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It's a relatively small forge about 14 inches long 8 inches tall and wide. It's made of plaster and sand with a hole all the way through about 1 inch tall and 3 inches wide it has a well at the bottom for holding charcoal and is being fed ozygen with a shop vac. Its being fueled with "barbecuing" charcoal. My problem is it either not getting hot enough or not retaining heat very well. I put a piece of mild steel in today for about 10 mins and it just barely glowed and cooled down in about 15s. Do you think it's the building material, the fuel, or my lack of experience. Check this about quoting... The quote feature

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Just finished up my first attempt at making a forge and had a few questions about how to make it hotter because it barely got the steel hot enough to glow. Do I need better matrials,materials, techniques and stuff of the nature. Contact me for more in depth information Thanks in advance.

Hello, I am new to this hobby and had a few questions about how to start and build my first forge. What would be the best material to make it out of? I narrowed it down to Plaster and sand mix, firebrick, and refractory cement. Should I make it coal, propane or both? What companies should I look out for for best quality? Thanks in advance.