Trip Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I am building a new masonry forge in my new shop, and I am going to put a steel top on it, then I plan on building a masonry side draft hood on the side of it. So part of the hood will sit on a portion of the top, but I plan on supporting it underneath. So What size top would you put on it if it was your forge? Here is a link to a sketch of what I plan on doing.http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h422/kyblacksmith/?action=view¤t=Image274.jpg Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Creek Blacksmith Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 1/2" should be okay if there is any doubt you can always go thicker. Don't forget to put in a block foundation for your chimney or over time it could colapse. We ended having to rebuild a forge because someone didn't put in a foundation. No it wasn't us, we have a second forge thats has the same problem its just the funding that is an other problem. Good luck on your forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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