Im looking for a small hand cranked travel forge to use in demos, the only commercially available model being produce in Europe seems to be the BECMA travel forge:

 

http://www.oezwerk.de/epages/62230868.sf/sec5c36dca2ba/?ObjectPath=/Shops/62230868/Products/%22FR70.M%20mono%22

 

Has anyone tried them? 

 

I also just saw this amazing looking second had one on eBay:

 

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Old functioning portable forges seem to come up very rarely and the cost of the German forge is making me look for alternatives but I am not sure about their functionality and reliability. 

 

Andy  

not so portable but a few minutes ago I added a sulver hand cranked one to a certain site, it also has a 110v blower on it and is unused

The first one looks like one I seen that was at a historical village to model what was used on theLewis and Clark expedition.

My forge from Angele. Expensive but well made and reliable. I would always prefer Angele forges to Oezwerk. They are bit flimsy. 

Willy

Thanks Wicon, I hadn't come across the Angele version. I wish I had bought it the last time I was in Germany as the shipping cost is huge!