I am building a forge still in the drawing phase. I am curious firstly about how thick of metal to use in construction and how many burners? I'm thinking 2- 1" burners drawing blank on thickness(maybe 1/4"?). Not sure if I'll build or buy burners yet. Open to suggestions, not interested in ribbon burner at the moment.
Another question is about insulation I was thinking 2 inches of fiber blanket then refractory all around, then 1 inch fire brick lining the floor, is that enough, should I use hard or soft brick? I'm also thinking of adding angle iron on front and back to hold fire brick for 'doors', again hard or soft? I'm fairly new to smithing and already have a smaller forge but it's too small for most things.
I am also thinking of adding electric igniter, again not sure how just a thought at the moment. Maybe from a gas stove or bbq? Preferably something that doesn't require outside power, other than a simple battery. Any others have electric igniter in their gas forges? Open to all thoughts comments and suggestions. Also open to tips on forge welding lol.
