Jason tojo

I was talking to one of my mentors and he told me it might be a emergency bunker vent, as it has both hand crank and mechanized capabilities.  Mine had a coupler for a air line on the intake that had a gasket.   It does not have the flat blade blower commonly found on solid fuel blowers, Rather it contains a hybrid squirrel cage fan that actually moves a bit of air.  At some point in the future I will see what the water column pressure is.  All in all, I am happy with it.

what an amazing job!  Just from looking at your photo documentation here I am feeling inspired.  I have the same anvil.  I love it!  started on an old mouse hole and went for the gold.  Again, Amazing innovation and amazing work. 

On ‎5‎/‎21‎/‎2017 at 10:09 PM, JHCC said:

The shop where I worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard had floors made from end-grain wood blocks (pressure-treated with creosote) bedded in sand. Durable, comfortable to stand on, didn't damage tools that got dropped; hard to keep clean, though. 

you have certainly had some time to really think this out.  Consider yourself fortunate and ahead of the curve.  It really looks amazing.  End grain floors are amazing to stand on

I have one of these beauties.  Have to say quite impressed.  Was a little much on shipping but considering what I would have spent on one that is comparable it was a good deal.  keeps an Anthracite coal going. 

On ‎6‎/‎14‎/‎2017 at 8:38 PM, WNC Goater said:

I hesitate to call this a "build".  As you can see it's just some parts cobbled together.  Half an old air tank, a pipe tuyere in the bottom.  Then some sand and kitty litter with firebrick from Tractor supply laid on top.  Old vacuum cleaner hose fits into the end of the pipe and a WalMart air mattress inflator supplies air at the other end.  I hook that to an old sewing machine pedal.  Step on it and it blows.  Step off & it stops while you're pounding the steel.   I've used it with charcoal.  It can be used with wood scraps as well, just easier to tend the fire with charcoal.  It will get hot enough to melt the steel.    It's all atop an old drill press base and table.  The Maxwell House can has a 25# bag of bird shot in it just to stabilize in case I bump into it but it's pretty stable without.  Note I have bolts installed to block air holes.  Those can be removed if I want a long fire.

Maybe $20 excluding the air mattress inflator. Most of it was junk I had around.

 

Looks Like mine

Well I am glad That I have taken the time and have listened to the discussion here as it has opened my eyes to different views of this subject.  I would have certainly loved to have seen what was being talked about but the commentary was informative as well.  Thank you for the lesson of the day and I do hope to see more pictures up here on this subject soon.

Thanks, Noob