Devenmelanson Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Hello i am trying to start black smithing and i have a wood furnace out of 16 ga black iron an i was thinking of puting some insulation and brick and then a other layer of 16 ga black iron and make a gas forge out of it just wondering if this would work or i would need thicker steel inside and sorry for any errors im french haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdaleh Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Pull up a comfortable chair and get to reading this section . All you need to know is posted here if you would take time to read it. From how to build the forge all the way to the burner. Welcome to the sight. Do some research then ask questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 You don't need any steel for a propane forge; you do need to know how to build one that works. Tdaleh is right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Welcome aboard, glad to have you. Everything you've asked has been answered many times over in the gas forge section. Many hours of good reading, pull up a comfy chair, pack a lunch and something to drink, it's all there.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devenmelanson Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 I guess my question was more if it would hold up to welding temp is what i cant find in the forum i know it would work but i dont like doig stuff twice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastRonin Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 It sounds from your op (original post) that you were thinking to have a metal 'liner' on the inside. The straight simple answer is this... No. Your proposed design would not be adequate. That is why the others were recommending you use some of your time to read information available in this forum that they have already spent much of their time posting. You can learn what will work, a lot of what won't and the why's of both. That is, if you will put the time into reading the info that is already here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 No a steel liner will not hold up to steel welding temps and even if quite heavy it would soon scale away (and a very heavy liner would drop the temp some as it distributed the heat all over.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Good Morning, DevenCheck out the Maritime Blacksmith Association, I'm sure there is someone close to you.Welcome and read previous information. It should answer most of your questions.Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I guess my question was more if it would hold up to welding temp is what i cant find in the forum i know it would work but i dont like doig stuff twiceIf you don't like doing stuff twice then you better get reading or are you going to give up after your first failed attempt? Your question shows too small a knowledge base to understand the answers.And no, I didn't spend as much time as I did figuring out how to make the things work to make it so you don't have to do anything. Seriously, I've laid out pretty complete instructions from the ground up if you were willing to do any reading.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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