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started on my new forge today. Thanks Wayne Coe
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Let's see if this works. https://www.facebook.com/tom.chitwood.395/posts/1859093707643697?comment_id=1859095114310223¬if_t=feed_comment¬if_id=1481426432167995 -
started on my new forge today. Thanks Wayne Coe
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That video did not load. Still learning how things work. I'll post it to FB and post a link here. -
started on my new forge today. Thanks Wayne Coe
Tom Chitwood replied to Tom Chitwood's topic in Gas Forges
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started on my new forge today. Thanks Wayne Coe
Tom Chitwood replied to Tom Chitwood's topic in Gas Forges
As unpleasant as it was, I cut out the original, 6", burner mounting tubes. i replaced them with 3" tubes that just barely stick through the outer, metal shell. I then applied the last coat of Kast-O-Lite, and sealed around the holes where I shortened the pipes. I am also attaching a picture of my current forge that I have been using for a year now to harden steel. -
started on my new forge today. Thanks Wayne Coe
Tom Chitwood replied to Tom Chitwood's topic in Gas Forges
Thank you sir, I will fix it. -
started on my new forge today. Thanks Wayne Coe
Tom Chitwood replied to Tom Chitwood's topic in Gas Forges
I will cut the welds on the mounting tubes so i can pull them out some and remount correctly. I assume the inswool that will be exposed after pulling those mounting tubes out some, will have to be covered with Kast-o-lite. -
started on my new forge today. Thanks Wayne Coe
Tom Chitwood replied to Tom Chitwood's topic in Gas Forges
By the time I finish the second coat of Kast-o-lite, the burner mounting tubes will be sticking through the lining, into the chamber about 1/2". Is that too much? Should I cut the ends of the tubes off even with the liner on the chamber side? If I am understanding, over-heating the ends of the burner and mounting tubes is one of the problems? The mounting tubes are about 1/2" larger in diameter than the burner tubes, I will be able to adjust the angle slightly, but not much. I will have to try it and see how it does. Thanks for the info Frosty, let me know if I should cut the tubes off even. It may be easier to grind the welds on the outer shell and pull them back out some. -
started on my new forge today. Thanks Wayne Coe
Tom Chitwood replied to Tom Chitwood's topic in Gas Forges
They are at about the 1:00 position and angled to the other side, kinda toward the 7:00 position. Hope that makes sense. -
started on my new forge today. Thanks Wayne Coe
Tom Chitwood replied to Tom Chitwood's topic in Gas Forges
Thanks! I made this one long with the two burners so I can harden longer blades. I am using the 3/4" T burners also, I hope it all works like I want it to. -
started on my new forge today. Thanks Wayne Coe
Tom Chitwood replied to Tom Chitwood's topic in Gas Forges
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started on my new forge today. Thanks Wayne Coe
Tom Chitwood replied to Tom Chitwood's topic in Gas Forges
597.5357 cubic inches. LOL! It was 2 in the morning, what can I say? -
started on my new forge today. Thanks Wayne Coe
Tom Chitwood replied to Tom Chitwood's topic in Gas Forges
I don't have a clue about the cubic inches for sure. If I am cipherin' right, it is around 200. The bottom, or base in the picture is 9" wide by 18" long. Yes, I am built like a bull. LOL!! I am a knife maker, and want to be able to work with longer stock. It also has a pass through design. I am assuming I can maybe plop a fire brick in from the back, to take up some cubes, and shut off the back burner if not needed. We'll have to see how that will work. The lining will be 2" inswool around the top, 4" in the base/bottom. (Even though Wayne suggested 1" top and 2" bottom. I tend to over do everything.) The inswool will have a 1/2" coating of Kast-o-lite, and a final coating of metrikote reflective. -
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Oh yea on the spoiling. He is my 5th grand kid, I've had plenty of practice. LOL!! He was named Percy after a VERY close family friend who passed 5 years ago. When My son-in law called the son of Percy (the family friend who passed) to tell him Percy (the baby) had been born, and born a month early, Percy's son said, "You know this is the day dad died don't you?" Percy (the baby) was born on the day that his name sake, Percy (the family friend), had died, 5 years earlier. Spooky huh?
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Thanks Frosty, Yes I did. This is by far the easiest burner I have found to build. I didn't get to work on any of it today, My grandson decided he wanted to be born a month early.
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Thanks Guys! Hopefully I will be able to work on my gas forge today. I have to get the plumbing for two "T" style burners, and some cut off disks. I am gonna follow your instructions Wayne, thanks for the help already. I elected to go with the T-burners to start out with.
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Hello everybody, I am Tom Chitwood from KY. I have never forged anything, but have been making knives by stock removal for a little over a year. I will learn how to forge knives, hatchets and other tools.
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1) Tom Chitwood2) Pine Knot, KY3) I have been making knives, by stock removal, for a little over a year now4) I haven't started blacksmithing yet5) I had a railroad track, but now have a 100 lb. anvil with the horn broken off.6) I currently use a propane coffee can forge to harden steel7) I have met Wayne Coe and know that he will help with any questions I come up with8) I want to be able to forge knives, axes and tools9) My 2x72 Grinder has made shop work easier