kubiack Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I am about to start construction on a side blast forge. I do most of my work in a gas forge but want a solid fuel forge for large and awkward shaped pieces. I will also be doing forge welding in it. I’m in a residential neighborhood and will be using charcoal for fuel. I would like to use a sacrificial stainless steel pipe for the tuyere instead of building it water cooled. What kind of life can I expect from the pipe with my stated use? If it is just going to burn up at welding temperatures I will build it water cooled. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Something like Irnsrgn posted here, http://www.iforgeiro...r-cooled-forge/ post 14, but without the butterfly valve. I will be using a hand crank blower instead. Irnsrgn how has the stainless pipe held up in your demo forge? Thanks, Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 A gentleman named Bruce Wilcock who posts here periodically and I had a conversation about this some time ago. Bruce is a retired professional smith who used side blasts for much of his career. As I recall, he said a simple piece of black iron pipe worked just fine in daily use - and was easy and cheap to replace. I would assume stainless would last even longer. I built a water cooled one a few years ago that was a piece of 1" sealed inside a piece of 3" with 2 water fittings in the rear (both end capped). It worked OK but I wound up selling the forge so never got to use it much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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