K. Bryan Morgan Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Got the forge fired up and made a rake and started a pair of tongs. The forge works great, got it up to a high yellow heat in short order. I'm using a little 5 gallon shop vac ($20) with a store bought dimmer switch. I have very good air blast control. From nothing to a raging inferno. I still need to draw out the rein on the one side of the tongs and work the other side still. But, I'm making progress. I will be using coal from now on though. This forge eats charcoal like you wouldn't, or maybe you would, believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Looking at your 005 picture it looks like your charcoal needs to be cut smaller and the blower turned *down!* Charcoal needs very little blast to get it hot and disappears fast if you have too much air! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Man, you put a lotta sweat into them tongs! Nice setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Bryan Morgan Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 Thanks Thomas, I did figure that out at the end of the session, but by then it was too late. I will be using coal from now on. Grant, I still need to make the other half and also draw out the reins on the one I took a pic of. I spent way more time on the rake than I did the one side of the tongs. Still have a long way to go ..but... it is a good beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Bryan Morgan Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) Ok, here's an update. I got the one side of the tongs done and am working on the other. I switched over to coal. What a difference. All the study I did on coal use really paid off. I was able to make a nice fire quickly and got the steel up to heat in a hurry. Almost melted some of it. So all in all a good day. Not letting me upload pics. Will try again later. Edited October 9, 2009 by K. Bryan Morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_edge2 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 what pictures?:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Browne Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Now the fun starts, trying to make two identical halves of a set of tongs. One day I hope to be able to get them the same instead of close enough. Keep working in them, I reckon they are one of the best projects as they really test you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Bryan Morgan Posted October 10, 2009 Author Share Posted October 10, 2009 (edited) I made some pics of what I had done and wanted to post them. Rasser Frasser thing wouldn't let me. I know I wont come close to making them exactly the same. But, if I can get them looking close enough and they work, I won't care. Yippy, it worked. Rats, it didn't work Darn drat and rasser frasser. Still won't let me upload pics. Edited October 10, 2009 by K. Bryan Morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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