Patrick F Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I already built a fire pit a long time ago. I was wondering if I could dig the ground up put a pipe in and fill the hole back in with mud. then scrap out and form a hole going straight up from where the pipe is on both sides. for the air flow. let dry and use it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Browne Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Sure can do this. Many forges used in the world are nothing more than a hole with an air supply. Have a look a this link for a few ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Any way to contain a fire and provide airflow will work. But do you want to be bent over all the time? If it is all you have to work with then it is better than nothing and will work. Use it till you can make or buy a forge. Mark<>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregDP Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Keep an eye out around you. Research how heat retention and radiation work, roughly understand it. When I was in your shoes and wanted to up grade I'd collected some stuffs, pipes, a grill, hand tools. Unscented Kittie litter and wood ash with a little hand dug clay will take you far but an old grill or 55 gallon barrel with a stand will work fine. I hope you find some inspiration from these photos. On my trashy ol' forge I use a shop vac with a ball valve. The hose nozzle fits over 1/2 and with a hoseclamp I can easily release the stress on the machine when restricted by slidin' it further forward or back revealing holes. My old ground forge now makes charcoal: I started humbly. Then built my trench forge slowly. One layer at a time slowly around a piece of pipe. It uses a hairdryer or shop vac. It's great with I load it up with charcoal and then add wood. Gasses circulate from the wood and ignite but when closed and air restricted if I have enough coals I can make charcoal on the fly, it just takes time management skills to hand a charcoal set up if coal is unavailable and propane is too expensive. When I adopted coal I went back to the drawing board. There is an infinite number of possibilities. I once set out to be a blacksmith and now I find that is a title that has many meanings. Become a creator and the world is your oyster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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