Heat forge

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Reynaldo Garza

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I have a rounded heat forge with ceramic lining coated with refractory cement and hot brick on floor. My question: Is it better to use a round forge or a square type like diamonback or JP enterprise forges sold on ebay?. Someone commented that a round forge with the burners close to the inside edge so the flame is not pointed directly at the workpiece will be better for even heat. It will not be directed at the blade as the square forges do since, the burners are in the center. This will cause "hot spots" that can mess up carbon or alloy steels. Is refractory cement good to use over the ceramic lining?. Comments?......Rey
 
indian george said:
Checkout my forge building tutorial on my site.:D
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Ya check out IG tutorial. but yes round is better, not saying square is bad its just not very even with its heating. but i know some top end makers that use a square forge. you just have to learn how to use them. but if your concerned about evenly heating then i will put the 3 forges in order of evenes of heating. First is the square forge, second is the round forge, and third my favorite is the vertical forge :D.
 
JTknives said:
Ya check out IG tutorial. but yes round is better, not saying square is bad its just not very even with its heating. but i know some top end makers that use a square forge. you just have to learn how to use them. but if your concerned about evenly heating then i will put the 3 forges in order of evenes of heating. First is the square forge, second is the round forge, and third my favorite is the vertical forge :D.
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I thought you were going to say a spherical forge :)
 
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