Hey Folks.i once had a job forging the "teeth" for walnut cracking machines,Dragons,and I had to set-up a forge useing compressed air. Here's how i did it.
I took two 1/4 turn gate valves and conected them inline to the standard brake drum forge. When it was connected to the air supply I simply started with the valve closest to the forge(#1) open all the way and the other one(#2) closed. Open #2 slowly until you are getting the strongest blast that you want and mark or lock it there. Use #1 to very the air slower and to stop the air.
Compressed air for coal fired forges
in Chimneys, Hoods, and Stacks
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Hey Folks.i once had a job forging the "teeth" for walnut cracking machines,Dragons,and I had to set-up a forge useing compressed air. Here's how i did it.
I took two 1/4 turn gate valves and conected them inline to the standard brake drum forge. When it was connected to the air supply I simply started with the valve closest to the forge(#1) open all the way and the other one(#2) closed. Open #2 slowly until you are getting the strongest blast that you want and mark or lock it there. Use #1 to very the air slower and to stop the air.
Hope this helps,
Vili