Hutch88

I'm using quite a bit of lump charcoal and a hair dryer on high. I'll try turning it down a little bit

I appreciate all the great info. I can't wait to try it out.

Thanks a lot. I think it's a little bit of both. I'll definitely keep at it.

When I finish something I'm working on it always comes out really rough. I've started brushing all the scale off when I pull it out of the fire. What can I do to make my work look clean when I'm finished?

Got it. Plenty of oxygen in the air for what we're doing

I'm building a brake drum forge and I live in a suburb so I'll be using charcoal. I have access to O2 and I was wondering if anybody has experimented with piping in oxygen through the blower. I know this will intensify the fire but is there any reason I shouldn't do this?