Moostang
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Thanks everyone for all the information, I really appreciate it. I do apologize for not not doing research before asking though
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12 hours ago, TwistedCustoms said:
claying the fire pan
What does claying the fire pan mean?
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Thanks for the fast response. I haven’t seen it in person yet. It looks like a benchtop. The crank turns but it looks like it’s missing a belt to the blower. He said he will clean it up a little and check it out. He just pulled it out of the barn.
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Thats hot, that is a good idea for the flapper. I was trying to figure out how to engineer one lol. I did read that 10 to 12 inch pipe is best. If I change it it's just a few pop rivets
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31 minutes ago, Daswulf said:
Looks good so far. A weighted flapper cap will work well on your ash dump.
im not sure how that thin sheet will work over the tuyere but hey, it isn't permenant. Try it with and without.
What size pipe is on the top for the chimney?
Looks like you are on the path to a usable forge.
Thanks for the reply. I thought about a flapper cap, how often does it need to be emptied? The thin sheet I put over the tuyere was just because the coal I have has a lot of small pieces if it's not necessary I won't use it. It's an 8 inch chimney.
35 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said:The good coal I use I'ed skip the plate and just burn it in the firepot with the 2 rebar bars across the air inlet.
Hopefully it's good coal. I got a 55 gallon drum of it (bituminous)
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It is for coal. I can get bulk coal about 15 minutes from me. Thanks I'll have to check out the conference.
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I will give an update soon hopefully. My forge is mostly complete but I'd like to post some pictures to get some feedback on things that I may need to change. I'm new to this site, where should I post them?
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I just got some bituminous locally for about 14 cents a pound. I haven't tried it yet as I'm still building my forge. I live in northern Indiana if anyone needs to find some bulk coal let me know
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I'm just getting into blacksmithing and found this forum. Looks like great information. I've always liked metal fab and recently made a knife from a wrench. I enjoyed that and wanted to try more so I'll be building a forge soon.
Show us your knife grinder
in Grinders, Sanders, etc
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This is one I made. Dad gave me an old (probably antique) belt sander and the rest is scap I had laying around.