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Thanks Roger, he did a heck of a job on his setup didn't he? That's the same basic layout of mine as well. He used some pretty thick stuff for the hood and I was wondering if you can get by with something thinner. Yes, I am a cheapskate. Randy

This must be a popular design, I'm building the same one myself. There is an absolute wealth of information on here, as well as a bunch of folks that have made all the discoveries and mistakes already...and will be glad to share. One thing that would help both of us would be a suggestion on the gauge of metal to use for the Hofi hood. I see that fieryfurnace used 3/16ths for his. Could a lighter gauge be used without any heat distortion problems? Not to hijack the thread, just wondering if a person could save a few bucks on the metal. Randy

thanks for the input everybody I see that Hofi's hood is made with 3/16..you think it could be done out of thinner stock without heat distortion being a problem? randy

It is an all metal building 40 x 60 with metal roof. Going through the wall like the Hofi setup. No building code issues, or neighbors with a half mile. I attended (and joined) the IVBA event in Carlinville, Il over the weekend where I picked up a Roger Lorance fire pot and met some really great folks. Found a Champion blower in outstanding shape and am ready to start welding up a table. I have a 150lb Hay Budden but the edges are pretty rough. Really looking forward to it though. I've been reading and lurking on here for a while and finally decided to take the plunge. Thanks for the comments and I'm sure I'll have more questions. randy

Thank you Bill, I had done that, but didn't find anything regarding dimensions. Did find some very useful info and great ideas. No offense taken and that is certainly sound advice. Randy

Hi everybody, This is my first attempt at building a forge and I'd like to use the Hofi style side draft hood. Does anyone know where I can get some plans for it? thanks, Randy