Zaku Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 me and my knowledgeable neighbor made this to get me started. its a greater plate plasma cut on top of a break drum with 4" pipe to make the Tuyere. a railroad spike weighs the tuyere flap thingy (not sure what to call it right now lol) so air pressure does not escape. the legs are just black gas pipe. and i mixed Georgia red clay and fire place ash to line the inside. a clinker breaker was made with some big washers and a small piece of pipe. its a clever idea my neighbor came up with. ill have to take a pic of that when i go to to clean it out next time. im just using a small shop vac as a bellows for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrin_radd Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Nice! Great job putting it together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 thanks. im quite happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDobson Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) looks good, a lot better than my first 2 break drum forges. looks nice and portable as well so when you get a bigger shop forge make sure you keep that one. never know when your gunna need a portable forge for demos or something.is that a clinker breaker or just something to regulate the air? Edited September 5, 2015 by MarkDobson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 thanks. and its very portable the legs slide out and it fits nicely in the back of my truck. i doubt ill every get rid of this thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 its a clinker breaker. ill take a picture of it next time i use the forge and am cleaning it. it will be easier than explaining it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Welcome aboard Zaku, glad to have you.Nice forge, make your neighbor a hand forged something. If you're going to be burning charcoal a clinker breaker is just something else to wear out. However being in Georgia I expect coal is pretty easy to come by and a clinker breaker might come in handy.It's a good example of a simple functional tool, bells and whistles need not apply.Well done, next we want pics of your projects.Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Good job on the forge. What part of Georgia do you call home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 thanks Frosty i want to make him a knife when i get better at it. as a thank you. and i am using coal now. not charcoal im using the good stuff. so there is more clinker but it lasts a lot longer and i get more heat and there is no popping and cracking and sparks. and im trying to make a piece of Damascus right now. its only five layers but its going alright so far. ill start a new thread and tell about it. thanks Donnie, and im from Newborn near Covington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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