Found these simple forge plans

Thanks for the link DM!

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Take care!! Michael

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[This message has been edited by L6STEEL (edited 02-22-2001).]
 
How about a cast refractory?

then you could make it round. I like the round shaped forge better as I have had both styles, You get a more even temp through out the round forge. Square design will give "hot spots" You just have to learn to work around them but......

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Sola Fide
 
I found some fire bricks at the local hardware store. As Home Depot and Lowe's take over the bulk of hardware retail sales the smarter oldtime hardware stores are concentrating on stocking what the big boys don't carry. Keep calling.

[This message has been edited by Bob Lyon (edited 02-23-2001).]
 
A friend of mine and I are in the process of building a couple of forges. We are using 10 inch pipe with a length of 18 inches, plenty big enough. He is using cast refractory while I am sticking with the wool. As they say on TV, news at 11......I'll let you know how the cast goes.

C Wilkins
 
Sounds a lot like the micro forge I'd been planning to make. Please keep me posted on how the wool surface works, that would be the most economical method for me personally.

Thanks!
Derek Melton
Clinton, MS
 
Hey, kawool works fine, it will not take any abuse, and borax will go through it like a kid eatin cotton candy. It is what I have in my forge.

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Sola Fide
 
Mine was built with a 5 gallon steel pail and is based on the Tim Lively/Tai Goo "kitty litter clay & wood ash" design, with a Ron Reil burner. I've sealed my forge with furnace cement to limit cracking.

Mike
 
I started out with a more poorly-designed box o bricks design like that. Mine bled heat away so quickly that it could only weld after 45 minutes or so, and even then, it had to be really babied. I went with a cheap homemade castable refractory made of modeling clay and sand, and now it only takes me around 20 minutes to get up to heat, and no hot and cold spots. Very even heating. Freespeech.org has been a bit slow to load lately, so I'll just put the link here rather than post any pics.
http://www.freespeech.org/oz/forge.htm
It has the forced air burner designed by Youngrisser on it, too. About $50 for the whole setup, plus a bit extra for the firebricks.

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Oz


"His name is Robert Paulson."
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We are jusr finishing our forges, and found the heavy firebrick at the local ACE hardware for $1 each.

We felt the soft brick would be too easy to damage.

Keep us posted after you get it going.

Dave Evans
Tenino, WA
 
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