Awhile back I decided I wanted to get into metal forming. I would say knife making but I will get to that later in life! Well I need a forge. I decided to build a forge and I plan on using charcoal.
About 2 months ago I found a water hear placed on the side of the road. My initial plan was to make a stove for my shed. Then after some research on charcoal forges I realized that the liner was perfect for a forge.
After some cutting today I have what looks to be a good start of my forge. I cut the top off the liner and turned it up side down.
I also want it to be double duty as a stove of sorts for my shed. My shed is about 12x12 so the heat output should be fine for the area but I need a way to get rid of the fumes from the fire. So I plan on placing the cut off top of the heater on top with an access door cut into it. What I am unsure of is if I place it over the fire so its in closed, will this affect the fire for forging process? Here is a pic of the top portion.
I also plan on using this outside when weather is nice so do I make it removable or weld it in place? I hope my description is good enough so that you can envision what I want to do.
Topic: Charcoal forge Idea (Read 464 times)
