Blaine Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 This is the forge I'm building now just wanted to share while I wait for the blower. Can you all share your diy forges also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camerican Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Here's mine. Finished it yesterday. I know it isn't the most basic but it is what I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronwend523 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I have some things yet to put on mine but it's operational if I wished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmichelsen3 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Sorry for the poor angle and picture quality, I'm not much of a photographer The first is my coal brake drum forge. The second is my first attempt at a gas forge. I have since upgraded to a cast refractory design, but have to take pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 13 hours ago, Camerican said: Here's mine. Finished it yesterday. I know it isn't the most basic but it is what I have. Nice job! The green pipe really makes it pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 My JABOD. (And don't worry: those cardboard boxes are actually a lot farther from the flames than they look.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroclick Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I made my frame out of wood so I can easily lift it out of my workshop to use it. I have also put in a dimmable socket to control air flow from the hairdryer and that is effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 Great job how many square in or feet is the inside of your for forge and how highs your ceailing from forge Im things of doing something like that with my lid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroclick Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 The inside is 21 inches, the fire pot is made by filling the sides with dirt to give a 3 inch deep by 3 inch across. The top has about an inch to keep a supply of coal. I have used it for 5 months at it hasn't failed me yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Version one, version two, version three, all with the same brake drum and tuyere piping. By the time I'd bolted the drum into the metal cart, I'd cut off the ash dump end of the piping and put a bucket of water under the ash dump, full enough to cover the end of the pipe, that ended all rusted up ash dump issues. that last version was hauled to a Hammer In and donated to the Iron in the Hat event. Replaced with a cast iron forge and firepot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmichelsen3 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Here is the updated version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 You guys I love em all You guys I love em all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Here is mine, been in service for 25+ years. The only cost was for the pipe and electricity + welding rods for the welder. The blower was donated by a friend who owned Hanby Lumber & Milling that had a blacksmith shop in the early 1900s. The body is cut down from a semi-trailer wheel with a 22 inch manhole ring as the table. The legs are a split grader blade. Everything scrounged from various sources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggerDiggs Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Here is my first attempt. Still not finished, have to put a lip around outer edge of table. Firepot made from 3/4" plate thanks to a friend with a lot of steel and a plasma cutter. Had I known more the design would have been different. Good start until I know more what my needs are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaDooks Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 very nice looking job Digger. you burning coal or charcoal in there ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 Dude I like it does the table top get hot enough to burn soft wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thats Hot... Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 This is the forge I use. So far it has worked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wroughton Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Thats Hot... said: This is the forge I use. So far it has worked great. Now you're just showing off. That's the best use of an old BBQ I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thats Hot... Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 I was going to make the frame out of bed rail. But every time I weld up something welded with bed rail, it leans this way and that way. This was a one day build I had everything but the floor flange for the pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggerDiggs Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 3 hours ago, PapaDooks said: very nice looking job Digger. you burning coal or charcoal in there ? Been burning anthracite coal from tractor supply. Got plenty hot but was a little hard to lite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 29 minutes ago, DiggerDiggs said: Been burning anthracite coal from tractor supply. Got plenty hot but was a little hard to lite. The secret to lighting anthracite is to get a good fire going with newspaper, kindling, and a handful of charcoal. Once that's going, pile coal on from the sides, leaving an opening at the top like a volcano. A good, steady blast, and Bob's your uncle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggerDiggs Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 18 hours ago, JHCC said: The secret to lighting anthracite is to get a good fire going with newspaper, kindling, and a handful of charcoal. Once that's going, pile coal on from the sides, leaving an opening at the top like a volcano. A good, steady blast, and Bob's your uncle. Thanks for the tip. I'll give that a try next time I fire it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 One of anthracite's other quirks is that it needs some degree of blast all the time; otherwise, it will go out. Not a problem if you're using a mechanical blower (especially one you can turn way down while you're actually forging), but an issue if you're relying on a hand crank or a hand pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 ahh shouldn't that be an electrical blower? A hand crank *is* a mechanical blower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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