Donniev Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I thought it would be interesting to see pictures of everyone's forges. Every forge is basically the same in that you need a firepot and an air source, but beyond that the builds can be very different, and as someone still fairly new I would like to see what everyone else is working with. I need to be able to move my forge 15 feet out of the shed and back right now, but I'm hoping to build a permanent one in the shed in the next year or so. It may also help newcomers to get some good ideas to help them out with their design. There are a lot of individual threads, some with pictures you can still see, others with lost pictures, but I thought it would be interesting to see everyone's own forge. I just built a larger forge, still using the original brake drum from my original smaller one, pictured below, but I didn't like that the lip of the drum stuck out like it did. It was intentional at the time, but live and learn right? The new one I built is 24"x30", and now the drum will drop straight through so the top is level with the table, held up by two brackets I welded underneath. I haven't cut slots in the sides yet for longer stock, but I will when the need arises. Still using a T underneath with a blow dryer. Obviously, i went for functionality vs looks, because who cares if it's pretty as long as it turns steel orange and yellow right? I did weld another piece of pipe to the bottom of the T that you can KIND of see with the original forge, instead of my ash dump just being the bottom of the T, I'll try to remember to get a picture of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Maybe the pics are lost in the petRoms but this has been an ongoing topic for a long time. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I'm not usualy a fan of brake drum forges, as to me they are a PITA. To build, and 2" fitting just add an unnesisary cost. That said, many smiths started with one, and many still use one and do exelent work. I personally think that the early one peice brake drum and hub provided a ready alternative to cast tuyere for some, but their are other ways to do this that are in my opinion less work/expense. Now after all that you have a nice forge their Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Olson Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Here's my clothes dryer forge. Disk brake rotor firepot and im using thr dryer fan for the blower. I have a nice slide gate for air control that works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senft Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 42 minutes ago, Kevin_Olson said: Here's my clothes dryer forge. Disk brake rotor firepot and im using thr dryer fan for the blower. I have a nice slide gate for air control that works great. I really like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Did you look at this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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