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i had an add out on craigslist and an awesome old timer’s nephew called me. he put me in contact. i got to talk story with a great guy. he also sold me my big delta drill press for $200. it was a memorable experience.

thanks for asking because, i scored an 1880s peter wright. its my baby and i lover er. it came over on a steam ship and was used by blacksmiths on the island to keep help a small town going during cane days. its well used but got another 200 years in there for sure.

im sorry frosty, your totally right. i will do as you say and fallow a respected build as close as i can. i learned a lot from what you wrote. thanks man

my idea was the smaller chamber size heats up faster and Is more propane efficient. was my reason for 3” of wool. that might not be true from what i think your saying Frosty. are you say that i could have a larger chamber and still be efficient with my propane usage? the hybrid burners look reasonable and really nice. i think that trex is my new burner thanks for the replies guys!

wow, those are not cheap! but maybe worth it. i might just make the forge 12” and get 1. they do look amazing. i was hoping for a bit less expensive. if anybody else knows of a good maker of t burners or the like please lmk. thanks for the reply. have a great day

im looking to buy some good burners to build my new forge. i was going to use my old hells forge burners but i think it makes sense to keep that guy like he is. no reason to rob peter to pay paul. my new forge is planned to be 16” long. i have a 100 pound 14” diameter propane tank im cutting to size. im going with 3” of wool. the floor will be flat. thinking ill build it up with extra wool then cover with 1/2” kastolite . i think that should reduce the inside size about 40% compared to a full circular chamber. that leaves roughly 400 cubic inches. i cant seem to find recommendations for good burners makers, thanks for anyone you can recommend. i dont really want to build burners if someone is already doing well. i will build if you guys think it’s necessary. thanks again

thank you, thats very nice of you.

thanks, i really appreciate your response.

here is a knife im making my brother. he is a lineman. 1075 with robusta handle.

thanks for your reply. i don’t have good any reason for a long narrow forge. thank you for putting that into perspective. i wanted to have as much wool in there as possible so that i in theory could use little propane as possible. i am now thinking of cutting an old 20 gallon propane tank to 16 inches long and putting 3” of wool inside. if i put a flat floor on that with kasolite and wool then my chamber would be roughly half of a 6” circle x16”. my calculations give me 464in cubed would you say that 2 3/4 burners would work for that shape and size forge chamber? thanks so much, have a great day.

Aloha from hawaii, I'm about to redo my Hell’s forge 8” square tube forge. im going for more efficient and hotter temps. it came with 1”wool. i’ve worked that lining pretty hard and recoated with refractory many times. its old and tired now so... my question is if i put 2” of wool on the sides and 3”on top 2”on the bottom i get something like 3.5* 3 inches hole size, will that mess up my forge heat in any way? i’ve seen mini forges with small chambers, but would a 3*3.5*18” chamber be a bad size? thanks very much, i tried to search for similar questions, sorry if this is a repeat