irontwister Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 i have a fan but i dont know how to make it. i have acces to engines and a journey man electrician thats good with electric engines. how do you make it and how do you figure out the size of the pullies and stuff.thanks guys its greatly appreciated! still smithin, irontwister(willie) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Pulleys? I attached a DC power supply to the heater fan out of a lorry and just got on with it... ;-) Some more explanation of your situation and what you're trying to achieve woudl go a long way towards helping us to help you! Adding your location to your profile might help too, you never know when there's a friendly smith just round the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_edge2 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 howdy irontwister, if you could you post a pic or explain in a bit more detail on what you do have (size and type of fan) , and what its to go into (size and type of forge) , the IFI members here might better be able to help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irontwister Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 sorry ya'll, i havent really given it much attention to lookin at it and i can find out the size of it tonight. i dont really know how to do the stuff to my profile. i live in clarksburg west virginia. i have some family and friends that are smiths but were not reaslly close. i asked him about it and he said that his was already set up when he got it. the thing about the pulleys is to reach the right rpm or something. tyhanks willie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Browne Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Willie, For your first effort why don't you work on the KISS principle and simply use an old hair dryer for an air supply. Maybe its not the final answer but it will work and get you going. Once you are up and running you can then think about how to do your final setup knowing the requirements of your forge, they are all a bit different. Make haste slowly would be my advice. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 there is a way to figure the ratio have to ask the engineer. Eletric are called moters engins run on gas or deisel. if you have to much force you can blow the fire out of the turyee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irontwister Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 yeah, ive accidently done that before. some of the coal is in little pieces, so before it cokes, it can blow out easy.how much does it matter if the ratio is off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_edge2 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 if it is a dc motor, find a suitable dc adjustable power supply, then adapt the air bits to suit your forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irontwister Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 its made by coleman. i gues that they are big in heating and ac. iI know that there is a way to slow the fan down, but how. prety much taking the rpms down i think.any ideas? really appreciate you guys. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skieve Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 i've seen where some ppl use dimmer switches for lights to change the rpm.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisG Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 my two cent...... I use a dimmer switch to control my electric fan. The fan I use is from a mid efficient furnace, the combustion chamber fan. It is small and powerful, 3300rpm, and has it's own housing that can be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irontwister Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 how do i hook it up to it?: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisG Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 how do you hook up what and what hook up, electrical or blower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irontwister Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 how do i hook up the dimmer switch? is it just wiring it like i would put it through the middle of the wire? thanks, irontwister(willie) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisG Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 My two cents..... for a 3 wire. black green white....... -connect the green from the dim to the greens of the fan and power supply -white wire to the dim -black wire to fan -there is now a terminal on the fan and dim that need to be connected together with a "jump" wire. use good connectors on the end of the wires, good electrical tape, oh and make sure you DON'T plug in the supply power BEFORE you start to wire it all up ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedwards Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Irontwister, You sound confused especially about the electrical part of your project. Stop. Take a deep breath. Think about what it is you want to accomplish, and take it one step at a time. As for hooking up the dimmer - talk to your journeyman electrician friend. He/she will know what to do. Good luck. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irontwister Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 yeah a little confused. ill have to see the dimmer before i can figure it out. once i see it itll be one of those " oh... yeah, thats easy." kinda deals. its my stepdad that is the journeyman, and he taught me residentyial wiring. he teaches classes on it so i also get free books on it and sometimes goes to his classes. im either working on my blower , or welding my forge the rest of the way. i also have to cut out the part to lay my coal lke the table on the forge.weld hangers and stuff on it too. i bet a fellar could really make a killin on makin coal forges. i saw some on centaur forge, and they were all 1,000 and better, easy . they were nice, but not too nice. there not that hard to make either. you guys should see my new forge im makin. its amazing. hopefully pics soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 there are a bunch of smiths down your way....ask glen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnraines Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I just watched a video on making a backyard knife anyway what I did like from the video that I saw was he used a small bathroom fan, found at any hardware store, it was prewired with a plug so all you had to do was run a longer cord and plug it in, seemed to work good, but I am new at this so... And my pic is tilted to the side? :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irontwister Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 oh yeah. do you know any of there names? the more i look the more i find. its pretty neat because i canjust ask them for advice. in fact i just found an old farrier that i believed to be dead. turns out he lives near some of my family. he had his nose bit off by a horse. he sold some of his equipment to my grandpa a long time ago , which in turn gave it to me when he learned that i wanted to be a smith. think the anvil i got was a big hay-budden.(smiles.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irontwister Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 what kind of fan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnraines Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Said it was a bathroom vent fan. YouTube - Making a Field Blade With Jason Lowery - Part 1 about 1:40 in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnix5888 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 You could just skip the electricity and make it a manual set up with some old bike parts use the crank and pedals to turn the back wheel on the smallest gear attached to the blower.... presto working blower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irontwister Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 the bike idea sounds pretty neat. i have seen ones that are used by foot and i thought that was the neatest thing ever.. on the i foge iron blueprints there is one for a blower made from a dryer fan. i have one so i think that i am gonna try that first. i realy need an electrical blawer though.any suggestions on thebike ideas. id like one that can be operated by foot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigcity Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 man the bicycle idea sounds pretty good i might have to try to build one any plans for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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