IronPuppet Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 I dropped by my friendly junk man's place the other day and he was making room. One of the neat bits of junk he loaded in my truck was this forge. Seems small to me. I read Irnsrgn's descriptions for forge dimensions and this seems to fall short. The fire pot seems small, even for use with coal. the chimney port seems small too. What do you experts think? Is this forge worth any effort or should it be rebuilt? Comments welcome. Christopher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 light the forge and try it, maybe theres something there, or maybe its a big flop, wont really know till you fire it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Do you want to forge anvils or jewelry? That looks like a forge for small work. Try breaking up your coke in smaller chunks. That's probably a good size for hooks, nails, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Would appear to me that the bottom of your firepot is the end of the chain. I may have not seen it all from the pics. Do you have a blower ? you will also need a tuyere ( blast pipe ) and this can be built fairly easily. Does the bottom of the firepot ( underside) have some holes that are threaded ? This forge is fine to use from what I can see. Just needs some work and a blower. Tell us more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Looks like a tool dressers forge from a big factory, nice size tho, you don't need a big fire to smith with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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