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Building MY side draft forge


Tubbe

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Hi,

This is the progress of my forge build. I thought I had to share this with you all. :)

Here is the sketch I started off with.
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I started welding the firepot from 10mm plate.
My old stick welder came to good use, but excuse my welding skills...
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This is my first version of the "air plate". I made this piece replaceable to make it possible for different types of air blasts.
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Ash gate added.
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Small test fire!
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Side draft "super sucker" box. Designed for smokestack at 315mm, approx 12".
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The table assembled
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This is my solution for an air valve
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Valve attached with handle
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Next project is to mount the smokestack through the roof...


Cheers!

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  • 1 month later...

Finally I managed to mount the chimney and I'm pretty happy with how it draws.

With the 12" diameter pipe allot of air is sucked through and seems to keep the chimney surprisingly cool actually. No problem holding my hand near the base. I'm using coke, however with coal which is burning with lager flames could make the temperature rise a bit further.

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