Jeremy Blohm Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) The forge body is 4 fire bricks that can be found at tractor supply or ordered onlinehere. https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/united-states-stove-company-single-firebrick/0000000249442?gclid=CjwKCAiA1uHSBRBUEiwAkBCtzZJMEfhYV6vX7HNwhz-HHXM19gjboLq8XWd9yQFLrxvlBP-qXZa04hoC-oEQAvD_BwE Then you will need 2 pieces of angle iron 8 inches long with 1/4 inch holes drilled about 3/4 of an inch in from the ends in the corner of the V. And you will need 2 pieces of 1/4 inch threaded rod 12 inches long and 4- 1/4 inch nuts and washers. You will need a 3/4 inch or 1 inch concrete bit also to drill the hole for the burner. And you will need a turkey fryer that is propane fired like this one Take the burner out cut the end off and then put the burner in the hole you drilled hook it up to the propane tank and fire it up Edit: Another thing i did and highly recommend because of the extreme heat is forge a flare and attached it permanently to the forge but it required drilling a larger hole. DO NOT. Use galvanized pipe!!! DO NOT use galvanized pipe. Another update: the burner should be removed from the forge aafterbecause of the chimney effect and the heat that these bricks can hold after forging can flow up through the burner and melt the hose and other parts. If anyone has any problems with this burner feel free to ask any questions. I don't care if this topic is 5 years old you can still ask a question or send me a personal message and I will do everything I can to help. Edited February 8, 2018 by Jeremy Blohm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t cudworth Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 This is one of the absolute top reasons why I love this hobby. You can do so much with so little, and wind up with high quality, repeatable results. It justs depends on your resoursefulness, drive and desire. But theres always the giant think tank here to share with and learn! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Pretty slick! It would work even better with the soft insulating bricks. I might have to try that... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 I'm in the process of uploading a video to YouTube and I will post a link to it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Here is the link to the video. I hope this helps anyone who wants to get into this craft and dose not have a lot of resources such as welders and steel. The reason I used the hard brickbis because i have a pallet of them I won at auction for dirt cheap. This whole set up I have about $15 into it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Brewer Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Another fine example of the K.I.S.S. engineering principal in practice.......... 1 If ya can't be good don't git caught !! People who say stuff can't be done need to git the hell outta the way of people who do stuff !!! Show me a man who is called an expert by his peers And I will show you a good man to listen to ...... Show me a man who calls himself an expert and I will show you an egotistical asshole...............!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vern Wimmer Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 8 hours ago, Alan Longmire said: Pretty slick! It would work even better with the soft insulating bricks. I might have to try that... I have seen them on fleabay made with soft bricks and angle iron in a frame around them. Sort of a "two-brick" forge in frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) And there is another turkey fryer on this online auction again this week! I forgot to mention to kids out there...try to refrain from taking apart your dad's turkey fryer and don't take your bed apart to use the frame rails as the angle iron. Edited January 13, 2018 by Jeremy Blohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Clever! Well done. 1 -----------------------------------------------"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dave Stephens said: Clever! Well done. Thanks dave. It worked a lot better than i anticipated. I seen a lot of people having trouble getting there blades hot enough for heat treating so i set out to build the simplest little forge i could think of and it ended up being a lot easier than i ever thought. I have built probably 12 forges and none of them have been "easy" all required welding and having to either order parts or wool or having to source parts from several stores. This little forge is as simple as it gets. And gets plenty hot enough for forging. And the people that have bought these little forges off the internet that uses the little 1 lb propane torches can replace the torch with a burner like this. Next im going to build another forge out of a freon bottle and see if this burner is capable of welding. Edited January 13, 2018 by Jeremy Blohm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) How in the hell do I go about putting this thing on Pinterest. I just signed up to this thing because my brother told me it would be a good place to share it and I can't figure out how to post anything. And is there any other suggestions of where to share this amazing little forge with the world. This can be a game changer for a lot of people. And i feel i should share it everywhere i can. Edited January 15, 2018 by Jeremy Blohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vern Wimmer Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 49 minutes ago, Jeremy Blohm said: How in the hell do I go about putting this thing on Pinterest. I just signed up to this thing because my brother told me it would be a good place to share it and I can't figure out how to post anything. And is there any other suggestions of where to share this amazing little forge with the world. This can be a game changer for a lot of people. And i feel i should share it everywhere i can. Hey, the people worth sharing it with will find this forum. (OK, I'm a Forum Chauvenist) . You are showing early signs of "'netimportanitis" . Consult a physician if symptoms persist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) I get to see the physician tomorrow morning for steroid injections in my spine so I will talk with him about this... 6 minutes ago, Vern Wimmer said: netimportanitis My PA is a fellow bladesmith because of me so he might have some insight about this. It's amazing the amount of people that want to get into this craft but think it's to hard or something. I made one comment to my PA about blacksmithing and he has been hooked ever sense. Edited January 15, 2018 by Jeremy Blohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vern Wimmer Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Shhhhh. We keep people thinking it is hard as part of the initiation ritual. Non-hackers are washed out into the teeming throng of wimpy feathermerchants who aren't fit to haul away a farrier's clinkers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) It's official...Pinterest is retarded!!! Edited January 15, 2018 by Jeremy Blohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Vosloo Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 so the burner is just a simple, almost, stove burner that you cut up? Ross Vosloo Mhara Knives made in Zimbabwe https://www.mharaknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Gerber Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 8 hours ago, Vern Wimmer said: Shhhhh. We keep people thinking it is hard as part of the initiation ritual. Non-hackers are washed out into the teeming throng of wimpy feathermerchants who aren't fit to haul away a farrier's clinkers. Like the acquaintance who pulled me over the other day to tell me how badly he wants to start, and if I would make him a knife in exchange for some leaf springs........ Thanks for posting this, great idea and you may just have saved me a bunch of money....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Ross Vosloo said: so the burner is just a simple, almost, stove burner that you cut up? Yeah kinda, it's basically an oversized outdoor fryer. But it has to have the venturi style burner in order for it to work. I will post a website these can be found at. Edited January 15, 2018 by Jeremy Blohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Gerhard said: Thanks for posting this, great idea and you may just have saved me a bunch of money....... Not a problem I did this as an experiment to build the absolute easiest gasser I could and it worked better than I had hoped for. I hope it helps a lot of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 https://www.webstaurantstore.com/backyard-pro-single-burner-outdoor-patio-stove-range/554BPRD13.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Gerber Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 It's tough seeing all these plans and not being able to act on it simply because we use LPG rather than Propane, and I've reliably been informed jet size is an issue. I don't have time or $$ to experiment, especially since very little you need in these matters seem to be available locally. I do however have a 2-plate gas stove, a cast iron affair that supposed to be for camping but served and my bachelor everything. It has similar burners , and I'm hoping all I need is the adjustable regulator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Gerber Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I'm almost excited, think this will work? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 That looks like it would work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vern Wimmer Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Since one of my hobbies is restoring Coleman stoves and lanterns and since I have seen a farrier's forge that works on the Coleman principle (Not made by Coleman), I am considering slapping something together for slaps and grins. There is a thing Coleman did make called the "Handy Gas Plant" which was a big tank with a big burner on top. They were used for a lot of things including by farrier's. My plan would use a stove tank and hopefully venturi style. The fly in the ointment is preheating the generator to vaporize the fuel. Normally it runs over the burner which isn't running at softening/melting temps. Why? To see if I can, that's why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Vosloo Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 17 hours ago, Gerhard said: It's tough seeing all these plans and not being able to act on it simply because we use LPG rather than Propane, and I've reliably been informed jet size is an issue. I don't have time or $$ to experiment, especially since very little you need in these matters seem to be available locally. I do however have a 2-plate gas stove, a cast iron affair that supposed to be for camping but served and my bachelor everything. It has similar burners , and I'm hoping all I need is the adjustable regulator. same boat as you, but isnt LPG just propane anyway? "Liquefied petroleum gas or liquid petroleum gas (LPG or LP gas), also referred to as simply propane or butane, are flammable mixtures of hydrocarbon gases used as fuel in heating appliances, cooking equipment, and vehicles." thats pulled straight from wiki. 18 hours ago, Jeremy Blohm said: Yeah kinda, it's basically an oversized outdoor fryer. But it has to have the venturi style burner in order for it to work. I will post a website these can be found at. ok great thanks. how can you tell its a venturi? sorry for the dumb questions, but like Gerhard above, i live in a part of the world where you have to find something bc you cant buy it Ross Vosloo Mhara Knives made in Zimbabwe https://www.mharaknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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