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mustang 12

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  1. hi steponmebbboom,i built a firebox awhile ago from i/2 inch plate hplm0082.jpg and i found it was slightly to deep the heart of the fire was to far down the pot it was costing a fortune in coke ,have made this insert that sits in the bottomhplm0083.jpg it brings the bottom so the pot is only 3 1/2 inches deep .doesnt seem ta be any air leaks down the sides ,getin a real good usefull fire,well i dont know if* its any help only thing i found withit the other day was i might have drilled a few to many holes for the air ,well idont know if its any help

  2. hi everyone i live in scotland ,am a metalwork junky cant get enough of it,i built my forge from the old cast iron water tank we took out the pumphouse,started life as a side draught ,but kept burning pipe away .changed to bottom blast then needed stronger blower with more pressure .did a deal with my neibour for a leaf blower,rigged up with a dimmer switch workes quite well,iv been playing with some bits of chain this week,welding the links up so there solid,rapping them round a piece of pipe and welding them up so there in a spiral,has anybody else tryed experimenting with chain apart for sand m purposes of course,thinking about welding abit up,puttin it in the forge and twisting it up and see what ya get

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