Upsetting — Study Resources & PYQs
Smithy operation of upsetting metal.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- Virtual Labs (Govt. of India) - Smithy / Hand Forging (Article) — Government Virtual Labs lesson defining upsetting, drawing down, setting down, cutting, swaging and bending, along with striking tools and all tong types. Best single page for this unit.
- ICAR e-Courses - Lesson 5: Smithy and Forging Operations (Article) — Indian government e-course notes with the forging temperature vs heat-colour table for steel - a favourite viva question - plus detailed upsetting, drawing and bending procedure.
- Go Practicals - Smithy Shop: Introduction, Tools & Precautions (Article) — Practical-file format page on the smithy shop: hearth, anvil, swage block, tongs, hammers and safety precautions. Copy the tool list straight into your record.
- Our E-Labs - Common Forging and Smithy Operations (Article) — Indian lab-manual blog describing each operation as a procedure, e.g. heat only the portion to be upset, keep hammer blows in line with the bar to avoid bending.
- Black Smithy Workshop: Full Details (YouTube) (Video) — Indian engineering workshop video covering forging, cutting, hammering, smoothing and bending in one go. Good visual revision before the practical exam.
- UPTTI - Black Smithy Shop Lecture Notes (PDF) (PDF) — Concise institute lecture PDF listing all twelve forging operations with short definitions. Useful as a one-page revision sheet.
Taught in these subjects
- Workshop Technology — BMEL12 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu