January 7, 201313 yr I am planning to build myself a propane forge. I scavanged my property looking for something for a shell. Here is what i found. From Left to Right: an air tank. measures 8" in diamater (od), 24" long standard propane tank. measuring 12" x 12" some sort of old galvanized tank 16" diameter x 14" long I know i have read that galvie isnt good. but since i will be lining with kaowool, i didnt know if it was still an issue. I have also read that converting a propane tank is scary. but i can remove the nozzle and wash it out before cutting. so im not too scared about that. I am planning on making some blades mostly. possibly a few hammers. Which tank would be best to start with.
January 7, 201313 yr If your planning on making small blaids i would go with the air tank. Cut it down to about 10 inches long, line with 2the inces os inswool or something similar and then about 1/4 inch of castable. You can add a small door to the back for longer blades. This is the setup i have and it works great. I would also recamend building a 3/4 inch mongo burner. Its a little harder to build but it works great. You can see some pictures of mine a few posts below this one.
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