Forging a stinger(open)

[Eric Noir]

Eric searched through the various metals in the storage room within the workshop. He had remembered when Ashlie had shown him this when he had been trying to turn nails into a sword. Now he was doing this the right way. The main issues they had discussed were the fragility a blade sized for him would have. After a lot of research into the different metals available, it had suddenly occurred to him that the answer had been just about in front of him. He had been provided with super dense tools in order to work with full sized metals, so it occurred to him that by combining some of that into the design would give it far more durability a normal metal was capable of.

Eric picked up a small shaving of iron in the scrap bin, testing it's weight. It felt heavy in his hand, far too heavy for it's size, a clear indication of being what he was looking for. He imagined these were left over from the creation of the tools he used. They were only bits and pieces, he had to do a lit of searching to separate it from the regular metals, but he had eventually found enough to reinforce his weapon. He took the scrap and flew back to the work bench, putting in the stone cup with the other shavings he had found. It looked like it was enough. He placed the cup in the induction forge and turned it on, watching and hoping that the dense materials would melt.

[Narrator]

It takes a long time, but eventually the material begins to glow red and once it does it rapidly spreads and almost sags a little under it's own weight.

[Eric Noir]

Eric gave a short sigh of relief, he hadn't been sure that would work, whatever the stuff was made of for all intensive purposes defied physics, at least his base understanding of it. Now all that was left was to combine it with the needle he had. It was industrial grade, a little better quality then the factory made, but a needle none the less. It was the right size for him to work with, and around the right shape for him to use as the basis. He places the needle partially into the induction forge, and it soon heated up, much faster then the denser materials. then he took it out and used the clamps to bend the hot metal and fold it back, using his hammed to make it into a solid mass again. It was fairly easy due to the difference in density between it and the hammer, almost immediately flattening with a few taps. It shortened the length to the size of a dagger and gave it a little more strength. With it prepared, he inserted the piece in the mold, then lifted the stop cup with the clamps, and carefully poured it in with the needle base. There was a big hiss as the metals met, and soon he saw the red hot metal fill to the brim of the mold. Now he just needed to wait until the metal cooled, and he could remove the mold and refine the shape it made.