Toreus

Toreus, do you have a pic of one of these hammers?

Hey guys,

I've been seeing a few french-pattern crosspeins around. Can anyone tell me what's the deal with them, or in what situations they'd be used instead of a symmetrical crosspein?

Thanks,
Toreus

I finally managed to snag me an expired propane tank, so I'll be purging it tomorrow, acquiring the materials during the week (got everything sourced save the tuyere) and start the build next weekend. I'll try to post pics as I go along! :)

Thanks guys!

JNewman- I completely hadn't thought of the Mercaptan! Do you think firing it once at low temp without insulation would do the trick? For getting the dregs of propane out, my plan was to fill it with water twice. I"d then cut the top off with an angle grinder.

Lenaghan- Cheers, mate! Do you think I'd be able to take a look at your forge (I'll send a PM)? the Sounding Stone looks to have good inventory, I'll check it out this weekend. Do you think I'd be able to use their kiln wash or hi-temp cement to surface the ceramic wool (the fiberfrax, right?)?

Dodge- Good to know I picked a good design . I'll definitely check the hospitals (oxygen bottles), AC repairs (freon bottles) and welding outfits (oxyacet bottles?) for expired ones. I was planning on using a hard firebrick cut in half for the floor (easily replaceable if flux gets on there), but I'll definitely investigate to see if casting it would work better. I'll probably scale it down somehow... BTW, is the front plate (door?) on your forge held on by the two bolts at the top and the pivot at the bottom? Is it sheet-metal and ceramic wool insert construction?

Also, what size of blower should I get? I was thinking of just cannibalizing a hairdryer and using a blade valve for more precise control...

Thanks again! :P

Hello everyone,

first time poster here.

I'm located in Winnpeg, Manitoba (about 3 hours North from Grand Forks ND, and I'm trying to get materials for this forge: http://home.flash.net/~dwwilson/forge/plan1.pdf

Question 1: Did I pick a silly design, considering I want a blower forge?

Question 2: Where can I find Kaowool (or equivalent), ITC-100 (or equiv) and firebricks for the bottom and door? I can't seem to find any shops in Winnipeg that sells that stuff.

Question 3: I've seen a lot of pictures of people using expired freon containers and the like- would an expired propane container do the trick?

Thanks guys!

Un franco-manitobain ici!