Iron Cross Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Hello, everyone! My name is Ramey, coming to you from partly sunny (instead of snow-covered) Greenville, OH. Iron Cross is the name of the blacksmith/fab business I'm about to start. I've been reading about forge/burner designs and had idea and a couple questions. First, I want a gas forge capable of forge welding things as large as a broad axe, but that won't be my primary project size. Would I be better off making a smaller (freon tank) size forge for smaller jobs, then builking a larger one for big jobs? Second, I've access to a 15" steel drum. I considered cutting about 1/3 off of the diameter of the drum, welding a flat floor on it to increase floor capacity, making it a 24" long quonset hut w/ 2 burners. Anyone else try anything like that? Thanks in advance! -Ramey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 You will definitely want to size your forge to your work to save on Gas expense. *Much* cheaper to build several forges than to pay for wasted propane running a large one all the time. As you will be in a stable set up look into making a blown burner for your large one. Much simpler to build and run and they can get scary hot! We had a large propane forge up at 7000' altitude getting 2.5" sq stock up to welding temp with no problem using a blown system! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willway Forge Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 You will definitely want to size your forge to your work to save on Gas expense. *Much* cheaper to build several forges than to pay for wasted propane running a large one all the time. As you will be in a stable set up look into making a blown burner for your large one. Much simpler to build and run and they can get scary hot! We had a large propane forge up at 7000' altitude getting 2.5" sq stock up to welding temp with no problem using a blown system! Ala' Tim Allen... oh oh oh! The Binford 7000 Forge! oh oh oh.. more heat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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