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Hi all in the process of building my 1st, small forge and will use propane; I plan on using that forge outside during summer, but I'm thinking of the winter days that will get boring and would like to use it inside (basement :S) Now I do understand this isn't a good idea all by itself, but was wondering if use a kitchen range hood directly above the forge (or with a more powerful fan) with a chimney that would exhaust directly outside... would that still be a "why take the risk" situation? Thanks

Thanks Frosty, And I updated my profile as per your recommendation So it looks like the wool is the way to go; I'll be using a small 1" firebrick as the floor When hunting for materials today I thought that these duct parts would potentially make a good body: https://www.box.com/s/6nzzjtxkxr9e83g0iy7l At least, better than a coffee can Iguess; It's 30ga galvanized steel and goes from 8" to 6" Correct me if I'm wrong; I thought that having it tapper might yield better heat, but that's just a wild guess from myself (I know nothing about this to be honest, but I'll learn!) What I was thinking of doing it to cap both ends, cut an opening in the 6" cap; Line the body with ceramic wool (got 8lbs 1" thick) and use a 1" firebrick as the floor. I'm just not sure how I will line the body with the wool yet, since it's tappered; Looks like I added a level of complexity from day 1 :P For the caps, is it a good idea to fill them with the mortal listed above? (Spec sheet in english here: http://www.bomix.ca/pdf/pyromix_en.pdf) Thanks!

Update: Finally found some small firebricks and ceramic whool Any suggestions is good Thanks

Hi all Just found this forum and was reading a bit but I cannot relate to most of the post as I can't seem to find any of the material listed in my area (Quebec, Canada) I am looking at doing a very simple propane forge, the "coffee can" kind In my quest for refractory mortar, the only thing I could find so far is this: http://www.bomix.ca/produits.php?lang=fr&cat=pyromix&prod=pyromix It's written as being refractory, but is heat resistant to 2730 degrees (F) Would tht do any good and/or should I complemet with anything else like fire blanket?(which I doubt I'll find here, at least not easily) Thank you for your help!