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Offline bubby

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My ragtag temporary forge
« on: March 24, 2018, 08:29:40 pm »
I'm just posting this to show you don't have to have a fancy forge to do your forging. The weather has been crap and I haven't had time to build my forge as most of my work goes on outdoors. This is just some old fire bricks from the old pulp mill stack, stacked on my steel work table with my prototype burner wired to some rebar to keep it in place, looks bad works good and will get me by till the weather and little league and track give me some time
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Offline chamookman

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Re: My ragtag temporary forge
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2018, 02:20:57 am »
Neccesity is the Mother of invention Bub - pretty dang cool  (f) :OK Bob
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Offline KHalverson

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Re: My ragtag temporary forge
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2018, 07:31:16 am »
looks like its plenty hot in there.
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Offline S.C. hunter

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Re: My ragtag temporary forge
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2018, 02:52:19 pm »
It don't have to be pretty to work, good job!
   Steve
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: My ragtag temporary forge
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2018, 03:28:59 pm »
Looks like that will get the job done..
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: My ragtag temporary forge
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2018, 04:45:16 pm »
Well, there ya go! 
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Offline bubby

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Re: My ragtag temporary forge
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2018, 05:37:40 pm »
Yeah I am going to build a manifold and make a two burner before I build the permanent forge
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: My ragtag temporary forge
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2018, 11:34:34 pm »
And a Venturi draft system with an adjustable speed motor? (f) (f) >:D. Lol!   I don't even know what the heck that is!  Looks like your rig works very well!
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Offline Morgan

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Re: My ragtag temporary forge
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2018, 11:40:38 pm »
I think that’s great use of what’s on hand. Something like that would be perfect for someone just doing something every now and then I think. Never forged anything, but when I heat treated my knife, I just dug a hole and filled it with scrap wood. Blower was an air mattress inflator and black iron plumbing pipe. Got the steel to non magnetic very quick I thought and cost me nothing to make. Been wanting to see if that set up would work for some light blade forging.
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Offline bubby

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Re: My ragtag temporary forge
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2018, 08:29:45 am »
It will work Morgan, but I prefer to work standing up lol. An old charcoal grill will work too
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: My ragtag temporary forge
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2018, 11:07:27 am »
What would you use for a blower on an old grill jerry rig, or is one necessary?  Will regular charcoal get hot enough, or do you have a better fuel?  I know my turkey fryer will go up to 145k btu's, and works well in my steel tent stove with propane.  Maybe I have a forge already and don't know it!
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Offline bubby

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Re: My ragtag temporary forge
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2018, 11:38:05 am »
Regular charcoal will get got enough, but the lump charcoal gets hotter. Hell I have used scrap lumber. When I use my grill to forge I use an old piece of pipe and a hair dryer I got at Goodwill for $3, that will provide all the heat you need hawk, get to forging 😁
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