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Old 07-13-2008, 06:51 PM
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Hi folks, After speaking with Glenn and the boys in chat last night, I had a few questions and everyone was kind enough to answer them for me. I started on my new shop forge today. I currently use a two burner gas job and decided to build me a bigger coal forge to do some big stuff. Anyway, here is progress for today. Let me know what you think. Don't worry, I'm not thin skinned, I can take the bad with the good. I still need to fabricate the sides where the coal lays and build a hood of some type. I used a disc brake drum off of a six lug chevy pickup for thr firepot.

Thanks again for your advise here folks. You people are a great bunch.

PS: The beverage in the one photo is in there for scale. It was good though on this hot day in PA.
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Looks great!
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Looks like a great start to me, that is similar to my shop forge, and mine works well.
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hey what is your firepot made of? is it a real one?
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Hi Sabre, the firepot is a cast iron disc brake drum off of a six lug chevy truck
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Hey Smokeman pretty cool. nice to know your in the area too. I'm working on a similar setup but from a cast drain. 2" black iron t and pipe. I think it was frosty that had a good idea about an ash dump so I went to TSC and picked up a rain cap for an exhaust stack. I bought the 2 1/4" but I think the 2 1/2" would have been better. nice job.

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Old 07-13-2008, 09:34 PM
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Thats a good idea piglet, never thought of the rain stack cover for the ash dump. I might have to look into that one. Thanks for sharing that information.

I was just down your way last week, went with the family to Turkey Point.
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looks good ...I mighta used angle iron around the edges so you have a "box" so your coal dont fall over the place....otherwise cool
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Nice and clean. Can't wait to see it finished.
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hey i couldnt help but to notice but whats your tee fitting made from also yoyur flange..... they look like galvanised..... ifso becarefull of lead poisioning
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