Himesmagic Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Built a coal forge in my back yard. My first time hitting hot metal. Dug a hole about a shovel deep, put a metal grated shelf piece I found in the shed, ran a metal pipe out the side. Had some curved garden stone laying around. Put it around the hole. Added an air mattress pump I had and voila! The only cost to me was a 20lb bag of lump coal Lowes ($14) And a metal rod ($6) I had part of a railroad rail that I'm using as a makeshift anvil. It seems to work pretty well, granted the construction has some limits, but I figure I can use this to practice swinging, maybe make a few cool things. It's fun so far. Looking forward to doing more with it! Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Riffe Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Nice Start. My first forge was an old cast iron hibachi and a hair dryer. I suspect your's will work far better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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