speura
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David Wittrock in the California Blacksmiths Assoc. built a civil war travelling forge.
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Stories behind smithy/forge names...
speura replied to elkdoc's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
I named mine Deer Hill Forge, it's what my name translates to in english. Peura=deer m -
Yep my original JYF drum sits in a hole and I've used tabs to fit in the rotor gap to hold it down (I store it on it's side). And I originally welded the pipe to the drum, the first time I did a small bead and I guess I didn't get much penetration. It eventually cracked and fell off. After that I put on a bigger bead and then some more. The pipe is probably closer to 3 inches instead of 2. Instead of welding in my tuyere I made an insert to slip inside the pipe. What I have works well I'm just starting to make another one that's a little more compact, the grating for the tongs and hammers will swing up into position and my travel anvil will have a shelf underneath to bolt it down to while I'm on the road. I want to make sure I have the joint 'tween the pipe and drum done well because welding is a bit of a weak point for me at the moment. (practice, practice, practice).
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The tuyere slips into the pipe and the plate is slightly domed. The holes have been drilled on an angle to spread out the blast. I pull it out at the end of the day when I'm cleaning up. -
The ash dump flap is spring loaded to hold it tight. -
All the parts are from the scrap yard. 8 inches across and 3 inches deep. The plate it's sitting in already had the sides folded up and the hole cut in it. Like it was meant to be. ;-) -
The drum I use has a hole just around the same size of the pipe but I could just use the bolt holes to connect the plate to. Sounds like a plan, I had previously just welded pieces of rebar into the bolt holes to fill.
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My question is about welding up pieces together for my next JYF. I've made one before and I'm looking to improve on the manufacture of the next one. I'm using a brake drum set in a steel plate and the pipe is 2" schedule 40. Last time I just kept welding until it was just a massive bead. I use a Lincoln Mig sp135 with a Lincoln multipurpose .035" flux core. I don't use shielding gas. Would there be different type of wire to use to get the pipe to weld to the brake drum better?
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