Robert Mayo Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Up till now all my experience forging has been with propane. My wifes uncle gave me a portable buffalo forge with a hand crank blower. I want to give charcoal a try so i bought 2 20lb bags of lump hardwood charcoal. I put some penetrating oil in the oil hole on the blower and it seems to work good. What type of oil should i use for general maint? Should i make a hood for it there are brackets to hold one? Any info that would help me get going would be greatly appreciated! Here are a couple of photos of the forge. Thanks Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Nice forge! I use 30wt oil in all my blowers but have seen folks use a mix of trany oil and 30wt. I use a friends forge last month at a demo and he had put bar & chain oil in his blower. I didn't really like the bar/chain oil as it seemed to make the blower harder to crank. A hood is nice but not a necessity. Sometimes I wish mine had a shield of some sorts and I always say..."I WILL have a shield before I do my next demo." but still no shield, always a good idea at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 Thomas thanks for the info i will make a wind shield for it. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I use 30wt with a couple TBSP of Duralube to a quart mixed in. I add a couple TBSP of Duralube to my chainsaw bar oil too and it keeps the chain running cool enough I usually don't have to do the after warmup tension adjustment. Anyway, Nice forge. A hood or shield is a nice thing but not so necessary. Is the table and cart "factory" or a later mod? If it's a mod, It looks well done. My main complaint about rivet forges is the lack of table space. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 Thanks Frosty the whole thing seems to be factory everything is attached with wing nuts to take it apart and what paint is still on it seems to be the only coat. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I have a hood on my trailer forge for 2 reasons. #1 is that it keeps the wind from blowing across the fire and burnin up my fuel ( coal or charcoal ). # 2 is that I have a shade for seeing the fire. I use 30 wt Phillips MM ( non detergent ) oil in blowers. Works well below zero to 100 degrees above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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