Dick L. Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 After being away from it for 26 yrs I took part in an NEB event in Maine a couple weeks ago and that set the hook. Made a firepot from a cast iron mold. It's about 8"in dia. and 3 1/2 deep. The forge is inch and a half angle with a 1/8 " diamond plate bottom.Today I finished my forge and got to try it out. If you can believe this I still had a half a barrel of coal that I've stored all those years along with my few tongs and things. I did a few scrolls and twists. Even did an attempt at a bird head. If you use your imagination you can see it. I still think I need to dress my forging hammer a little because I'm getting more marks than I think I should. I have a slight crown in it and about a sixteenth radius around the edge. What size radius should you put on the outer edge of a hammer to start with? The truck axle in the forge didn't see much forging, that's some tough stuff at the end of the day. Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_H Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 man that is a sweet forge! what did you turn the fire pot out of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick L. Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Hi Rob, I got an old Cast Iron mold from a glass forging company in our area. It's Meanite cast iron. Im still going to make a clinker breaker for it but to get going I just drilled a piece of plate and dropped it in the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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