6 Attachment(s)
I did it boys, made a forge
finally got my forge up and running last night. It worked pretty well for a first attempt.
It was made out of an old BBQ gas bottle. I bolted an old pipe to the bottom (Dont have any easy access to a welder at the moment) and lined it with some cheap clay.
I hooked it up to a hair dryer for this run but will probably change that.
I would like a little more control over the air flow on the next run so I will be thinking of ways to modify that aspect.
Attachment 90435
Attachment 90436
Attachment 90437
Here it is after I topped up the charcoal, Its also when I thought "Oh man my wife's gonna S#!t if she comes out now" ;)
Attachment 90438
Attachment 90439
Attachment 90440
The clay didnt stand up to the punishment as well as I would have liked, might re-line it a little different next time.
It all worked out pretty well. Made me realize I have a whole lot to learn, but a lot of fun to be had too.
I just started with annealing some steel for my first couple of projects...next comes figuring out grinding.
Thanks heaps to Mike and Bruno who have given me plenty of practical tips along the way.
Grant