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Here are a couple of shots of my forges. Not the best photos, but maybe you can get the idea.
The vertical is made from thick-walled pipe with an inside diameter of 12". By the time you add a layer of inswool (minimum of 1" thick), that narrows down the inside. It is around 15" tall.
I have a "back" door the same size as the front door in case I am working with longer pieces. When not in use, I close the back door off with fire brick.
My horizontal forge has 2" of insulation. The next one I make will either be longer, or have a back door. It is not really deep enough for long blades (over about 10")
With a gate valve, needle valve and propane regulator, you can pretty much dial the temp right in.
One of these days, I'm gonna get me a solonoid valve and rig it up to my digital read-out unit. That way I can pre-set a temperature, and the solonoid valve will kick the gas on and off to hold that temp. Pretty sure Fred told me that is the way he has his set up.
Robert
The vertical is made from thick-walled pipe with an inside diameter of 12". By the time you add a layer of inswool (minimum of 1" thick), that narrows down the inside. It is around 15" tall.
I have a "back" door the same size as the front door in case I am working with longer pieces. When not in use, I close the back door off with fire brick.
My horizontal forge has 2" of insulation. The next one I make will either be longer, or have a back door. It is not really deep enough for long blades (over about 10")
With a gate valve, needle valve and propane regulator, you can pretty much dial the temp right in.
One of these days, I'm gonna get me a solonoid valve and rig it up to my digital read-out unit. That way I can pre-set a temperature, and the solonoid valve will kick the gas on and off to hold that temp. Pretty sure Fred told me that is the way he has his set up.
Robert
