any forge pics to share ?

[sticshooter]

Jeremy I plan on making one kinda like his. Not sure how that wool stuff works or how long it last? Doc loos like you got it down pat.<><

[drewsbow]

This is mine :0)

[sticshooter]

Drew whats it lined with?<><

[JEFF B]

looks like fire bricks to me stic.

[drewsbow]

fire brick , boiller ins. board  and covered with refrac. putty . I built the box around it then drilled for the burner.

[JEFF B]

nice one bro!

[jmack]

Hey Jeff, did Tim give you the exact same one that is on his website? If so then that is awsome!

[chrisg]

Hi Rob, I spent twentyfive years making highfired stoneware and porcelain, my kilns fired 1250-1320 centigrade. 1000F will 'just about' fire soft terracotta garden pots!Only the lowest melting RAKU glazes and Egyptian paste will melt at 900-1000 farenheit. You may be confusing farenheit and centigrade. Most pottery kilns will easily fire over 1150 centigrade, (high fired earthenware temps) The soft firebrick used in the forges is ideal and works as you know, be careful of kaowool once it is heated it will shed ultra fine fibres especially if you bump it or have a strong airflow. This is VERY BAD STUFF to get into your lungs or eyes, silicosis and a grim death eventually. You can paint it with a ceramic slurry to stabilise it and I would recommend you do. If you want to check, shine a bright light across forge with a dark background ( eg at night )you will see millions of tiny bright fibres floating about.

 I once took part in a big craft/art fair and had lots of fun with the ironwork and glass guys, we collaborated and built a glass lehr using combined skills and materials. It worked a treat and they 'taught' me to blow glass! The Danish glassblowers told me I was making 'Viking glass'. A polite way to say it was ok if crude!!
chrisg

[LAR43]

Hey Jeremy,
Been using one of Ken's Po' boys for over two years now. No complaints at all. A pretty decent unit for the $$. . . Building a blown unit  this spring.
Make sure you coat the inswool w/ Satanite or other similar refractory covering per his instructions.
Good luck with it!

Frank,
Ya gotta coat the wool as mentioned above.

Larry

[sticshooter]

Larry i looking at one on the bay site. I just come to realize I have no time to build one. looks like a bow will have to be sacrificed for the knife making.LOL<><<><

[LAR43]

That's the story of my life Frank!

Larry

[Jeremy]

Hi Larry, I still need to coat the wool on mine, but it's not gonna see much use for the next few months anyway.  I need to get the final inspection on my workshop before I add the covered blacksmith area off the back  

I'll be replacing the burners on that forge with a few homemade ones that should be more efficient.  Propane isn't as cheap as it used to be  

[LAR43]

Hey Jeremy,
Sent you a PM where I get my stuff. Darrin's a really good guy to work with.

Make sure you have at least one side open on the forge area. Those dragon breath forges really produce CO besides heat! Not being vented out a chimney as in a coal forge, it's right out there in the air with you.

I'm making up the blown forge for exactly that reason . . lots better mileage from a tank of propane & more efficient.

Larry

[Jeremy]

The plan for the forge area is two fixed walls and two that are pair of barn doors.  Forged hardware and fittings of course