Here's my welded firepot I've been working on for my table forge. I used the design in the book "A Blacksmith's Primer" by Randy McDaniel, except I used 1/2" plate steel instead of 1/4" or 3/8". I had the pattern CNC plasma cut so everything fit up really tight. The root passes were TIG welded and the filler passes are 7018. The flange is TIG welded to the pot portion. The tuyere has 2 slots 5/8" X 2".

Looking good...I've had my welded firepot for almost 3 years.....they're great
I had mine plasma cut and I used 5/8"

Man, that is nice..Ought to make a nice forge pot..

Very nice firepot. Why no clinker breaker? With your skills that should be no problem.

It will have a clinker breaker, just have gotten that far yet. I'm still split on the design.

awsome job, my bowl is a welded fire pot, never had a problem

out of 1/2 inch it should last 100 years or better... looks good

Nice and solid looking welding there, good job.

Nice looking firepot WELL DONE

Mike Tanner

nice welding I used pieces of 5/8 rebar for my last fire pot it is holding up great. Ialso used 4x4 square tube for the piping.

I got 8 hard years in my first firebox and tuyere of this design. At that point the sides warped, not burned! Paint was still on the sides and it was only 1/4" plate! I remade the firebox from 3/8" this time and welded it to the old tuyere with klinker breaker and expect a lot of years from it. The angle of the sides and angle of the grate make all of the difference!

Love the job. I did the same, but out of 3/8 check plate. I never put in a clink breaker just a grate made from 3/8 rod, from a mesh we had in shop. I do find with the design you have that the clinkers form about 1/2 inch above the bottom, maybe due to the air flow and no flat bottom area. Oh, and I welded my box into my forge table so there is no lip.

What are the dimensions of the box?

really nice job, long may it last.

And I'll go exactly the opposite---may you get to use it so much and so hard that you need to replace it in a year or two!

A good wish for a lot of work, but he still won't burn it out.

I made mine using the design in the same book(thank you Randy McDaniel) using 3/8" plate. I have been using it steadily for 6-7 years with no sign of degradation. I'm thinking it will last as long as I do. I didn't tig the root passes, just mig. The parts were cut with an O/A torch then welded together. No one can see the workmanship. I don't have a clinker breaker and don't miss it.