Subject: Re: Propane forge

From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 06:55:04 GMT

[email-masked] (Doug MacDonald) wrote:

>I've been using a "pile of bricks" variety of propane forge for a few
>years now.  I can't quite get it up to welding heat.  So I am looking
>for plans or guidelines on building something a little more
>substantial.

>Can anyone point me in a good direction for plans (or share their
>experiences) re building a better forge--I only do small work so it
>doesn't have to be big.

>Thanks in advance!

>Doug

Doug, 

I am not sure that this is your idea of easy, but I built a coal forge
for around 30.00 that will burn steel into vapor.  I used a brake drum
>from  a tractor trailer for the body,

> I only do small work so it doesn't have to be big.

I used cast Iron pipe and fittings for air flow and went to a dump to
get a 1/2 in thick sheet of steel for the firebed (this was the
expensive piece believe it or not)  I use (don't tell anyone) a hair
dryer on low heat/low speed for air and I get fairly spectacular
results.  You should check with your town government about the legal
issues of burning coal, but I think that this should get you heated up
pretty good!

Christopher F. Knowlton
The Prince of Hearth Home Castle
Ring of Steel Armory

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From: C++ Freak <[email-masked]>
Date: 22 May 1996 11:12:34 GMT

I have a description of a propane forge without forced air draft:

http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/edu/arts/metal/TOC/proces/cast/ag_cast.html

Klaas

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From: [email-masked] (Doug MacDonald)
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 22:48:43 GMT

Thanks in advance!

Doug