ddwilson

Thanks, will try and get it lined this week so I can try to get it heated up this weekend. Doug

Where do you find clay to line a forge? I am a newbie so just trying to figure out the detail on this. Just had a decent forge given to me and do not want to mess the cast iron up. There is no red clay that I can dig up that I know of in the area. Thanks, Doug

I am all new to this and it is my first forge. Champion 242 forge @ 20x30 cast iron base with blower and 6 pair of tongs were given to me recently. The forge was full of mortor that was cracked and the grate( think there is another name for it but all new to me) was broken out. I cleaned the mortar out and replaced the grate with a cast iron floor drain cover. Oiled the blower, and it seems to work fine. My question is do I need to line the cast iron with something? Doug