Firebug27
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I hate upitty city folk, like mind your business were just making stuff.
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Oh nice, I work in lexington but will be building this forge in campton, good to know there are close smiths.
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There's no HOA here in my part of kentucky, we shoot ak's on new years. We'd welcome you with open arms.
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Who are the fun police? Do I need to worry?
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Hopefully the location shows now I think I found it with your help. I never would have imagined a hand cranked machine would give that kind of output but I will go buy one asap.
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I couldn't find the location option but I did see that suggestion in a new user thread, I live in Appalachia so all forms of fuel are quite readily available and I in fact used to work at a coal mine so that part shouldn't be an issue. Would you recommend an electric blower on a JABOD forge?
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You know I believe you have an excellent point. I should make something similar to this first to find out what I like and hone my skills. I was told that the blacksmithing community was second to none and I've not been disappointed. Thank you for such a detailed reply.
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Hello all, I am new to the community and anxious to dive right into some basic metalwork. However, I need a forge first. I've played around with plenty of firepits and hair dryers before, but i'm looking to really get going with a proper forge setup. I live in the country so space and fuel type are quite flexible. My only real constraint is that I want it to be capable of forge welding low carbon steels and maybe even pure iron for when my skills hopefully reach that point. To my knowledge that requires a temperature of around 2700° F. Do you fine folks think I should build one, or buy one? And with what type of fuel source and/or blower? Thank you in advance from this humble beginner.