Ryan Attoe Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I came across a kiln that a neighbour was throwing out, and decided to make a forge. Finally! What I always needed! So I have 51 soft bricks(4.5x2.5x9) to work with. I can pick up some hard bricks without hurting the bank account too badly. 5.99 each at home hardware. About half of my free, soft bricks are cracked, and the other half aren't. The is photo is the first idea I had. Feel free to add your two cents. I'll be seating the final design in a metal frame, but am playing lego on this piece of ply for convenience sake. I wondered about mixing a thinnest style mix to coat the interior floor of the forge to protect the soft bricks. I'll also be adding a propane head source, but thought I'd start with the box. The chamber itself is 7"wide, 4.5" tall, and I think I could go three bricks deep if I wanted, I think 27". I've also got a million red bricks I could use. Which I considered as the base layer of the forge, which would be cost effective(ie. Cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Ryan: Try doing a search with, "Brick Pile forge Iforgeiron" as search terms. Use your favorite search engine, the one on Iforge isn't too good but Google, Yahoo, etc. with Iforgeiron included in the terms works a treat. Anyway, what you want to do has been discussed many times in the gas forge section. Currently the thread, "Forges 101" is alive and well. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Good Morning Ryan, You live in the same area as a couple of other members of Ontario Artist Blacksmith Association. Get in touch with them, they can give you LOTS of information and help. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuja_torra Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Alternatively you could come to the Buffalo NYSDB meeting some time to getore knowledge and ideas. They meet monthly. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman7 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I've had very good luck repairing broken bricks with Satanite. It gets much stronger after the brick is fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Attoe Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Thank you frosty, Swede, kuja and blues man. There's so much on here, but I'm chewing through it. I'm trying to get through a couple threads a day. Thanks for the contact ideas, I'll have to check when the next meeting is, and show up with a box of coffee to bribe my way in. And I'll try the satanite if I run out of whole bricks. Cheers Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 That forge basically needs to be turned on its side; at present it doesn't have enough room to for the flame to combust before impinging on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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