Hello, Santa brought me a new forge,. I have been using a home made brake drum forge, and it sufficed for the last year. But two forges are better than one, right? Lol
As near as I can tell it's a portable rivet, lever operated blower made by Champion. At this point I'm missing the attachment that holds the lever, the cement bottom is gone, and the dual pulley that runs the ratchet drive system is frozen. Currently soaking with BP blaster. Assuming a couple inches of grout will do to cover the bottom of the bowl. One of the arms that grab and spin the flywheel is missing, but I think it will still work if I can get the pullies freed up. Not sure how to route the belts thou. I see similar forges with a half gear dive system, but little info on the style I have. Any help would be appreciated. Looks close to this,,, broken link The ratchet drive has a patent number 316789. If I don't get it in operating condition,,,, the wife is gonna put it in the living room with a plant in it,,,,,HELP lol
Happy new year,,,,