Hoary Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 ok nothing too impressive, just had 1/4" metal bar from home depot sitting around and decided I was just going to play around, made it into a nice thin fire poker. created a handle and just bent the other tip down, I also twisted the metal just to kinda get a feel for it. Over all it was fun getting to know and test my forge. I'm actually quite excited! oh and by the way, I used a sledge hammer head for an anvil on this one Photo 1 Photo 2, Photo 3 aside from that my forge seems to be working nicely! got the metal to a cherry red and yellow. I'm pleased and aching to get some real stuff to manipulate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Awesome job, what kind of fuel did you use? If you get a RR track plate, and a giant heavy log, it works really. Well. Like the twists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoary Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 I actually used charcoal or left overs from when I used my fire pot from burning logs and stuff. not too bad I think, get fun out of wood burning once by marshmellows and twice by metal ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Lol. Cool. I use hardwood charcoal from piggly wiggly. I do not know if wal-mart supplies hardwood charcoal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 it looks good for your first one I think I would move off the wooden deck...just to be safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitebear Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 i agree move off the deck. if i were you. (unless you like the whole priaml forge idea and breaking your back gonig from forge to anvil and bewing cratched down all day) i would try to find a way to raise the forge up so it's about at your waist or at least the hight of your anvil. looks good. more sophisticated than mine was when i first started. mine was a hole in the ground with a camping blow pipe as a air supply. *i could weld in it though* Son Daughtry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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