TABarton Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I've bought one of these forges on the Cheap! It only has 4 legs and the cast iron forge itself with no blower, Would anybody have a picture or ad of the complete forge with all the "bells and whistles". I bought the forge to use and I need all the info I can to get it up and running. All help is greatly appreciated! Thanks to all in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewayforge Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Perhaps a picture would help us to see what we have. Very likely there is one out there, but if you want advice on how to get it up and running, we need to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TABarton Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/38002-no-242-forge/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/38001-no-242-forge/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/38000-no-242-forge/ Here are some images of the forge, hopefully this will help in finding more info about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TABarton Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Can someone please help ID and possibly share some info or old ads or anything you may have on or about this forge. I was told it was a champion but that could be incorrect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 You have half of it. No Tuyere? No ash dump? No Blower mechanism? No fun!! Look at the notes for a brake drum forge and you will see the parts that are missing. Be creative, Don't think OLD, like it used to be. Think THINK how you can make it work!! Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TABarton Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 I have 3 small blowers from the round rivet style champion forges, 2 with tuyeres/ash dumps and a set of legs that came with this(homemade I suspect?) All of which I could make work. However, I'm more or less trying to see what type of forge this is? Did it come with a hood? What type of blower was std. with this model? How old this may be? Etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewayforge Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 A lot of old forges like this did not come *standard* with anything. It was more or less like a free for all, you bought this model forge, with this model of blower, with this model of firepot etc. Also, many times forges were sold without being connected to a brand, becuase of the number of them made. If this is the only part you have, we're working with a lot of unknowns. Many forge-makers used a shape similar to this, so it depends on the other pieces of the forge that you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TABarton Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Yeah, I can see where that is prob. the case with this one... Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listingtycoon Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Maybe an Otto Canedy? I have a blower that mounts using a flange that looks like it would match your table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Why is it a Champion? I have not seen such a cast hearth with a small round hole. The Champions I've seen had a rectangular hole for the firepot. The cast iron Champion firepots are hard to find nowadays. They had three slots in the bottom for clinker and ash cleanout. On lots of the old cast hearth forges, the legs were of pipe and each leg was curved cornerward at the bottom portion. Champion blowers are available on the used market. The standup, hand cranked, Champion 400 series had a good reputation. As with most American forges, there was a 3" stovepipe intake for the blast connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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