Beatsy' s Forge

Jerry 

    How's this for a first forge for now me and the boy found it at the local scrap yard todayfew more things and it's up in flames.

Thanks Frosty 

     You mentioned clubs I haven'tsearched it yet does anything come to mind for you in southern Michigan or Michigan at all or even North Ohio? I realize that you are in Alaska some day I want to see that beautiful state other than pictures and videos. Any way just a thought accessing and being able to work from inside and if you want outside if the weather is nice, have you ever seen anything like that? I'm going to give it a search to see what I can find.Thae other thing is if you had access to the materials I have how would you use them to build your indoor or outdoor forge? 

     Thanks Sincerely, Martin 

Frosty didn't mean to offend you but I was just saying, if you read my post correctly you would have noticed I had said that there is a lot to read and although I don't mind reading it is just difficult to find what I am looking for unless I want to spend hours reading. I however don't have a tremendous amount of time for that.I DON'T THINK I AM BETTER THAN ANY OF YOU OR SPECIAL BY ANY MEANS.Just Asked A Few Questions Regarding My Hopes To BUILD THIS . CASTABLE Table Or Brick it Was A Simple Question. The reply I HAD Got In Regarding This Was Did I Look At Other Brick Forges and what was the table made of .Rather than Answering my SIMPLE QUESTION. BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE MOST OF YOU ARE SO ADVANCED IN THIS ARTFORM AND HAVE ANSWERED THESE SAME QUESTIONS NUMEROUS TIMES THAT REDIRECTION SEEMS TO BE THE ANSWER TO THE ISSUE, BUT DO TO THE FACT THAT THE INFORMATION IS THERE BUT NOT A LOT OF PICTURES TO GO ALONG WITH IT.MAKES FOR A DIFFICULT LEARNING EXPERIENCE. DONT GET ME WRONG THE INFO IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL.YOU SAID SOME OF THE STUFF I HAVE TO PLAY WITH IS NOT SOMETHING FOR THIS APPLICATION BUT YOU NEVER SAID WHY, SO OF THE PLAY TOYS I HAVE WHAT WOULD YOU USE FROM IT? I ONLY ASK FOR ADVICE FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS BUILT ONE JUST FOR A LITTLE ASSISTANCE, MABE MY QUESTIONS ARE VAGUE, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO ASK A QUESTION IF YOU THINK I AM NOT GETTING THE ANSWERS I WANT OR WANTING TO HERE.AT THE LEAST IF SOMEONE ASKED ME SOMETHING I KNOW A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ABOUT ,KNOW MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I'VE BEEN ASKED I WOULD BE GREATFUL TO PASS THE KNOWLEDGE ON AND EXCITED THAT SOMEONE WAS INTERESTED IN A ARTFORM THAT IS HARD TO COME BY THESE DAYS.GIVING ALL THE ANSWERS I COULD AND NOT TRY AND DETOUR SOMEONE AN OPERTUNITY TO GANE WHAT I HAVE RETAINED OVER MY TIME AT SAID PROFESSION. AS FAR AS THE PLAY THINGS I HAVE AVAILABLE.I FIND IT A BLESSING TO BE FORTUNE ENOUGH TO HAVE IT AVAILABLE AND AM WILLING TO SHARE ANY OF IT SO I DON'T THINK FOR A MOMENT I AM BETTER THAN ANYONE, YOU ARE THE PROFESSIONAL SMITH I THOUGHT MIGHT HELP GUIDE A NEWBIE TO SUCCEED IN THIS ARTFORM BY THE WEATH OF KNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE BUT PERHAPS I AM WRONG ABOUT THAT.I WILL AGREE WITH WHAT YOU HAD SAID AND JUST DO MY OWN RESEARCH AND NOT EXPECT ANY HELP FROM SOME PEOPLE SO I WILL NOT ASK ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THIS AND FIGURE IT OUT FOR MYSELF. FOR SOME REASON YOU ARE INSINUATING THAT I AM NOT LISTENING TO GOLDEN ADVICE BUT I ASSURE YOU THAT IF IT IS WORTH HEARING I RETAIN ALL THE INFO .I AM NOT SURE HOW YOU HAVE BEEN EARITATED BY ME OR MY POSTING BUT GET OVER IT . IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO GIVE ADVICE /HELP THEN DON'T READ WHAT I AM ASKING OR EGGNOR ME IN DON'T GIVE A SHAT. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN YOU SEEM LIKE THE KIND OF GUY THAT THINKS HE'S THE CATS ASS MABE TRUE BUT THAT'S OK I FORGIVE YOU I WILL DO MY READING LIKE A GOOD LITTLE BOY .BUT AREN'T YOU SAPOSE TO ASK FOR HELP IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING? LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING IF YOU HAD A KID AND THEY ASKED YOU SOMETHING YOU KNEW A LOT ABOUT WOULD YOU TELL THE TO GO GET A LIBRARY CARD INSTEAD OF GIVING A GUIDING HAND? BY YOUR LAST POST AT MY FORUM IT SOUND THAT WAY.EITHER WAY HAVE  A BLESSED LIFE AND A WONDERFUL LIFE .I WILL NOT LET YOU OR ANYONE DICTATE TO ME HOW TO ASK QUESTIONS OR RECEIVE ANSWERS WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE ME ??????????? ANYWAY I HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN THIS GOOD LUCK.

Glenn I just found your brick coal forge build and was wondering if you could or still have plans/blue prints you come share with me?I am trying to figure out the table for my future build I was thinking of using castable and possibly also castable for the fire pot.Any thought on this or should it be fire brick? Thanks Martin Moldovan 

Shandazzle78@gmail.com  or Beatsy's Forge I have posted a couple of questions and was nicely redirected to forums previous posts no pics so they are little help 

Hey, as a matter of fact you can help me. You made a comment that I was going to big to soon. But I say isn't better to go big or go home lol.but the tank can be cut ,I am wanting a forge that I will have for a long time and be able to utilize for longer items like swords someday. I realize that I won't be making great stuff for a while but I have the drive, ambition and time to learn all is can and I like hands on rather than reading I just can't get enough out of reading. Will you assist me in my diy propane forge? I have castable 220lbs.of of Vesuvius Criterion65 it is a high aluminum content, 1 55lb. bag of Dry Pack Grout 088b50non shrink structural grout, 1 bag 55lbs.no.200volclay which is a fire clay and about 20th of 1in.K-Wool that is can use it was all free.I have all kinds of fire brick all hard some carbon based brick. All used in Blast Furnace situations so I am completely sure that this will work for me plus it's free free free as much as I want for as long as I want it. I can  get all kinds of stuff fire board, ram,gunnite, shot create, and K-Wool.So will you help me? 

Frosty I figured out how to fix my profile. I would love to build a brick forge because I have the stuff to build one not sure on dimensions, but I suppose that is one of my questions. I know that I won't be making professional pieces for who knows how long but I have the desire and time .Someone suggested starting with a small portable forge but I am worried about out growing it .I think the hot box size I think is a good size is 10inx12inx4or6indeep I realize I don't know the terms for Blacksmithing but I will learn I only wish it was hands on instead of reading. If there is any thing else you could share with me it would be appreciated.

Thanks 

 Oh did my pics not post with my question about diy coal forge? I tried to post them with my question. And I have done a lot osearching and video watching on youtube. Again thanks for your time and help hope to talk soon about smiting I will attach a picture of the hot box or fire box drawing of my idea.