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if i put ruler across the firepot it measure abtoximatly 45 cm ,and the pot is 12 cm thick, the curved depresion is 8 cm and the opening with clinker breaker is 6 cm , overall height of the fire pot and the clinkerbreaker system is 35 cm the air pipes in blower and firepot ar similar size 8,5 cm Any and all suggestion what kind of frame i should build for the forge would be appreciated And is there forge building topics i should read, that contain frame fabrication??

i have couple of treadle forges that i cleaned up and use, but the hand crank blower and so big fire pot i come across first time , so there i get the idea put them together and maybe even ad side draft hood into a mix I have been lurking in dark corner of the forum for couple of years ,and read up the old topics there are just so much knowledge to accumulate and shift through

box of dirt i have used with old style barrel bellows ,conical metal pipe acting as a side blast turey

Hello from Estonia , i managed to find old Hesselman hand crank blower and good thick old fire pot ,so question is how to i connect them in a way that oiling cap stay up position ,and what kind of frame/hood fabrication i should use any info about blower maker and fire pot would be appreciated also