You Tube movie.

[Thinus]

Hi

On the You tube movie "The Fly Press with John Crouchet" he is utilizing a interesting gas forge setup .

Any ideas how to build it?

Thanks
Thinus

[Glenn]

Looks like an ox/ac or ox/propane torch with a gas saver.

[Ted T]

Thanks for asking that question .
It impelled me to watch the video on YouTube.
It was well worth my time and I finally got to see the basics of how a “Fly Press” works.

[Thinus]

Thanks for assisting.

A ox/ac or ox/propane torch with a gas saver is it able to heat peaces of metal in about 12mm in diameter efficient to forge small articles?

A Fly Press look like a very useful tool ,but unfortunately very scares around here .

Thanks
Thinus

[Ten Hammers]

This is my setup. From the properties looks like it was built in 2005. Smith brand gas saver. This shows the welding station behind the forge and also across the table in the front ( mig and torch and air lines can pass through to either side). The answer is yes on the OA torch being able to heat 12 mm (roughly 7/16) to forging heat but that is not really efficient or cheap. If you have a forging you are working on and wish to re-heat only a small part for further work it is more than handy. It IS however a fast way to do a small project without firing a coal or gas forge. i weld with this torch, the mig and the stick. Yes it is indeed handy for heading rivets, tweaking parts etc and only need to select the right tip.

[Thinus]

Thanks Ten Hammers for the pictures and answering my questions much appreciated.

Thinus