GRiley904

This is my forge and start up tools I haven't built a table yet I figure I'll wait until I can fill one up

I recently had thought about trying some mail and thanks to this post I could if I so choose thanks this is a great tutorial I'm a hands on learner so for me to read something and feel I could put it to practice confidently is rare

I have a friend that I helped make a couple grills and he always flushed them with water before he cut them

However with a27 x 17" feed trough it will be hard to get both in the same set up so maybe think about 2 separate forges. Another thing is design something that meets your needs as a budding smith be safe and let those wiser than you teach and help you and they will do so

This set up works great for me, that is the great thing about t this craft, you can taylor things to your needs my goals as a blade smith cause me to need the trough for heat treating but everything else is done in the smaller side having them both on the same air supply allows me to choose witch forge I need at the time without dragging out a different set up it's also east to switch from one to the other after looking at your thread I think this set up would be great for you and your son as well

It's really two forges on one air supply

Just a circular forge akin to a brake drum but with a sloped circumference down to the tuyere jets I guess a normal forge if you will

Well I started with a brake drum forge and found that I couldn't heat larger stock for annealing or heat treating so I adopted an idea from tim lively with a trough type forge but still wanted to be able to conserve fuel so the other half of the tank is a sloped circle that doesn't eat charcoal quite so fast after splitting the tank I cut a disk out the size of the pipe I used for my tuyere and welded the disk to the end of the pipe as a cap then mounts the pipe my friend built the stand and welded everything for me then came the adobe and after that set up I drilled the tuyere jets as shown above all and all I'm pretty satisfied with the result

2 rows of tuyere jets in the long part and a circular burner at the end

This is my new forge. I cut an air compressor tank in half welded in a large pipe adobes and drill my friend did the welding and made the stand but the design is mine I put both forges on the same air supply and it runs quite well.please criticism is welcome

i am very sorry and didnt mean to minimize the danger yes death is harsh and i see he decided to take it outside witch i do believe is the better option but i never said small ventilation is possible and i stand by that however it would take major home modification witch may not be an option pit like cellar seems the issue would be getting clean air in but not un-doable once again im sorry and i'll be the first to tell you to take the advise of an experienced smith over mine as a novice. mod you're right and we cant expect everyone to know and understand the physics Steve im glad to see another beginner here and hope to see you bud into a great smith keep it safe and have a good one I'm wrong Riley

Now I know this post was very poorly worded i should have said monoxide and i forgot to mention letting clean air in but i would like to know how suggesting proper ventilation is such a horrible idea. many people have indoor set ups and they aren't dead... due to their ventilation system. im not picking a fight by any means and im not an experienced smith by any means. but people have built fires inside their dwellings for ever in fact there was a mining operation where a fire was used to bring clean air in. Mod i believe your correction was a lil harsh but then again it's better to be safe than sorry

results got under my skin. Jesse hand crafted every part on that bike. hand bent SS frame. and did yall see the leaf he forged for the brake pedal. but no jr. takes it with a take on a plane. dont get me wrong it was pretty, but did you see the rivot coming apart at the end of the results show. yea Jesse was right that bike wouldnt make it home... from its couch

it's all about ventilation where there is fire there is carbon dioxide you gotta get it out of there maybe build a small chimney type deal on it, with a fan directing it outside, should do the trick Mod addition: IF you want to kill yourself and your family go ahead. this is a very BAD IDEA

maybe something to separate the tools from one another. what i mean to say is, if you did put it on wheels or even bump in to it the vibration could cause your tools to fall off. I would want something that limited their movement enough to keep them in the rack but still be easy to retrieve. I tend to be over protective of my tools though, pesky little habit my dad gave me, just a suggestion it looks great. Riley (edit) i got a little hasty and replied to old stuff lol. You have a great shop coming along cant wait to see more pics

do a youtube search on Micarta its done with cloth cutouts soaked in fiberglass resin and clamped together once this dries its a solid and beautiful design. handle like you would with wood or how ever you like i like this method though I've never used it. also wood is wood pick one you think is pretty. I think a driftwood handle would be cool, or a walnut, cherry, or even a cedar would be pretty in my opinion. pick up some wood cut it open and see how you like the grain number of knots hardness and any other working variable and go from there Riley

the anvil is ringin in Jacksonville, FL Ted there are very few people in the world like that left and each one lost is a shame. I can only hope someone touches my life the way he touched yours. my thoughts and prayers go to his family and everyone who loved him, cause it sounds like a lot. George Riley Simonds

im more interested in how you built the forge, i know you're using coal from earlier posts. i think you should study a lot more and be SURE that your equipment is safe and controllable. im only a beginner my self and wouldn't dare tackle something like that. take your time and learn how the metal moves,the "basics" if you will. I'd say if you did that one day you will surprise yourself and be able to give your dad something more meaningful. some pics would be cool

i would say build your forge put a couple fires in it and see if it poses a problem. make sure you keep something around to put out any unwanted fires and tackle it from there, you can always modify a forge or build a new one pretty cheap or free, but your own personal experience will determine how you like to work and what equipment you like to work with. for a starter i dont know if id bother, i actually didnt, this is my forge http://www.facebook....853ea37b&type=1. i just got started myself and am still collecting tools and planning to build a nook in my back yard to keep the rain off. i might then upgrade my forge somehow i.e. a better stand, or a steel plate to mount the brakedrum into giving me more of a table surface to work on. the point being keep it simple for now and adjust as per your preference.

you can build a forge out of almost anything just remember your goal is to channel air into the fire. i used a brake drum and for about 20 bucks i got some BLACK IRON pipes to channel my air coming from an old hair drier. it is just what you said, a starter kit, but it close to free so you cant beat that. DO NOT USE GALVANIZED METAL FOR OR IN YOUR FORGE AS IT COULD KILL YOU. i have seen forges built with fire brick and even dug right into the ground. anything is possible and with some creativity you can make it work. maybe look at some blueprints in that section of the forum there are some good ones, i watched a bunch of videos on youtube and stole my idea from someone else. my advise would be just to study study study find something in your range of possibilities study some more and then practice

i would stick with the natural lump i hear the briquettes put impurities in the metal because of the bonding agent used to keep their form, plus despite what i heard i did use briquettes once and they didnt burn right in my forge. i use royal oak natural hardwood lump or cowboy brand natural lump and these burn nicely and are available at your grocery store

Hello sirs. My name is Riley and im new to the forge. I started do to my interest in bladesmithing, but would like to expand my knowledge as much as possible. I came here to chat with like minded people, get ideas and advise on metalworking. I've only made a couple railroad spike knives at the moment and am currently interested in forming a tamahagne. If anyone has information or how to get the iron ore or tips and tricks on maintaining the furnace or even furnace construction i would be very grateful. Im a very hands on kind of learner, searching and scouring for written info isnt my strong suite, so i apologize if my question has already been answered or is out of place.