David R. Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Bellows as they went in my friends shop over a year ago and as they came out yesterday. As they are mounted overhead in my shop ready for use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Always had a soft spot for bellows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I got to forge using a bellows once and loved it. looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I've used a couple of double lunged bellows and even built one and used it for 20 years. My bellows was set up and balanced so you could pump it with your pinkie to welding heat. A friend used one in a "historic" village that had not been installed by a blacksmith. It was up in the rafters and he had to put his weight into pulling the strap down. They wouldn't let him modify it and he ended blowing out his shoulder and hip using it for a decade full time. Get your setup right and they are a joy to use. Wrong and they can be a misery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Great restoration, I would love to have a bellows like that but don't have the room. sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R. Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 4 hours ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said: Great restoration, I would love to have a bellows like that but don't have the room. sigh my shop is only 10 x 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Iam thinking to raise my bellows overhead on attic but I have. Oncern how to lift 40 kg. They use toi much space at floor, and I cant reach them to treat them well. Any suggestion can I use bike rims as pulleys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Are you planning just to store them in a high position and then lower them back down for use or are you planning for them to stay there and pump in that position? Yes, you could use bicycle wheels for pulleys but they are pretty large and cumbersome. Any grooved rim wheel would work. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 David R - Where did you get the leather to replace the old? And what thickness did you use? I have a large bellows the same size where the wood is in perfect shape but mice have attack the leather badly. I would like to rebuild mine for a 10ft x 10ft shop (ceiling mounted near the portable forge inside). -Jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I used heavily treated canvas that they use for wind wings on oil drilling rigs. Lasted 20 years of use and poor storage before I gave the bellows on to another smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 On 4/5/2022 at 5:48 PM, George N. M. said: Are you planning just to store them in a high position and then lower them back down for use or are you planning for them to stay there and pump in that position? Yes, you could use bicycle wheels for pulleys but they are pretty large and cumbersome. Any grooved rim wheel would work. Sorry for late respond. I am planning using them to stay there and to pump them. But for safety reasons i am not sure should i do that, there is deck under it, so bellows won't be seen if they "suck" air, they suck it sometimes when lever go down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I saw this setup, i want to ask david are they hard to pull like in this setup ? Only with two pulleys and can pulleys be aranged differently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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