divermike Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 hello folks, need some of your knowledge..a guy has a gas forge for sale nearby, says it is a mankel, I don't know too much about those units, if it is in good shape as he says, I am in the market for a second gas forge. any advice? it was used in a knife making operation, lots of welding damascus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Geist Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 How old is it? They were one of the first gas forges on the market. Find out if it's got an electric blower or an atmospheric venturi. Those kind often had electric blowers which many guys don't like. (was my first gas forge and worked ok for me) Be sure it has a good liner. The older ones didn't have a stone bottom so flux ate up the soft refractory pretty fast if you didn't find a way to protect it. They didn't have doors on them either. Outside of that it'll get metal hot just as good as anything else I suppose. I'm thinking you should probably get a pretty good deal on it if you're not bothered by the stuff I mentioned. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Greetings Mike, Great forge They are made in Muskegon by Black Bear Forge Tim is one of our MABA members ans past VP He is also a very skilled bladesmith Give him a call His number is in the back pages of the uppsetter I have one and love it Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Sorry for errors fingers are bigger then my phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuge Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Bought one from Centaur in '96, still going strong. Mine is a clamshell design with a blower, seems to sip gas compared to others I have used (5-6 psi). Easy to reline, love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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