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View Poll Results: What type device supplies air to your forge?

Great Bellows (tear dropped shape) 5 5.26%
Box bellows 2 2.11%
Bag type bellows 0 0%
Hand cranked blower 23 24.21%
Compressed air (air compressor) 0 0%
Electric fan AC 48 50.53%
Electric fan DC 3 3.16%
Other 14 14.74%
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Old 08-14-2008, 03:50 AM
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Ntech , it wont let me pick more then 1

Main forge in shop 240 v ( OZ power ) 1500 W vac motor hooked to a light dimmer switch

Demo forge Sydney Rapid " B " hand crank

Demo forge 12 v " thermo fan , bunged into a drum , hose comin' outta the other end

( all above " air supplies " can be used on main shop forge , the latter 2 on demo forge only )


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I had a box bellows at my wood (charcoal) forge, but went to an electric blower for consistency with my gasifier.

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i use a hand crank blower,good thing i like them,got 7 of em.
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I use a very cheap hair dryer, at least until I can get a small hand cranked blower.
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I have a squirrel cage type fan out of a furnace, this is for taking in the cold air i think. it's hooked u to a dimmer switch
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So I am in the majority again. That is twice in one lifetime. I can't stand much more of this.
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Shop vac, but I think its overkill. I may try a hairdryer.
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I use a great bellows for the demo forge, an electric fan with speed control for the shop forge, and have a few hand crank blowers just in case.
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Lets see I have an aspirated propane forge, a blown propane forge---small squirrelcage blower, a hand crank blower solid fuel forge, a massive cast iron electrically blow forge with old paddle fan blade blower (like a hand crank has) and two single action bellows for the Y1K ground forge. I gave away my double lunged great bellows when I moved out here.

Oh yes a Johnson NG forge with blower in a box too. we don't have NG so It's in the corner gathering dust.

So I guess this is "other"
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