May 19, 201313 yr My Chiminea mesquite fueled forge, its temporary till my other forge is finished. This was used to heat and quench a single blade. I love mesquite so much, my 1.99 hair dryer blower and a little bit of scavenged exhaust pipe tubing, and of course a quench bucket.
May 19, 201313 yr I thought I had already posted to this thread, since I didnt here it is. I used 2 pallets of brick and 12 feet of 12 inch tile, and 3/8 diamond plate for top and fire pot. Please notice the rr track anvil with measurements cut into side, I made a tape that wont melt !!
May 23, 201313 yr I've update mine a little, changed the wheels out, added a small spring to help keep the ash dump gate shut tight, and made a removable stock support.
May 23, 201313 yr Mine is posted elsewhere on here but i will add it here so there all together http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37115-coal-forge/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37118-coal-forge/
May 27, 201313 yr Here'e my new forge that I built today from scratch, and by scratch I really mean it. I welded many 1/4" plates to make the floor and many sheet for the walls. Took me more time than I thought... Anyways, I'll fire this new baby probably tomorrow. It should works well because it has the same dimensions as before with my brick forge.
June 1, 201313 yr My forge set up under my carport. first time to have it set up to use on a few years. My wife's grandfathers forge and my great-grandfather's anvil.
June 2, 201313 yr Greetings All, This is a small forge I use in my teaching studio.... NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT.... Jim
June 3, 201313 yr NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT.... Jimthat a blacksmith's shop is painted white, and is far too clean and tidy?
June 3, 201313 yr Neil: I'll bet Jim's teaching studio is clean, white and tidy BECAUSE his troublesome student's need something to do or go home. Frosty The Lucky.
June 3, 201313 yr Warpig, How does the heat affect the chiminea? I have thought of having one in iron.
June 3, 201313 yr Greetings Frosty/Neil/3pd, Yea my shop is clean... The forge is one I designed for a small area . The lower chamber is pressurized by the blower and air is routed to the firepot . I can also route air to induce a draft by the valve on the side when green coal is added... There is a venture blow pipe in the stack.. Woosshhh no smoke.. The ladies love my white shop and I do like the ladies.. Forge on Jim
June 3, 201313 yr Excellent application of an induction device Jim. Making the shop comfortable for the ladies is a good thing. Frosty The Lucky.
June 3, 201313 yr Here is my brake drum forge. The fire tools are actually tied to the cross bar with string in this pic but I am making some S hooks for them to hang from. I will be using a blow dryer for air. Here is a better picture of the ash dump...
June 7, 201312 yr Here is a "hot coke" shot. The way it was taken makes the forge look like it is really close to a bunch of flammable stuff but in reality there was a pretty good buffer (and plenty of water/fire extinguishers near by)
June 7, 201312 yr Well it hasnt been built yet but here are some of my models, it also has a telescoping stock holder
June 12, 201312 yr Hello all. Ian still building my forge and will post pics soon. Just wanted to throw it out there, if anyone wants to build a forge from a big rig brake drum, I get them free fairly often. I live in central California. Lots of leaf spring also.
July 24, 201312 yr http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37466-2012-12-23-16-44-38-272/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37465-2012-12-02-16-43-28-975/ Been fiddling around with this variable length forge for some time, Since the pictures I have increased the size of the holes and removed the galvanization from them. Been going well, but now found after a few hours forging the ash starts to build up in between the coke and seem to cool the fire slowly. Thinking I might make even bigger holes and an ash dump valve at the end of the regulating pipe to solve this issue. Used some heat bricks to cut down on forge size and help with maintaining heat. Due to length of forge it makes heating long projects really easy, no crazy balancing games required. No flue on it as I am outside and dont find my forge gives off much smoke anyways. Enjoy, very open to criticism as I am trying something new out and would love to improve on my design.
July 24, 201312 yr My new 55/brake drum forge. The rim underneath and the table is quite temporary though. I will make a frame out of angle iron soon.
July 24, 201312 yr Here is a quick and dirty of mine. Full details in my link posted below.http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37467-forge/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37473-forge10/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37475-forge7/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37476-forge8/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37477-forge9/ '?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>>
July 27, 201312 yr Been fiddling around with this variable length forge for some time, Since the pictures I have increased the size of the holes and removed the galvanization from them. Been going well, but now found after a few hours forging the ash starts to build up in between the coke and seem to cool the fire slowly. Thinking I might make even bigger holes and an ash dump valve at the end of the regulating pipe to solve this issue. Used some heat bricks to cut down on forge size and help with maintaining heat. Due to length of forge it makes heating long projects really easy, no crazy balancing games required. No flue on it as I am outside and dont find my forge gives off much smoke anyways. Enjoy, very open to criticism as I am trying something new out and would love to improve on my design. I love this, do you mind is I copy this design?
July 28, 201312 yr I love this, do you mind is I copy this design? Thats why I put it up here, Its a give and take relationship on this site ;-) thinking of adding a ash dump valve at the end of the pipe and bigger air holes to help the ash drop through into the pipe.
July 28, 201312 yr I thought I had already posted to this thread, since I didnt here it is. I used 2 pallets of brick and 12 feet of 12 inch tile, and 3/8 diamond plate for top and fire pot. Please notice the rr track anvil with measurements cut into side, I made a tape that wont melt !! I missed this one, looks good Steve
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