Steelheadforge

Frosty, I had a tip on that blower that restricted it down to about a 1/4 inch port. But i agree it was still way too much power. I just bought a Zomax hand crank forge blower that should be here today. After i get my welder set up and everything i plan on making a new forge with the blower mounted to it. Im pretty excited about it! Haha And thats a great idea testing the coal out at the site. Didnt think about that. I still havent made my way out thefe to check it out but i hope to soon. Thanks again!

My setup right now and my first try at scrolls My setup right now and my first try at scrolls. I dont have any of the hammers yet. Ill have some pics soon hopefully

Awesome advice! I appreciate it more than i can express in text. I plan on going to my lical sxeap yard this week to see what they have to practice one. I understand home depot is expensive, i think i just got a little too excited and went to the closest place. Lol I just got a collection of hammers of someone on craiglist this week. So i have quite a few to work with now. As for the forge i will try that out! I plan on making something else as soon as i get a welder lined up. Im working on wiring in 220 at my place now. Thank u again for the great feedback -Steel

I havent done a lot to be able to tell if its too soft or not. All ive really done is hammer on a railroad spike and i did a little scroll with 1/4 round stock. Right now im using a small bbq with a pipe coming in the side for air. My fuel is charcoal from home depot. Seems to work alright, but again i wouldnt really know lol. I do have a section of RR track and was going to mount that but found that anvil and mounted it instead.

Thanks for the tips @metalmangeler

Hey guys, just signed up to this forum. Looks like a lot of good conversations going on. I'm 26 yrs old, live on the Kenai peninsula, work in the oilfield and have a family of 4. I just started forging as a little side hobby at the moment. Been gathering tools and found a small anvil (maybe 25 pounds i think). Found it at a local hardware store. I'm very interested in getting more into blacksmithing and possibly being apart of some of these meet ups. I have pretty much zero experience with forging anything other than books and many hours of YouTube videos. Been having the same issue as many it sounds like and that is finding a good solid anvil. i have that small one and about a 13" section of railroad track.