IronJeff

Real wood charcoal. Some that I made some from the store. I will work on the airflow, and I think I can make a bigger area for the fuel. I have an old portable firepit to modify. More air, lower flow and deeper fire. I will work on both.

My brake drum forge seems under powered. It struggles getting the steel hot enough. I'm not sure if the problem is not enough air, too small a Firepot, or that I'm using charcoal. Maybe is a combination of those. It took all afternoon to make a few nails, and it was hard to get 3/8ths square past cherry red. It is outside under a tree so sometimes when the sun is coming through the trees it is hard to tell. Here are some pictures so you know what I'm working with.