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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.
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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
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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...
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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?
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I edited the post and added photos of what I'm working with
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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.
Issues with heating
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thanks for the advise. i honestly don't know why i built the fire pot so deep. well lesson learned