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By lids I mean put a top and bottom in it.
I am wanting a side draft.this is what I had in mind.

I would be setting the casing on end beside the fire pot. Basically a round super sucker. Do you think that would work?

I am a new to blacksmithing, and am trying to build my first smithy. I have basically everything done but a chimney. Previously I have been hung up on a super sucker or other side draft/sheet metal style chimney. This last week I was discussing with my dad what makes a chimney a good chimney, and the point came up if the outlet draws more than the inlet (to create the suck) it would work. So my question is I have a piece of 22" steel casing about 5' long, if I took about 2' of it and put lids top and bottom with a 8" arch in the side/bottom with a 12" pipe venting it...would that work? Thanks in advance for y'all's advice. Here's a couple of pics

Thanks... that early offering was one of the few that turned up on a search. I see he never posted prices -- or at least not yet. No urgency in any case -- I wouldn't likely be doing anything much with it before Spring. I hadn't considered the other sources. Kind of embarrassing, since I worked for Otis Elevator for a few years. --Pete

Dillon where in central Arkansas do you live. There is a local chapter and they are having a monthly meeting tomorrow around Stuttgart. I am from Beebe by the way and just starting out myself.

I bought this off a neighbor for about fifty bucks I have the complete forge stand and all. I can't find any information or pics like this. I can't seem to include my pics so the gearbox is No 40 and the fan housing is marked 48r. It fastens on top of about a 3" pipe