I to am looking for a gas forge. All of the forges I have looked at brag on there features. My feeling is:
1. People like the brand or forge they are using. Just like people are only DeWalt or Milwaukee tool users.
2. Forges will wear out. Life span is determined by how you abuse or take care of the forge.
3. The forge you consider should be decided on based on what you are looking to do with it. Are you a blacksmith or a knife maker. Do you forge only "S" hooks and other small items or are you wanting to forge larger items. Do you travel to demonstrations or will this be a stationary forge in a shop.
4. All forges come with drawbacks.
My feeling is to purchase the forge you like from the manufacturer you like, fire it up and forge. A DeWalt will drill a hole just like a Milwaukee. Sometimes I think we battle over brands when we should be working with each other to better our skills.
Just my opinion.
