jukejoint Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Was wondering if anyone has used the Kayne and son forge blower and there opinion on there coke blower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I have one of their blowers, but I forget which one right now. I haven't had any issues with it since I hooked it up this spring and started using it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironwolfforgeca Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 answer is yes there good I have one 64 cfm ordering a 170 cfm its the Larger one know many more in service no problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiack Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I have the large blower and use it in my side blast forge with coke for fuel. It has more than enough blast, I normally keep the slide gate 3/4 of the way closed. I think for the price it is one of the best options around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petere76 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I use the larger cfm rated unit on a bottom draft coal forge. In my opinion it works well. Only drawback being that it doesn't do low end very well. Does anyone have experience with using a rehostat on these units? Single phase operation using voltage reduction has some heat issues. Also keep in mind these are Chinese motors. K&S does not recomend going with a rheostat but I was still curious if anyone has tried this arrangement and I if so, what their findings were. I would like to get a better low end out my own arrangement. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiack Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I built a slid gate to use with mine and just leave the blower running on full power. Functional this setup works very well and allows excellent control over the blast. I also installed a switch on forge so I can turn the blower off in between heats. The fire does not loose much heat while I'm at the anvil. This saves a bit of fuel and I don't have to listen to the blower running constantly. I can comment on the use of a rheostat but if the motor is overheating a slid gate would be a good alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Can you waste air out of your ash dump set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petere76 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Kubiack, Thomas, Using the ash dump puts too much dust and ash into the air. I do use an air gate and I throttle the fan (casing) inlet somewhat. I also have a switch handy on the forge to secure the blower, which is usually what I do. The dynamics of the coal fire, seems to favor fast and furious over low and slow. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukejoint Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 what if you were to use a foot switch like on a router Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukejoint Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 any one use a Dayton 2c647 blower? 134 cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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