ryancrowe92 Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 Sort of, the anvil is not relevant now the forge however is. Money came in today so I'm going to the bank and get some money out getting some iron pipe and some kind of t for the fan drive assembly plus some brazing rods and I have to learn how to do that too to repair the fan. Plus some new bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 It works the hot cutter works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 got the legs on the forge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 fan drive section works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 yeah got to get the fan mounted now and it should be done also got to get a belt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JHCC Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 That looks very nice. Good move to put a little flare on the legs, for greater stability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 My old man helped me make it and that's only after the first day I didn't get a photo of the second day of work. I might have to convert it to a hand crank don't know yet. Depends on the fan but it's at just the right height for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 Guys question if I converted this to electric what cfm rating would you have me go with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 There's some good discussion of this in the Solid Fuel Forges section. Don't get hung up on CFM ratings; a hairdryer should be adequate. I use a stripped-down vacuum cleaner with the hose fitted to the exhaust port; it's much too powerful on its own, but I've got it on a variable transformer to bring the speed down. A forge of this size isn't going to need anything really powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 Not to bust your bubble or anything but I'm done with the hair dryer days I just need one that is not over kill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Ok, well, to save you the few seconds it took to google that question, I'll put this here for you to dig through. just the first one that popped up on google from iforgeiron. Try it some time, it's pretty helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 Thanks for that I shall read it but another question to those who use coal bitoniumus, how long would 500 lbs last if you say use the forge for like once or twice a week and then on the weekends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 We cannot really answer that without specifics that you don't even know yet. But it should probably last you between 6months to 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 That's a good number I found some for 15 dollars a bag and if I buy 9 - 50lb bags for a $135 I'll be set no more wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 If it's a place you can regularly buy from I suggest buying a bag or two first to see if it's good coal or not first. Who do they usually sell coal to and what for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 ^ That's good advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 it an actual coal company up north Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Are you picking it up or having it shipped? If they are "an actual coal company up north" can they provide you with a coal analysis of the coal you plan to purchase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 Shipped. Link removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Which is like saying a car has a gasoline engine rather that a diesel one. Doesn't tell you the number of cylinders, horsepower; if it's a racing engine, super or turbo charged, etc; just that it's a gasoline engine. As mentioned a commercial company should know the analysis with such things the amount of ash it has, sulfur content, BTU output, etc; as that is what they would expect a customer to ask. I know one smith that was offered a lot of coal *free*! It ended up so poor that he used it to gravel his driveway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 they have the specs on it. i have to call them tomorrow. and wait a week to order As Received Specs: Size: Pea 1 x 3/8 or Nut 3 x 1 1/2" Moisture: 1.48% Ash: 7.12% Sulfur: .75% BTU/lb: 14,373 BTU/lb: 15,724 (dry, ash-free) Volatile Matter: 18.63% Fixed Carbon: 79.62% (dry ash-free) Free Swelling Index (Coke Button): 9 Lbs sulfur per million BTU: 0.52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Good, that will give you enough time to check the specs against some known good examples and make a decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancrowe92 Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Turns out I'm not buying coal from them to expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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