Emttroy Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) So I have Weber charcoal grill with side box smoke box it’s cylinder designed and cast iron can I use this to make a charcoal forge? Edited April 7, 2020 by Mod30 Fix title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Yes but it’s probably better as trading material your basically going to fill the grill all the way up with dirt. You will only have a small bowl or trench not a big honking one. The rest will be working surface. Charcoal likes a 6-8” fireball. And my experience lends me to make trenches about 4” wide and about a foot long angle down at about a 45degree angle with a 3/4” schedule 40 pipe tuyere angled down about 5 degrees at one side and about an inch up from the bottom. Then extend a hill on each side of the trench to contain the fuel mound above the hearth this will give you the ability to heat a 1” bar 6” long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Welcome aboard... have you read his yet? READ THIS FIRST It will help you get the best out of the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Welcome aboard Roy, glad to have you. If you'll put your general location in the header you might be surprised how many members live within visiting distance. And YES we'll get to visit again before too darned long! If you're an EMT, thanks for doing what you do! A lot of us are alive because of rapid attention from EMS, you can read my adventure with the Great White . . . birch in the prayers section from 2008. There are easier ways to make a more suitable charcoal forge than converting your BBQ smoker, like Charles says it's more valuable to you as trading stock. I'll bet if you contact the local blacksmith org. and offer it in exchange for a forge you can bargain for tools and maybe lessons. Blacksmiths LOVE food, especially smoky food! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I throw an occasional mettwurst on the charcoal forge as I'm cleaning up and waiting for it to go out. Toss a grate over the jabod and make a snack with the last of the burning embers so yes I have to agree, blacksmiths like food especially smoky food. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Today i have to brave the zombie death virus and go to the grocery. Think i will pick up a rack of ribs now...Yum, yummy, yum, smoky food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Williams Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 On 4/5/2020 at 8:47 AM, BillyBones said: zombie death virus Oh, you joke about it now. Wait and see what happens if coffee logistics break down! Burning brush was my introduction to fire. Grilling and smoking food was my introduction to controlling fire at stable low levels. Now forging has introduced me to controlling an intense fire. It's all a virtuous circle. That brush burning? Control it and it can make charcoal for the others. I use my webber to keep my pizza and smoking stones, kindling, and newspaper clean and dry for the kamado. It's a fine grill, though, and would be even better with a smoke box. I third the trade notion. I'd trade supplies to make a forge and some assortment other tools and stock for that if I hadn't splurged on the kamado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 I ground scored a Weber kettle grill that I was going to use to make a stealth forge but I no longer need to go the James Bond route so it's looking like some kebabs are in my future. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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