Seeking input.
I built a double chamber bellows, works great.. 42x28.. yeah, its medieval but I was familiar with it
Here's a pic on its first day of use... http://legio-ix-hispana.org/gal_muzeo/img_sangandbellows.jpg
and it's forge.... It comes apart for transport.. http://legio-ix-hispana.org/gal_muzeo/img_pilaintraining.jpg
The fuel is mesquite charcoal.. real charcoal, not briquettes.. 40lb sack from a restaurant supply store. Neighbors prefer the aroma of mesquite over that of coal!
Am almost finished building a double bladder bellows - Iron Age .. each bellows is 24" across.. something more appropriate for 1st C AD
However, the next bellows project is a piston pump, much like a Roman water pump...
Anyone have any experience with this sort of set up?
The cylinders will be wood, much like staves in a barrel, except straight.