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thanks for the advise. i honestly don't know why i built the fire pot so deep. well lesson learned

i have a pair if heavy duty tongs made for the work. hense the large fire pot. and i have plenty of coal and a few fellas for strikers. it's just getting the material up to temp is the issue i'm having. i've cut out a plate to raise the bed of the fire pot so i'll have to test it.

im in east texas. thanks for the advise. i'll raise the bed of the fire pot and see if that does the trick. thanks again

i have a 3 foot bar of 2 1/2 inch 01 round stock and some fork lift tines that are 3 inch square (4140) that i want to make a few hammers from. my old bottom blast forge is the same design just with a smaller fire pot. the old forge meassures 5inches X 5 inches X 4 inches deep for doing rivets, small hair pins etc...

fire pot might be too deep.... huh. ok i can cut a plate that sits in the fire pot to raise the bed up to a depth of 6 inches. think that might work?

I edited the post and added photos of what I'm working with

so i'm having issues with my fire pot. i use bitumonous coal from centar forge and i'm having all kinds of issues with getting a decent heat. my fire pot is home made and meassures 12 inches X 12 inches X 9 inches deep. i have a tuyere that is made from 4inch diameter steel pipe and my air supply is a hair dryer. im wondering if i made the fire pot too deep or my air supply just isn't moving enough air.