habu68 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Vintage Handmade Blacksmith Forge Blower - (eBay item 6260537168 end time Aug-28-07 18:38:27 PDT)Edit: This photo is a link to the ebay site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julian Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 that's pretty interesting! Doesn't look like a great blower though, I don't see anywhere to put oil and if fire came back up into it the wood wouldn't do so great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I have a book from the 1970's? of doing things on your own on the cheap that has plans for a blower that looks a lot like that. Poor folks have poor ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easilyconfused Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 When you think about it though, what are most bellows made of. Wood and leather and they hold up fairly well if the fire goes back up. It don't have to be pretty if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Doesn't look all that "vintage" to me. Should work OK though but rather then spend money buying it you would be better off making one yourself. As to the fire coming back on you just put in a back draft damper and make a square to round transition out of a steel coffee can to protect the wood. Still a lot of work for not much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder19 Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Gingery's Other Foundry Titles I have this book and would recomend it if you want to get into building your own blowers or fans, some of the info is actually a little too in depth but better than being to vague (sp?). welder19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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