LouisSturt Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Hi there, I was wondering if anyone uses a side blast forge like mine, I built this one a few weeks ago and it is working well for me. I live in the UK and they are quite common here but I don't see many pictures or examples of them anyware else. Mine is water cooled and has a water jacket in the tue iron Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Yes, You will find many people here that like side blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisSturt Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Do they have water cooled tue irons (the air pipe bit) or just a big casting to radiate the heat? I have worked with bottom blast fire pot forges and find that side blast forges in my opinion are much easier to control and you can build the fire to whatever size you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo7 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Water cooled tue are used but not all the time, if you dont use a water cooled tue the tue pipe will burn off and eventually need to be replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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