Hi guys

I'm fairly new to blacksmith and forging but it's been in the back of my head since i was a kid. Now that i'm an adult and i need a reason to get out of the house with my 3 kids ( all girls) i decided to go after my dream and build myself a forge in my backyard. What an adventure, you get addicted to this stuff very quickly.

I live in Longueuil , Quebec Canada and you might have notice that english is not my main language. Right now i find it super hard to come up with supply and tools for my forge around my place. I'ts probably because i'm new and i don't know where to look.

I'm a very social person and if someone in my area is ready to be my mentor or just share his experience with me i will  be rely greatfull.

Let me know if you know of a special underground blacksmith store near here.

Il y a un vendeur de charbon à Montréal mais il n'y a pas de "undergound blacksmith store". 

Qu'estce que vous recherchez?  Avez-vous commencé à forger? Qu'est-ce qui vous manque?

Bonjours Yves

Pour l'instant j'ai une enclume qui devrais ariver bientot. Ce que j'ai le plus de dificulter a trouver ce sont les pieces pour fabriquer ma forge. J'ai beaucoups de dificulter a trouver des tuyeaux en fer noir pour mon bruleur, un regulateur de propane haute pression ajustable et des matériaux réfractèere. 

 

J'ai construit un prototype a partir d'une canne de cafée mais cela ne me sufie pas.

Je travaille au charbon. Désolé, je ne connais pas les forges à gaz. 

Pour les matériaux réfractaires, il me semble que les commerçants de poêles à bois vendent des briques qui devraient faire l'affaire. Mais comme je dis, je n'y connais rien. Pour un régulateur, avez-vous parlé à des commerçants de propane justement? Il me semble qu'ils devraient pouvoir vous aider. 

À Belœil, il y a une compagnie, Soluquip, qui pourrait peut-être répondre à vos questions.

Merci

 

Pour les briques, ceux que le commerçant de poeles vende ne suporte pas assé haut comme température. J'ai contacter Soluquip concernant plusieur de leur produit, merci pour la trouvaille.

I'll bet you're telling jokes we don't get aren't you? Well, I guess that's one reason to learn French. <grin>

Frosty The Lucky.

I'll bet you're telling jokes we don't get aren't you? Well, I guess that's one reason to learn French. <grin>

Frosty The Lucky.

Gotcha!

In fact, if I remember well, you have given plans for a gaz forge. Takeru is trying to build one and looking for equipment. Would you post or direct him to the post where you explain what to do for a gaz forge. I know zip about these things and cannot help him realy.

Don't worry Yves, 

I already explore all of frosty's design for burners and forge. I took me 6 month before i decided to register on the forum.  I built my prototype using is T-Burner. Now i need something bigger and more efficient for the actual body of the forge. Can't find good refractory material around here(brick and ceramic wool  to name a few)... i could order online but the shipping is killing me. 

Edited June 19, 201510 yr by Takeru691

Yes, shipping does hurt. Apparently.

With shipping, someone goes there to pick it up and bring it to my door step. Even with shipping, buying on line is cheap compared to the cost of fuel, the time involved (you do not forge when you "ship") in going in Montreal or any where else.

For instance, I plan on buying an anvil for demos, something I could carry around. Wether I buy from Nimba Anvils or from Jymm Hoffman, shipping is cheaper than my going down there to get it (and I do not count the ticket and the judge you have to meet for driving at 61 in a 60 zone ...). 

So shop on line since it seems that "Online" carries what you need, close your eyes and press the button!

Check with a commercial furnace repair company, HVAC only more commercial. Ceramic blanket is becoming the most common refractory in boilers and such with a fire contact surface. This typically meas they carry Kaowool or the equivalent in large stock AND castable refractories of different types for the different fuels used by the furnaces they maintain/repair.

The really neat thing I discovered when I talked to the supplier I buy fro in Anchorage is they LIKE fire, the hotter the better. It's been some time since I had to buy Kaowool unless I needed something specific, they always have piles of drops and trimmings. It's hard to get out of there without light firebrick trimmings too. They also give the Alaska club a commercial and quantity discount. The castable refractory is the only thing we pay close to retail for.

Believe me it's well worth doing a little yellow pages and phone searching. Buying from a ceramic supply is WAY more expensive, it's ART supplies after all.

Shipping is a killer here too, I feel your pain.

Frosty The Lucky.