How many bricks shy of a ...

[shappa]

forge am I?

I know I'm a few bricks shy of a load just because I'd like to make a forge. I have a guy who will give me some firebricks.

For you guys that have brick forges how big is your forge and how many bricks did it take?

Thanks for any help!

 

[Mark Williams]

Shappa,

Go to the "Usefull Links" thread and look. I cant remember right this second but one link shows a nice brick forge setup. looks very neat and efficient.

Mark


Here's the link

http://www.jamesriser.com/Machinery/GasForge/PropaneForge.html

 

[Laredo7mm]

I use 12 bricks in my forge. Well 13 if you count the one in back used as a door. The interior of my forge measures 4 x 4 x 18. The first one I built was 4 x 4 x 9. I just stack my bricks. No cement or frame just bricks.

The above link from Gouge looks like a nice little forge, but I would be concerned about the cut bricks cracking from the change of temp. Even my un cut bricks usually crack after a couple firings.

Hope that helped.

 

[Alarion]

Er... one?
I don't have much room nor the possibility of having big propane burners and cans heating a large forge. So for now it's a coffee can or one brick depending on work at hand...