Jon Brown

Thanks guys for all the advice, and sorry if kinda kicked a hornet's nest with that question. Seeing as if/when I build this thing I will be working out of my garage with the door wide open, it seems that the blown forge would fair better in the wind. But I'm thinking if I did this I would set it up with a normally closed solenoid to shut off the gas if the power goes out (like the setup seen here about halfway down the page.) Has anyone done this? Thanks again for all the feedback Jon

Hello All! I've been lurking around this forum for a little while but this is my first post, so be gentle! I'm looking to build (or probably less likely, buy) my first forge and I'm having a tough time deciding which would better suit my needs, blown or atmospheric burners. I'm primarly plan to use it for forging blades, and I would like at sometime in the future to at least try forging some damascus in it. I think I've about settled on a horizontal design if that makes any difference. So, I was wondering what insight you folks could provide as far as your own experience since mine is limited having worked mostly on a blown forge and only on one old NC Forge. What I mainly want to know is how the two compare as far as controlability, Fuel comsumption, longevity and anything else you may think is relevant. Also and general forge building tips would be great. Thanks in advance, Jon