bogmonster

Hi, newbie. Had a trial day blacksmithing and have been meaning to sort out a forge for some time. I was going to get a coke forge with a neighbour but he has been very busy with other stuff. Anyway, rightly or wrongly I have started down the path of a gas forge. I will go with a variation of a pile of bricks forge where I clamp together bricks to make a roof and floor and then have moveable walls. I also happen to have some ceramic blanket so may also try an alternative design. For a burner I have a pre-make 90,000 BTU burner in the post that I think I will mount through the roof. We have an anvil, although it is a little small but will do to get us started. My main issue is safely. I plan to work in my garage which is adjoined to the house! There is a lot of stuff in my garage already. I am a keen wood turner but the lathe is partitioned off into a separate section of the garage as the dust and shavings get everywhere. The partition is a wooden stud partition with plywood. The rest of the garage is a concrete floor with block walls. The roof is pitched and tiled but has wooden joists that are quite low. There is also currently chainsaws, petrol cans and flammable paints in the garage. There is also a floor standing dust extractor that would need to be wheeled well out of the way. I think I can move all the flammable liquids out of the way and most of the other flammable stuff. My main concern is the amount of heat that will rise and the wooden partition wall. I see some people work in wooden sheds with cement board. I was thinking of putting up a couple of sheets of the cement board onto the ceiling below the forge. I suspect the stud wall will be OK as long as don’t put the forge up against it. In the medium term I think a galvanized metal shed might be the way to go but not really in a position to do that at the moment. I will have a CO2 detector, fire extinguishers etc. Is what I am planning too risky? Anybody else work in an attached garage. What about the timber joists in the roof? BW BM