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    BECMA forges?

    in Solid Fuel Forges

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    attached the blower, and lighted it for the first time.  Works way better then the previous setup, but then again, the old firepit completely broke in two and the old blower was kind of broken too... :D

    sorry for the mess in the pics, it's still a bit a work in progress :P

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    BECMA forges?

    in Solid Fuel Forges

    Posted

    Ordered this one last weekend:
     
    It was delivered yesterday! extremely fast service.
    I didn't install it yet as I still need to break out the old one.  I'm also planning on taking some pictures etc since I couldn't find any reviews of BECMA forges.  This way I hope someone else might benefit from this info.
     
    So far it looks ok.  Looks to be kaowool in between the different parts.  At least I hope it's kaowool and not some type of foam xxxx :D
     
    Thickness of the pit is 1.2 cm or about 1/2 inch.  
    So far the main things that bother me:
    - the bolts to attach this thing seem to be missing... which is a bit of a bummer since they mention on their website that they are included.  I unwrapped it quickly to inspect it for damage since the packaging was a bit damaged.  Maybe it's still in some plastic wrapping somewhere.  The box was stuffed with it, they did a good job packaging it.  With a bit of luck it's in there somewhere.  I'll take another look tonight.
    - the area of the fire pit around the hole (where the ball that regulates the air fits in) seems to be thin, which worries me a little bit.  I don't have enough experience with forges to know if this is normal or not... I guess we'll see.
     
    I'll snap some pictures tonight.

    BECMA forges?

    in Solid Fuel Forges

    Posted

    I'll keep you up to date.  I'm a hobby smith, but I forge at least 4-5 hours a week.  We'll see how it goes as I don't have the budget atm to invest in any of the high end fire pits.

    Maintenance of elektro engines?

    in Solid Fuel Forges

    Posted

    Thanks for the input guys!

    I bought one of those pumps to put some oil/grease in there.

     

    I'm too impatient atm to take things apart and clean them ;-)

    But I'm definitly taking your advise Frosty: I'm going to look for a professional to clean and check the engines for me.

    Maintenance of elektro engines?

    in Solid Fuel Forges

    Posted

    I've been looking around the net, but I can't find a decent answer anywhere.

     

    I bought a (really) old forge & hood with smoke extractor.

    Both work with elektro engines and I'd like to give both a 'maintenance' since they are so old and haven't been used in a few years.

     

    I was wondering what oil/grease I should use to lubricate them?  Both engines have this little "hole" to put grease/oil in them, how do I use this?

     

    Any hints that put me in the right direction would be helpful.

     

    Thanks!

    New guy from Belgium

    in Introduce Yourself

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    Hello,
     
    New Belgian blacksmith here, nearly finished building my smithy.
    Started out with a 5 day workshop for the basic techniques, and instantly fell in love with the craft.
     
    Initially I was mainly interested in forging knives, but this evolved in an interest in forging tools in general (tongs, hammers, axes, ...).
    Bought only a hammer, and I intend to try and forge all the tools I need myself as soon as the smithy is finished :-) 
    Starting with a punch and some tongs.
     
    See you around!
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