Simonax
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I will see what I can do with transport to your place. But I should be fine with seeing you at the demo.
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@Smoggy @John B Thank you both for ideas they sound great. Yeah I could go for any types of forge it's just brick one was the one that springed to mind. Il try going to Iron dwarfs demo if i can to get some inspiration since the more I think my idea probably wouldn't work as I'm working from pictures and text rather than seeing one in real life. It sounded easier than I thought when I started being interested in blacksmithing but that's no problem I'm up for some challenge. For now I should focus probably on the actual forge. @jmccustomknives Thanks for your idea Thank you all for all of the reply's you all have been very helpful il try going to one of the demos and read in more in the threads for more info. @John B Also sorry I can't make it to your area since its 4 hours away
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I'm not too sure what type of fuel coke is but I was thinking of using coal or charcoal. In terms of size I was thinking of small forge built from bricks something like 4x4 and 5-6 bricks high. I haven't built it yet so the measurements can change. I guess I didn't explain what my forge would be like but it's just a tall square out of bricks. Hole for the airflow. Then use metal grate for holding the fuel and burning it on there. The things I want to forge is basically mostly quite big tools and items but jewellery too from time to time.
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@Charles R. Stevens Hmm il look around for some hair driers and electric pumps and see how they work i guess its just mostly case of testing stuff out to see what works best.
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@Charles R. Stevens Just looked through and it seems like that website wants a lot of money for shipping totalling whole price of 42 dollars which is bit too much since you can get something better for that price. It looks like i cant get identical one but il look for UK version of pool pumps.. maybe they are better than mattress ones but i doubt it. In terms of hair dryers do they have to be very powerful to be sufficient for keeping fire burning hot? Sorry for so many questions its just im big newbie and highly interested in blacksmithing
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@Charles R. Stevens http://www.sears.com/search=intex%20pump Have a look at those two pumps are any of those two yours? And yeah Craig's list is not really a thing here. Best i can do for Clothes Dryer is go to scrap yard and hope for best. @the iron dwarf Thank you for the offer. I am around 1hr 20min from you. Its not easy for me to get there since i dont drive. Il think about it maybe catch a train but currently i wont be able to. Could you maybe send photos of what you got?
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Thank you guys for a quick reply, @Kevin_Olson Could you explain what CL is im from UK so not too sure what you mean But in general your idea is good but not sure here in you UK i can find that many clothes dryers lying around they tend to charge quite a bit of money for any scrap. @Charles R. Stevens Why would Air Matress pump have heating element i thought they just blow cold air maybe im just having a blonde moment air matress i looked at all have 20min limit written on them im guessing this is the heating element part overheating?. And same thing with hair dryers, dont they over heat quickly but i guess without heating element it wouldn't over heat.
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Hello, I am new to blacksmithing scene and currently in process of making my first forge but currently stuck on what to use for air source. I am working on budget so i cannot buy any sort of proper expensive equipment. I had few ideas of hair dryer or mattress air pump but it turns out that those things overheat quickly therefore its not very reliable. I am no expert on forging but i believe you need constant air blowing to the fire to keep it hot therefore overheating of the air source will prevent it from constantly keeping fire hot. Sorry if i'm talking nonsense i am new to this so correct me if im wrong. Thank you for any answers