JMR Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Just finished adding a 1/4 steel top with sides to my drum forge. Should work out great. Picking up a load of coal this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Greetings JRM, Thats a lot of SS iron on top . I think it would be best if you put some round 3 in pads on your legs. You will also find that you pile stuff on the surface and will need to go to outbound legs for more support on all 4 corners... Good luck on FIRST FIRE... and your new PW Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck in Ms Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 That is a good looking forge. I can't tell what the legs are made of but you might find you need a brace around the bottom of them if you move it very often. Looking forward to seeing it fired up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale M. Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Greetings JRM, Thats a lot of SS iron on top . I think it would be best if you put some round 3 in pads on your legs. You will also find that you pile stuff on the surface and will need to go to outbound legs for more support on all 4 corners... Good luck on FIRST FIRE... and your new PW Jim I pretty much agree the legs are to close to center and its going to be unstable when you try to work at it.... Move legs further out would make it safer... Lots of cantilever weight with top so much wider that "stance".... Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I prefer four legs with spreaders supporting a utility shelf underneath, myself. As already mentioned you have too narrow a base of support as close as your legs are and only three gives it a close tip angle in three directions. So, nothing new from me, wider legs minimum and I'd make it four. Darned pretty though, let's see it with some dirty old coal on it and smoke. Yeah, SMOKE! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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