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I like the look of a brick forge and am looking for plans to build one. Can anyone help me out with some general reading on the various types and plans to build one?

I picked up on of these to burn weeds. Has anyone tried using it as a burner for a forge.

What does all the text on the side say about oil? I can read the line about keep filled with oil, but I can't read the second line.

I've never had a hand crank blower before. I'm trying to take up forging again after 25 years. My first step is to work on the blower I got. It says "Canedy Otto Mfg Co - Chicago Heights Ill USA" on one side and "Royal Western Chief H" on the other. I am uncertain the last time it was used but the handle turns freely. It also says something like "Keep filled with Oil" so how much and what kind of oil? I assume the oil goes in the thingy sticking up on the top. I'm attaching some pictures or you can read about this effort at it's web page.

These links to other posts don't seam to work anymore.

Can someone point me to some kind of write up on chimney's? I would like to setup a coal forge in my garage, thus the need for a chimney. It would also be nice if it could do double duty and service a wood stove to heat the garage as well. I need an overview and what to consider as I have no experence in this area.

I am trying to get back into Blacksmithing after more than 20 years. I have aquired, among other things, an anvil that looks like it says Peter Wright on it and is stamped with 1 1 5, which I translate to 140 lbs. I'm looking for a way to mount it. I can't afford to dedicate space to a smithy, so it will have to share space with everything else in my garage. While it doesn't have to be on wheels, I do need to be able to drag it around. I will be cutting down an elm tree soon so I could mount in on a chunk of that. I am concerned about it being top heavy. I don't have a welder to build a metal stand.