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Sparky93

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  1. Here is the progress I have made on my first forge, I still need insulation and paint but other than that it is done. Where is a good place to buy refractory blanket, and what kind do I need? Is the only option to order it or is there a store that sales it? If any body has some scrap they would be willing to part with PM me and maybe we can work something out.
  2. What is a good cheap torch to use in a coffee can forge, it needs to be under $35 to stay in my budget. I like the looks of the bernzomatic JTH7, it has been about $25 on most sites but it is sold out everywhere. And it is the one they used in the plans and claimed about 2000 F from it.
  3. @fciron - I'll be home for thanksgiving break, but I probably won't have time to make that trip. @ThomasPowers - LOL about the college students forge Thanks for the welcomes, I think I am going to try and put together my micro forge over thanksgiving break so I will post some pics of my progress if there is any.
  4. Howdy all, I have been lurking around the forum for a few days now and decided I'd better post an introduction. I am going to college at Purdue University in West Lafayette Indiana, but my home town is in southern Indiana. My major is mechanical engineering technology, and I love the outdoors. I like to hunt, fish, hike, and just spend time outside. For a long time I have had a fascination with blacksmithing, when I was younger I dug a hole in the ground and tried to make it into a forge. I would like to construct a proper forge and try my hand at this, which leads into my first couple of questions. I already have access to an anvil, my dad shoes horses and has one for that. I would like to construct a simple, cheap forge to get started with. I am thinking a coffee can forge or paint can, whichever I can find first. Here is the site that I found with instructions on building a coffee can forge http://zoellerforge.com/coffee.html the fuel would be provided by a bernz-o-matic torch. Is there a simpler design that I should use? I eventually would like to try bladesmithing once I get the basics down, so would this forge be a good choice for that? Also what are some good beginner projects to get started with once I get my forge constructed? Thanks, C.M. Brown
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