Forge burner questions

[Rick Marchand]

You are correct... that is a chicken feeder with an anvil burried in it. The anvil is a 4x4x14 block of 1045 and it is buried in sand screed. I have plans to move the anvil into a 6" thickwalled steel tube that is welded to a 12x12 baseplate.

Rick

 

[Will Leavitt]

I have almost the same style anvil 'cept that mine is in a stand made of 2 x 10s. I miss my Sea Robin anvil I sold but it has an awesome home.

 

[shotgunner]

Rick Marchand, please dont tease us with your showroom setup, please show us pics of the one you actually use. You know? The one that has a bit of scale and rust on the floor. Maybe some carbon buildup on the walls.

Sheesh, your setup looks to clean to even be used!

Keep up the good work!

 

[Atlas Knife Company]

Here's my progress on the forge. Nicely welded 1" black pipe on the side, drill and tapped for 1/4-20. 6" channel for a base with six 3/8" rods for supports. Weighs about 15 lbs., which is nice because my 1BF would move around when I put the stock in and took it out. I plan to sandblast and paint it with high-temp paint.

I haven't drilled the port in the side of the bricks yet. Should the port on the side of the brick be 1" straight or 3/4" flared to 1 1/4" into the chamber?

I plan to flatten the bottom of the chamber a little.