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Great, thanks for the input, I’ll contact Johnson and Mankel, and see if NC will change over to natural gas. All the Johnson forges I had seen were too big for our space, must have not looked the right place to find the smaller ones. I need to visit the Safety office to see what their requirements are, building one may not be entirely off the table, I know the sculpture department made a natural gas forge a few years ago, but there is a lot more attention to safety now. Thanks,
Todd -
I have been asked to look at natural gas forges. This is for a university art metals studio, mostly small scale stuff, a knifemakers or slightly larger would be about the right size. I know that I can make one, I made mine at home, but this is for work, I think at least partially for liability a commercial made forge is desired. I also suspect that for most users propane is the preferred fuel, again that’s what I use at home, but at the university we have access to natural gas, it runs the sculpture studios melting furnace, gas kilns in the ceramics studio, so I assume high pressure, but will check and we have a line in the art metals studio for a large annealing torch and a 2 burner set up. Besides natural gas is “free”, but propane would have to be bought. So the question is who makes a natural gas forge? All I’ve seen so far is Mankel and the too large for this application Johnson, any other candidates or words of wisdom?
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My name is Todd Brandel, among other things I am a studio assistant in the art metals and ceramics studios at Boise State University. Mostly try to keep things running smoothly, supplies in stock, things fixed as best I can (students can break stuff pretty fast), and make a few tools. Mostly for my own enjoyment, I make some jewelry, small blacksmithing, make an occasional knife or tool, etc. I also do some woodwork. In the past I’ve worked for a leather goods manufacturing company and carbide tool manufacturer, where I learned enough about machining to be dangerous. In a couple of weeks I’ll take a field test to complete a certification in dispute resolution, then I can apply for certification as a professional mediator and hang out my own shingle. I’ve interned or volunteered in small claims court (here you have to try mediation before going to trial, about 60% get an agreement, but about 90% of the agreements are satisfied) for almost a year, fun and interesting, but no money in that area. In what free time I can find, I like the usual outdoor stuff, hiking, hunting and fishing, shooting and traditional archery. I also like to read and am trying to finish up a bachelors degree, so I can look at graduate school.
Todd
How do you forge titanium?
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Any idea what type you have? I’ve ground and done a little machining, but never forged any, I gave Ron Reil a drop of 6AL-4V bar (AL for aluminum, V for vanadium, some places list this as grade 5) I got from a knifemaker friend. After forging Ron noticed some flu like symptoms, he thought it was possibly due to the vanadium. CP2 commercially pure, aka grade 2 is another common type, and might be a little more forge friendly.
Todd