Bigfootmetalworks Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Hey guys I’m in the process of building a forge, I’m almost to completion is there any tips you guys could offer from the pictures I’ve provided? Thanks for any help! I am starting the Kast-O-lite 30 in the roof today, I’ve got 2 layers of ceramic blanket 1” thick in the roof, roughly 3 layers in the floor, a layer of satanite over everything and then .5”-.75” of KOL in the floor, Once my roof is poured I am coating the whole interior with matrikote 90ac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 You might want to resize your pictures to a lot smaller. The reason being we have members world wide who have to depend upun dial up or pay for bandwidth. The easiest way to resize is to double click on the picture when it is posted and a dialog box opens up, most recommended sizes are 500x375. You have a half hour to edit your posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 What did you use for a shell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfootmetalworks Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 20lb propane tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Your tank looks oval? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfootmetalworks Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 I think it’s because of the size of picture when I made the post, it isn’t oval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Oh, well. Oval shells aren't easy to come by... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfootmetalworks Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Yeah my employer has an oval shell, he rolled sheet metal to make his but it’s about twice the size of the one I’m making, just put the matrikote on today should be firing it up the finish curing tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Do you work in a steel shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfootmetalworks Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Yes, I am a fabricator, we build custom ornamental gates, handrails, fencing, and do commercial work as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I worked ornamental iron for 15 years in my youth; it makes an excellent grouding in shop work and installation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfootmetalworks Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 Yeah I’ve tried being a parts welder and it wasn’t for me haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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