Animosh Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 (edited) This forge is 99% cast iron. The gear shafts and the nuts/bolts are the only things that are not cast. The only catch is the gears are not lining up properly. I am thinking there is a part missing? Does anyone else have a forge like this I could see photos of?? Google offered very little help with the images(see photo #2) Edited June 28, 2015 by Animosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThorsHammer82 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 are both photos your forge? is it possible that things are not mounted in the right place? What I mean by that is, where any of the parts difficult to mount where they are now (assuming pic 1 is yours in it's assembled form.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThorsHammer82 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) Are you able to flip the location of your blower and the pulley/gear axle mount? it would appear from the first picture that the shaft for the blower would line up with the larger gear. If you can swap the locations it may line up right... but then again, that might just be an optical illusion.it almost looks like the larger gear may have been replaced with the wrong size? Edited July 15, 2015 by ThorsHammer82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animosh Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 I shall do better pics in the morning as there is something else kinda bugging me. Also will try putting things the other way around. The project kind of fell off the do it now radar. Both photos are the same forge 1st pic is wire wheeled and painted for fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThorsHammer82 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 It may be as simple as just adding a spacer between the table, and the pulley shaft mount to get it low enough to mate with the crank gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animosh Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) It may be as simple as just adding a spacer between the table, and the pulley shaft mount to get it low enough to mate with the crank gear.I was thinking the same thing, I just wanted to be close to the original. The only photos I could find were old catalog photos but I could not see this part. Looking through the catalog the part numbers match up the cast numbers on each part. Gonna check to see if the pulley hanger is the right part number as I do not see a spacer on the catalog repair list. The picture from the top down has something I am concerned about(not a whole lot though). The shaft for the large gear goes into the firepot. To me this does not seem right. It looks like a large bolt with not threads. If I turn it around the other way the gear would slip off the end. More photos..... Edited July 21, 2015 by Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animosh Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 I went through each part matching the number to the part number in the catalog. The only one that does not match is the large gear. It also does not have the same spokes as the catalog. I am thinking that is the problem, the gear was from something else didn't match up and the person gave up on the forge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Bill Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I'm not much good at puzzles but i think you're missing some parts. This type of forge is found here in local museums in a variety of styles; looking at one or two complete units will help much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Creek Hunt Club Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I just Googled your title and many pics came up. I think Randy may be right. From the pics I saw the large sprocket is mounted underneath on a leg clamp and the hole on the pan where you have it mounted may operate a hand pump that runs the sprocket and eventually into the blower pulley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animosh Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) I keep getting a 403 error when replying...The catalog I am refering to 4512.pdf Forges Blowers and Drills. Page 56, parts list on 121 of the catalog. It does not show any other part that I can see. All the other parts match the numbers exact except the gear. I could make it work, but what fun is that?? Edited July 23, 2015 by Animosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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