biggraypig Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 Welded me on a new tab and repaired the broken tab on the blower. Bout ready to go all back together and build a fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admanfrd Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Very nice! cant wait to see pics! coal, coke, or charcoal? (this can be important for amount of air you need to use.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggraypig Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 Coal. Blower back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admanfrd Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Cool! Blow the heck out of it and wet the outsides of the coal. Wash it too. Good luck! PICS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggraypig Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 Blower mounted ready for a new belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggraypig Posted May 3, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2014 Been busy on the tractor but cut a belt sewn it on, dug some clay from my secret spot and just packed it in. Just need to finish off the handle and build a fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggraypig Posted May 3, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2014 Small amount of shrinkage but turned out pretty good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admanfrd Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Sweet, why did you clay it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Good job restoring the forge. Claying it is a common sense preventative for heat checking as is NOT bumping lots of water on the fire in a cast iron pan. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggraypig Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 Sprayed the pan with high temp paint for rust prevention then clay for insulating from the heat. Figured it can't hurt and may save the cast iron from cracking. Plus got me a nice little clay bowl to hold the fire together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Sprayed the pan with high temp paint for rust prevention then clay for insulating from the heat. Figured it can't hurt and may save the cast iron from cracking. Plus got me a nice little clay bowl to hold the fire together. The little depression around the air grate is a duck's nest, what that forge was intended for. I stack bricks around it for any shape or depth fire I need. The "don't dump water on it" isn't for rust prevention it's the rapid cooling of a cast iron pan that's the thing to be avoided. It's better to control the fire size by controlling the coal quantity and position with just a little sprinkle of water if you must. Cast iron does NOT like differential heating, and especially not FAST differential temperature change. I have a cast iron Buffalo forge about like yours that's cracked almost in half from someone not claying it and maybe watering the fire. No telling it's been cracked since I got it. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggraypig Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 My backyard forge up and running. First project was to modify my tongs. Everything worked out pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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