JSD Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 So looking for some advice after poking through some of these threads. I got a stellar deal on this forge that is all in all in pretty good shape- though as you can see it’s really a rivet forge and not set up for traditional smithing. In your opinion, should I cut out this tuyere and drop in a firepot or should I pack refractory cement in here and form a fire bowl up? Obviously new to smithing so I have 0 opinion on the matter- hoping to defer to everyone’s experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Williams Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) You don't need a firepot. Look how high the pass-throughs are. You want the sweet spot of the fire to be there. Oh, and you can use clay, dirt, etc. from the nearest ditch or a hole in your yard to form your fire bowl. Bentonite clay kitty litter or oil dry would be cheap acceptable options for clay as well if you have nowhere to dig. No refractory needed. Edited November 2, 2019 by Chris Williams Added clay info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Look up ducks nest. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 The hearth can be built up using hard firebricks and the ducks nest made from clay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 The fire pot on this would be built up similar to how you clay a traditional rivet forge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSD Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 Thank you all for the advice. I’ll get to firing this thing up this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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