Oak Hill Forge Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Here's my welded firepot I've been working on for my table forge. I used the design in the book "A Blacksmith's Primer" by Randy McDaniel, except I used 1/2" plate steel instead of 1/4" or 3/8". I had the pattern CNC plasma cut so everything fit up really tight. The root passes were TIG welded and the filler passes are 7018. The flange is TIG welded to the pot portion. The tuyere has 2 slots 5/8" X 2". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ertwdan Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Looking good...I've had my welded firepot for almost 3 years.....they're great I had mine plasma cut and I used 5/8" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYBOY Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Man, that is nice..Ought to make a nice forge pot.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Very nice firepot. Why no clinker breaker? With your skills that should be no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Hill Forge Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 It will have a clinker breaker, just have gotten that far yet. I'm still split on the design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokshasa Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 awsome job, my bowl is a welded fire pot, never had a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 out of 1/2 inch it should last 100 years or better... looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svarttrost Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Nice and solid looking welding there, good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesteryearforge Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Nice looking firepot WELL DONE Mike Tanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 nice welding I used pieces of 5/8 rebar for my last fire pot it is holding up great. Ialso used 4x4 square tube for the piping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I got 8 hard years in my first firebox and tuyere of this design. At that point the sides warped, not burned! Paint was still on the sides and it was only 1/4" plate! I remade the firebox from 3/8" this time and welded it to the old tuyere with klinker breaker and expect a lot of years from it. The angle of the sides and angle of the grate make all of the difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisG Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Love the job. I did the same, but out of 3/8 check plate. I never put in a clink breaker just a grate made from 3/8 rod, from a mesh we had in shop. I do find with the design you have that the clinkers form about 1/2 inch above the bottom, maybe due to the air flow and no flat bottom area. Oh, and I welded my box into my forge table so there is no lip. What are the dimensions of the box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironclad Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 really nice job, long may it last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 And I'll go exactly the opposite---may you get to use it so much and so hard that you need to replace it in a year or two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 A good wish for a lot of work, but he still won't burn it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Roy Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I made mine using the design in the same book(thank you Randy McDaniel) using 3/8" plate. I have been using it steadily for 6-7 years with no sign of degradation. I'm thinking it will last as long as I do. I didn't tig the root passes, just mig. The parts were cut with an O/A torch then welded together. No one can see the workmanship. I don't have a clinker breaker and don't miss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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