jmarcure Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Greetings one and all, First, thank you for the vast wealth of information. I have been reading posts here for awhile, first as a guest now as a user. I'm Jason. I've been mucking about on my forge for a few years on and off. I've even managed to finish a few knives. I figured the forge thread was as good as any for an introduction. So, here is my forge: It started out as a break drum forge, then I modified it as I used it more and more with refractory cement, fire bricks and eventually ended up in this configuration. The top is a cookie sheet with a hole punched into the center where the break drum is. The U channel and C clamps were going to be temporary while I added the refractory cement. but they work really well so I left them in place. The cement fills in all the space between the cookie sheet and drum and helps tie everything together. I think the fire pot might be a bit shallow, but I have been successful in welding up chainsaw blades, files, and anything else I can get my mitts on. I really like welding up chain. I use a $10 hair drier with a "cool" setting for my blower. So far I've had many issues getting the mix just right, but I recently installed rheostat. I can now fine tune the air flow and use it as a foot switch to turn of the air when I pull the work out of the forge. For the longest time my forge was outside in direct sunlight. My shed is a recent addition, as in last December. this will be the first time I've used an indoor forge for welding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kekishev M Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Still a work in progress, but we have fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaiah Lake Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 You guys have been slacking. I know we have more forges around here. The extraordinary has never been achieved without the sacrifice of security. Take your chances thin, and take them often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartthesmith Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Stuart's Shop 1. forge 1 2. forge 2 3. 700 lb. hay budden 4. 400 lb. Fisher 5. 150 lb. williams and white triphammer 6. 75 lb. Bradley triphammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartthesmith Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 oops, here is the bradley pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Crislip Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Nice forges guys! here's mine just a 5 gal trash can with 2 inches of kao wool coated with satanite and ITC-100, home made 3/4 inch venturie burner. yes it will weld!! A bad day forging... is still better than pretty much anything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james G. Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Wow great looking forges, Kekishev M that is one big hood, I like how the plate stacked on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSJackson Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Old ugly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Yu Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Sorry about the crap cellphone photo, this is my first propane forge I made earlier this summer with firebrick and durablanket. Works like a charm for now, but I'll probably be making some modifications to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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