Forgingforfun Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Built a table for forge, hooked up blower, will have to seal 3inch pipe to 2 inch pipe and am going to lag bolt base to 4x4 to bring level, may shorten stove pipe also. Framed a original Feb 1904 ad for same blower today also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I would definitely shorten the pipe up to the elbow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 You could use flex pipe like the collapsible plastic vent pipe for a dryer until a little bit before the tuyere and not have to raise the blower base. If you're raising it because it's not a comfortable height then disregard the above. Good luck. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forgingforfun Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 Finally got around to hooking her up and lighting her off 20200425_084728.mp4 Another video, gonna try coal next 20200425_085111.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forgingforfun Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Need to improve couldn't get "fireball" tall enough, guess with sideblast I have to think horizontal not vertical, wasn't quite at welding temps, manage to partially weld a tomahawk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Why didn't you chop the charcoal down to say 1" cubes to get a decent fire? Hard to weld in a fire that's all big chunks as it makes for a more oxidizing fire as there is less surface burning area to consume the O2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forgingforfun Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) Yes I should of ...but would that have allowed the sweet spot to move taller in height? Airflow into is like 3/4 or inch. The bowl wasn't wide enough to fit tomahawk head into as well, have some more charcoal to use up then will switch to coal, still have to make a rake water can, poker etc Edited April 27, 2020 by Mod30 remove excessive quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forgingforfun Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Cut up charcoal, and worked much better, was able to get good temps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Looks to be working fine. Smaller pieces of charcoal make a huge difference. I shoveled up three five gallon buckets of charcoal from someone burning brush. I'm glad I got to it before the rain. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forgingforfun Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) Smaller pieces of charcoal make a huge difference. Yes indeed, area that is hot enough to do work is not big enough, I am going to increase that, and will switch to coal for a while, having about 150 lbs of smithing coal, I personally haven't forged with coal since the 70s in my dads forge, have used propane mostly, my bottom blast using pipe with holes didnt work well, but now I learned that my charcoal wasn't small enough in that attempt also. Good find on your charcoal.im getting very excited about my future projects. Edited May 5, 2020 by Mod30 Excessive quoting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Lots of sources: High School Bonfires, I sift the ashes from my wood stove, and the weirdest one was when the neighborhood bar catty cornered across the alley from my smithy burned, I collected several garbage cans from it---with permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forgingforfun Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Still using charcoal, increased diameter of "bowl" , works well, used a propane torch while hand cranking , blower lights really good. My next and final test will be coal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 On 5/5/2020 at 11:44 AM, ThomasPowers said: when the neighborhood bar catty cornered across the alley from my smithy burned, I collected several garbage cans from it---with permission. An auto parts store burned down about six months ago and I was looking at all of the charcoal with visions of glowing steel dancing in my head but I didn't want to ask someone who just lost their business if I could have any. I've gotten scrap auto parts from the garage they own behind the parts store but they were never overly friendly in the best of times so I didn't want to bother them in a time of stress. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 If you show up every time there is a structure fire with some trashcans wanting to scrounge charcoal from the remains; I'd bet that pretty soon you would be on a list somewhere too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 You could probably get paid even. A 6 pack of beer at the FD might get you notice when the fire's out. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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