FieryFurnace Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I was looking at electric blowers here and there and came across this one. I was wondering if it would be strong enough to supply my new forge? blower Thoughts??? Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge9001 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I was looking at electric blowers here and there and came across this one. I was wondering if it would be strong enough to supply my new forge? blower Thoughts??? Thanks!!! yes, go for it. just make sure to add an air control either with a gate or a rheostat. thats a heck of an airflow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 ya looks good and the price isnt bad eather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 Got one on the way! Supposed to be here tomorrow! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 Well I ordered one of those blowers and it came today. So after I made a scroll jig using my old faithfull Champion 40, and laid some more block, I made an air gate and adapter to fit the square blower mouth to the round air pipe. I had some installer stupidity trouble at first which made me think that the blower wasn't strong enough, but after the light bulb clicked and I made some adjustments, things went smoothly. It seems like this baby is packing enough air to really heat some metal. Air gate closed! Air gate open! It went from a smouldering fire to this in about ten seconds! And after 20 seconds! I used a leather gasket of sorts to help seal the blower to the adapter I made. It works well with little air loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Great deal on the blower Dave and great job installing and modifying. When it said T controlled was that Thermostat controlled? Just wondering. Mark<>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Great deal on the blower Dave and great job installing and modifying. When it said T controlled was that Thermostat controlled? Just wondering. Mark<>< Yep said in the listing On Off and thermostat(on at 105 off at a preset) Ken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 Yep said in the listing On Off and thermostat(on at 105 off at a preset) Ken. You stayed up later than me and beat me to the punch! lol Yep Mark it can be manual or T-controlled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Roy Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Dave, did any documentation with the blower indicate how much pressure it could develop? The volume seems to be what I would guess to be needed. Good photos and good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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