer naturally had no other objections to craftsmen, and immediately said: "You are welcome, since I am here, I will naturally do my best, let's do it step by step!"
"Sir, please come in!"
Everyone arrived at the factory. Iron Hammer looked at everyone and said, "Let's talk about the materials first! Such a large item cannot be forged, it can only be cast. You will use steel as soon as you come up. You must know that the furnace temperature is high.
If it is not too high, the forged pig iron will be too brittle, the wrought iron will be too soft, it will be difficult to control the melting point, there will be more bubbles, and the structure will be crude, and these problems will naturally occur!"
"Then what materials should be used?"
"Use copper!" Although these master craftsmen are not very good at casting, they still understand the basic techniques. When they heard about copper, their eyes lit up. "Hey! We have all reached a dead end!"
"It's much simpler to use copper. I believe you all understand that once the material problem is solved, let's talk about molds. No matter what material you use, as long as you use clay, these problems will definitely occur. I suggest using steel.
Mold! Use iron to make the mold. Such a mold can be reused, and the cast cannon bore is naturally smooth, has less trachoma, and is of high quality."
"Aren't you talking about Tie...? You go on, I'll shut up." Before Zeng Yi could finish his words, Tie Hammer glared back at him.
"Use the best materials and the best technology to make a set of molds, even if you do it bit by bit, once it is done, subsequent production will be much easier!"
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Iron Hammer is worthy of being a forging master. He made those NPCs stunned for a while. When they got to the back, several master craftsmen were so respectful that they said to Iron Hammer: "I hope you can help me, sir!"
Seeing Tie Zhui's hesitation, both Dengzhou Navy and Dongchang Eunuch Zhang made requests. After Zeng Yi repeatedly reminded him of the magic weapon blueprints and casting techniques, Tie Hammer agreed to help.
"I can take action, but the mold must be made of very good steel. Not to mention Damascus steel or jade steel, it must be similar."
"What a coincidence. Last time I came back from Persia, I got a batch of top-quality steel from Persia. You can use those to get it!" Zeng Yi immediately bought the batch of steel that he had purchased to cover his identity at twice the price.
Sold to Dengzhou Naval Shipyard.
When it comes to forging, Laosi is really good. With the help of more than a dozen master craftsmen and dozens of ordinary craftsmen, Hammer built the mold in less than a day, and finally went through a series of
The mold was finally removed from the messy craftsmanship.
"Now that the mold is ready, can the cannon be cast?" Everyone asked impatiently.
Iron Hammer said: "It's only preliminary, it still needs to be polished!" Iron Hammer is a very skilled weapon polisher. Under his command, the craftsmen almost polished the mold into a mirror.
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"That's it now, let's start making cannons!"
The hot copper water was poured into the mold, and everyone waited anxiously. Time passed by, and everyone looked at the hammer. After a while, the hammer said: "Open the mold!"
As the mold was opened, a brand new copper cannon appeared in front of everyone. When the copper cannon was no longer so hot, the master craftsmen immediately rushed forward and started operating it. In order to polish the inner chamber, the master craftsmen actually came to
We hired several craftsmen to polish the bronze mirror. They worked together and spent several hours polishing the inner chamber to look like a bronze mirror.
At this point, the bronze cannon was finally cast. The Commander-in-Chief of the Dengzhou Navy immediately ordered the experiment to begin. The newly minted cannon was quickly taken to the shooting range.
As the mold was opened, a brand new copper cannon appeared in front of everyone. When the copper cannon was no longer so hot, the master craftsmen immediately rushed forward and started operating it. In order to polish the inner chamber, the master craftsmen actually came to
We hired several craftsmen to polish the bronze mirror. They worked together and spent several hours polishing the inner chamber to look like a bronze mirror.
At this point, the bronze cannon was finally cast. The Commander-in-Chief of the Dengzhou Navy immediately ordered the experiment to begin. The newly minted cannon was quickly taken to the shooting range.
At this point, the bronze cannon was finally cast. The Commander-in-Chief of the Dengzhou Navy immediately ordered the experiment to begin. The newly minted cannon was quickly taken to the shooting range.