nice working bellows followed me home

[the iron dwarf]

 

got them at an event a couple of weeks ago and am going to try them with a forge

[VaughnT]

That's neat.  I've seen a few foot-bellows, but never one that works "backwards"  like that.  

[Jim Coke]

Greetings Dwarf,

 

Put on some foot stompin music and have at forging..  Looks like fun...  

 

Forge on and make beautiful things

Jim

[the iron dwarf]

the lower half acts as a receiver on a compressor, as you pump it fills the lower section compressing the spring and meaning you can get a steady stream of air, there is no mechanical linkage between the 2 chambers

[the iron dwarf]

the lower half acts as a receiver on a compressor, as you pump it fills the lower section compressing the spring and meaning you can get a steady stream of air, there is no mechanical linkage between the 2 chambers, there is also a spring inside the top chamber.

have seen a few of these bellows before.

[ThomasPowers]

was it for a fog horn, blowpipe, ?

[the iron dwarf]

dont know the original use, one of these did have a plate on with makers name and other details IIRC it said they were for diving.

[Wayne]

I have seen them used with the old style blow/ brazing torches.

Wayne

[Rich Hale]

If I brought one of those home,,,it would never see the shop..wife would own it on arrival...

[MLMartin]

Some smaller bellows like this were used to drive tiny dentist drills. Should work fine for a small forge. Make sure to have a short air run and to avoide any tight right angles

[781]

Bought a similar bellows at BAM conference from Bob Alexander a year or 2 ago, but haven't used them.