Sam Falzone Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I saw this forge on the UK-ebay site. I love this idea. I knew I would have to share this with everyone. This has got to be the most elegant portable side-blast design I have ever seen. One day i'm going to have to try and make one. BTW, for all our UK smiths who are on the hunt for anvils, the UK-ebay site seems to be just rife with anvils (I counted at lease 6 anvils that caught my eye at pretty reasonable prices). Enjoy the pics. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I call it a riveters forge, its what my parents gave me as a birthday present many years ago which started my interest/addiction to smithing. The only down side I found was being a dry tuyere, over time it slowly burned away. What is left of my forge is now sat rusting away in retirement after several years of good service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 The anvils on eBay UK are generally collection-only. That said, if you can collect, you can get some real bargains. I've seen all sorts of qualities and ages, many of them in very serviceable condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalMuncher Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Looks interesting man, I have heard of those but have never seen one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbalist Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I saw this item a while ago. I didn't much like the look of the repairs to the bellows and it sounds like the leather has dried out given the sellers comments?! :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsberg Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 This forge is very simular to two that are illustrated in Haslucks Smiths work book. One has the round bellows below the fire pot and has a wet side blast configuration with a rectangular table and hood. The other(for which there are complete instructions to build) has the round bellows below a round fire pot/table, dry side blast and no hood. This may be a little off topic, but I have heard that copper tuyers last longer then cast iron. If both of them are dry. The claimed reason is that the copper is cooled off better by the incoming air then the cast iron is and the copper reflecting more of the heat of the fire then the cast iron doesn't have to get rid of as much heat. Has anyone tried or heard of anyone trying a copper tuyer? Caleb Ramsby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devon blacksmith Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 looks like the rivet forge might be more common over here in UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce wilcock Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 in the sixties i fixed one onto a motorbike sidecar with a anvil and went round farms shoing horses and tool dressing at quarries ,i repaced the tueiron with stainless steel and fitted a hand leaver to work the bellows ,the foot leaver was dificult to use ,i wedged a block of wood under the wheel to steady the rig when working on the anvil. it was used for 4 or so years untill i finished my aprenticeship and set my own shop up. Now theres a good idea ,my bike was a old x army sidecar bren gun carrier, go for it with a brand new harly davidson and go wild with the paint job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbalist Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Still no bids on it - guess the start price is too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.