HWooldridge Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Strine, You have a pic in the gallery of a smith with a little tricycle style portable forge. Can you tell me what the undercarriage consisted of and the approximate hearth diameter? I can see the wheel, the handles and the feet, but I can't see what the "X"'s are. Could you tell if this thing collapsed or was it a complete fixed assembly? The reason I ask is that I am planning to design a fairly light, portable forge around a new Centaur 12" round firepot. I am looking for something that looks "old fashioned" since it will be for public demos but sized so I can handle it by myself and wheel it for a distance (like 50-100 yds to get to a site). I can handle more weight but I'd rather keep the whole thing (or components) to less than 50 lbs each. I already have a 100 lb anvil with stand, a 75 lb vise and barrel assembly and a good large blower but it all needs to fit in my truck and be portaged by 'moi' with no more than a two wheel dolly. I'm looking for ideas so please chime in if you have a good portable design or have seen one. Thanks, Hollis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strine Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Standy by H, I'll make up a batch of photos showing some detail, and whack them in my gallery. Be right back :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strine Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Jobs done H. I hope the photos help.......Edit: Photos Added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 Gracias, mi amigo - those are exactly what I needed. Neat design for a traveling coal forge. It looks period and easy to move about. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksmithtech Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 ........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 It is the IForgeIron.com gallery Start at http://www.iforgeiron.com > click gallery on the left side > click last uploads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Thomas Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Strine: Very, very excellent, sir. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Strine, Thanks for the photos. Great design! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvillain Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 The design is great! But it has more than that, it has STYLE. I'll bet you would have a crowd following you before you get set up. Now if if you could add a popcorn popper attachment or maybe a coffee maker to the side.... Anvillain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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