Reeltree Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 finally got around to putting wheels on one forge and refurbishing a smaller one had to go with a hair dryer , the lil blower was 25 mhp wouldn't even get the fire lit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 How was the little blower with charcoal? It takes a less strong blowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 don't know.I don't have any Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 put an adjustable cover plate over the squirrel cage opening, made all the difference in getting the fire to burn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R. Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Had one just like the little round one with the hand crank and belt drive blower. It would blow the fire up fine if I had a good tight belt on it. Trouble was, mine had the air blast grate elevated a couple inches above the floor and you couldn't get enough depth in the fire for any heavy work. I sold it and got a little bigger one with a little deeper pot and a hand crank gear blower. Did blacksmith demos at a local festival a few days this fall with a lever ratchet belt drive forge. Got hard rains one day and the leather belt got wet and stretched out till I couldn't blow up the fire. I made it through the day by putting wood ash on it to get it to grip. Had to tear down and re-splice the belt the next morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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