jet2 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I Have Been Forgeing Knives On A Coal Forge For Some Time.i Have Been Able To Weld Two Damascus Blades On My Coal Forge. Its Not Easy To Do By Ones Self. If Anyone Can Help Find A Used Or A Good Deal On A New Forge That Will Get To Welding Temp That Would Be Great. Thanks Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesteryearforge Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Why would it take more than one person on a coal forge and not with a gasser. How big of knives are you making ? Mike Tanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet2 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 keeping up with a fire. keepin temp up . and my forge is not the most efficent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Check out www.diamondbackironworks.com Seems to have a good selection with reasonable prices, IMHO. Tell him you heard about him on IforgeIron, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Jet, try a bigger coal fire and electric blown air. Set the air to idle the fire out at the temp you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden_eagle Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I can attest that DiamondBack makes some nice hot forges... I got the 1 burner knife maker/welding forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet2 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 So Eagle You Like The 1 Burner From Dimondback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I have been welding in coal for years, what is the problem you are having, details please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bipolarandy Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 i always thought welding in a coal fire was much faster and easy'er than in a gas forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet2 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 I Am Mostly Self Taught Pos I Am Not Doing Somthing Right. But With My Forge Keping Up With The Fire And Watching My Steel . And Trying To Keep It Clean For Me Is Not Easy. And Finding Good Coal Were I Am Is Getting Hard. So I Tought Using A Gasser To Be The Best Way To Go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet2 Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 I have been welding in coal for years, what is the problem you are having, details please? Steve like i sead i have been forging blads for some time.i am mostly self tought trial and earror mostly earror. I wanted to try some forge welding so i tryed heating and folding steel back on its self i was able to get it to weld. So i tryed bulding bellets heating and folding after some failure ok a lot of failure i did get enough for my first blade after that i was hooked. My first blade had about 150 layers but it was a lot of work and it tok a lot of coal. I did manage to make one more blade with 350 layers that looked pretty good. My set up is somthing out of the distent past. I cant afford to put a lot of money in all the stuf i need. So thiufgt in the long run it would be easer to go with a gas forge. I looked at your web site it had a lot of good info any help you be would great. Thank you Greg. Please use sentence case in your posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdCaffreyMS Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Personally, for Bladesmithing, I think gas is the only way to go. I forged in coal for a number of years, and upon moving to Montana in the early 90s, I had a difficult time finding any sources of good forging coal that didn't require cross country shipping. After some trial and error I managed to build a propane forge that would weld. After the first couple of damascus billets I was thinking to myself "I wish I would have done this 10 years ago!" Much cleaner, far better control than I could ever achieve with coal, and in my situation, much more cost effective. I admit that there are times I do miss my coal forges, and even the smell of coal burning in the shop, however, since about 95% of my work consists of blades, when those times come I just place a small chunk of coal (leftovers from the coal forge days) at the front of the propane forge so I can have the smell of coal. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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