Got it done. Now i'm just waiting on my coal and coke to arrive in the mail.

 

Don't wait! Go get some "real" lump charcoal (not briquettes), and fire that puppy up! I ran my brake drum/blow dryer rig like that for two weeks before I got my first batch of coal. Warning, charcoal sparks a LOT. BTW, nice setup.

Looks like he has a good supply of water close by...very nicely done can't wait to see your pieces if you keep up the fit and finish!

 

BTW I built a sheet metal fence for my brake drum forge with a slight gap where the ends would meet and a mousehole across from it right above the level of the brake drum.

 

To use I just dropped in in the drum---spring fit to the inner sides--- and then could pile the fuel high and still stick long pieces in the hot of the fire.  It was my main billet welder for several years.

Here's a simple method of making your own charcoal.   2 part video.

 

that's a beauty.

did you build the stand ?

Thanks!

 

I'll see about building you sheet metal fence idea after a few times messing around on it.

 

I don't know where to even get real lump charcoal.

 

No HazMat I wish I could say I did but I got lucky and found something that fit it perfectly. Had to cut it and fit it, but it's not built from scratch.

You can easily make your own charcoal.  Search youtube for "making charcoal for a forge"   Good job on the forge, though you might in the future want it to be in the center of a table of sorts so fuel isn't being wasted on the ground and it provides support for whatever you're heating.

 

This picture kinda shows what I mean.  For using charcoal I need to do something like Thomas suggests to make the firepot deeper.  Works fine for coke & coal as is.

 

I get what you mean about it being nice in the middle of the table, I can always add that later, but how is the way I have it going to let fuel drop on the ground?

"I don't know where to even get real lump charcoal"

 

Around here (South Carolina) you can get real charcoal from places like Lowes, Home Depot, and even Wal-mart. It's sold right next to the briquettes (which you don't want). Nice set up.

Can't tell if you have a dump gate or not.  Do you?  Here's mine prior to adding a 2" pipe for the squirrel cage/blower or the steel plate for the top.

 

 

Yeah I have a dump cap on the bottom. I like your table.

Pretty pissed off. My coke and coal gets here I go to fire it up and all of a sudden the hair dryer is trash.

 

Also kind of bummed, they sent me my bags but didn't label them, how can I tell which is which. I thought coke was white? I have two bags of black fragments, one is slightly shinier than the other.

Coal and coke are black.  Coal is heavier and denser.  Coke is light and less dense.  The shiny is probably your coal.