October 21, 200817 yr I just joined this forum tonight and this seemed to be the obvious thread to begin on. Hello then everyone and I look forward to speaking about the thing that is obviously a passion of everyone here, blacksmithing. First off the bat, I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE A BLOODY FORGE! I love metal and forming it into what I want it to be even though all I've made lately on my brother's advice was a sword. Sadly and unfortunately I had to do this with a bar of mild-steel, a grinder and a welder. I've got an anvil luckily that I inherited seeing as my great-grandfather was a blacksmith, but now I seriously need my forge! Help!
October 21, 200817 yr Anduril777, welcome to Iforgeiron! So you want to build a forge? You can go to the front ( or opening) page of IFI and go to 'Lessons in metalworking'....or the 'Getting Started' section. I think you can follow the links and find information on 'forges. You can also use the Search at the top of the page and just type in the kind of forge you want to learn about.....coal forge, gas forge,etc. there's lots of info on forges all over the place here.....happy reading! Any questions you have are also welcome. Enjoy!
October 21, 200817 yr Author Thanks Jayco I'll be sure to check around and hopefully start construction tomorrow if the weather keeps:) I thinks I'll go for the coal forge, keep it natural and all. What type of steel do you recommend for the tongs by the way?
October 22, 200817 yr Anduril777, I use mild steel for most of my tongs. Easier to forge and easier to change if I want to adjust them to fit something.
October 22, 200817 yr Welcome to IFI. One other advantage of mild steel for tongs is that they don't harden and go brittle if they get hot and you quench them.
October 22, 200817 yr welcome Anduril777 good to have you on board. It seems we'll get a growing community here...slowly... Please go to the green bar at the top of the forum and click user cp. Then add your location and save. We would like to know where in the world you are located. (Sorry glenn, used your text ) if you are not too far, maybe you can pop in quickly..i'm always happy if i can serve the ZA community.... Frank
October 22, 200817 yr Author Thanks man, I must say that the people on this forum are all exceptionally friendly thus far:) I'm in George so it's a few hundred k's for a visit but I appreciate the offer, definitely be there when I'm in Cape Town again though.
October 22, 200817 yr Theimi, no problem, glad you suggested adding the location. We need to remind those that have not added yet. It goes a long way in getting them the answers and information they need.
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