Jymm Hoffman Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Here's some photos of a new prototype forge that a local fabricator did the metal work for me. We have been discussing this joint venture for a few years. It is a large 2 burner, 12 inches long, 14 inches wide on the outside. 6 inches highest opening, 9 inches wide through the 12 inches long. 3 inch tall by 6 inches long side slot. Ram refractory covers entire cavity. Only exposed blanket is on the doors. It works very well, made a mattock and laid steel on (forge welded,) both ends. Some cold shots, then firing up. Mattock was made from 3/4" by 4" by 6", forged 4" down to about 1 1/4" by 1" thick, then pierced eye, similar to ones I made last winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2519 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Very nice Mr HOFFMAN How heavy a unit is it? Cost to make? Are you going to produce these commercially? If you want to send me one for testing, I would not say no. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jymm Hoffman Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 This one is pretty heavy, probably 100 pounds, I put 50 pounds of ram in it. We do plan to make these available commercially. When we get the details hammered out, we will post them up on IForge's store. We may try another one that is slightly shorter on the exterior to help lighten the amount of ram refractory without losing interior space. This size will be great for felling axes that I have on order as well as picks and hoes. Jymm Very nice Mr HOFFMAN How heavy a unit is it? Cost to make? Are you going to produce these commercially? If you want to send me one for testing, I would not say no. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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