I've got a forge.

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I went to the knife club meeting last nite and a member had this huge monstrousity in the back of his truck. :D It was a forge that he was selling because he didn't need it anymore. I think he said it was a Johnson two burner LP forge. It's on a stand. Sound right? Any way we worked out a deal and it's now in the back of my truck. I'll post a pic later when i get it out of the truck.
Scott
 
Way to go. I didn't even hear anything about it. Who had it?
Did you fire it up yet......Let's see that first forged knife from it.
Hey let me know if I can help set it up.

Larry
 
Nowicki said:
Way to go. I didn't even hear anything about it. Who had it?
Did you fire it up yet......Let's see that first forged knife from it.
Hey let me know if I can help set it up.

Larry
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Dale had it. I've got so much going this week it may be next week before I can even mess with it. I'm just glad I've got one. I'm getting equipment a little at a time. Thanks for the offer to help Larry. ;) I'll see what develops.
Scott
 
Just skip the middle man Scott and send me all your money. I would hate to really add up all the money I've spent on this addiction of fire.
 
Mark Williams said:
Just skip the middle man Scott and send me all your money. I would hate to really add up all the money I've spent on this addiction of fire.
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It doesn't surprise me. :D I promised myself I wasn't going into debt making knives so it's buy equipment when I've got the cash.
Scott
 
Here's a couple of pics of the forge. It will be plenty big for heat treating my large 5160 camp/survival knives. It's only a matter of time before I'm swinging a hammer. :D

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Scott
 
It's a Johnson Gas Appliance Co. Cedar Rapids, Iowa brand forge. This forge has four inlets in the bottom. Two on each side. Does this mean it's a four burner? Any info or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
Scott
 
A local fella had one of those not too long ago. It was made for natural gas and had a separate unit that went with it.May very well have been a burnout oven for molds. Somebody posted a website for those. They are still being made.

That's a lot of mass to heat up. You migh just set those hard firebrick aside and reline it with kaowool. It would be a heck of a lot more efficient. It's mighty cool looking. Looks like it has purpose :)
 
Put a couple of dents in it and it looks like my Mom's mailbox!
Neat looking, lot of space to heat though.
CRex
 
Mark, the brick would be a pain to remove on this. I measured the inside and it measures 8 1/2" wide, 7 1/2" high and the length is 14". It has a fitting for propane. I've got a 20lb. can but just have to get it filled so I can try it on a piece of steel for a test.
Hey Brian and Crex, I thought it looked like a mailbox too, so I'm naming it Satan's mailbox. :D
Scott
 
I couldn't wait any longer and I fired up the forge. Once it heated up I put a 1/4" bar of 5160 in and it heated up to cherry red right quick. :D I think this is gonna work out great. Can't wait to try my first heat treat in it.
Scott
 
I'm gonna be pounding sooner then I think. :D Now I've got to work on some of the other essential equipment for forging. That forge is really cool. :)
Scott
 
Looks great Scott :)
That thing is pretty huge for just knives though, and like Mark said, the bricks aren't as efficient. I wouldn't tear them out, but I would give some though to a layer of Kaowool overtop of them and then a coating of satanite.
That 6 1/2 by 5 1/2 if you use the 1" stuff. Still plenty of room for knives, and should be a little easier on propane :cool:
Kaowool is pretty easy to work with. Pretty much like fiberglass insulation to cut, then you coat it and fire it up.
Its not something you have to do anytime soon either. Just an idea for the long haul to speed things up and save some money on propane.
 
That's really great Scott. Beat some stuff up and bring it to the Blade we'll all stop by and give you the razz. Glad it's going to work out for you. Matt has a good idea that will greatly reduce your fuel comsumption. Of course with that much heated mass you can do some real easy overnight annealing in bulk.
Monicker has a ring to it also.
 
That thing is huge. The K-wool is a good idea. That would lessen the size and
it would save on propane.
One other thing. Are you trying to hide it in the woods? It looks like you have camouflage paint on it. ;)
 
oljoe said:
That thing is huge. The K-wool is a good idea. That would lessen the size and
it would save on propane.
One other thing. Are you trying to hide it in the woods? It looks like you have camouflage paint on it. ;)
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oljoe, it's not camo paint although it would certainly be my style. :D It has some rust and it's original color is green. I just about live in the woods. I have a great place to bang steel with a big back yard. The neighbors aren't real close.
Matt and Mark I think you are right about lining it. Thanks, I'll get in touch with Darren for the materials.
crex, I still need an anvil before I can mangle any steel. :D
When you light that beast, it's like a fricken blast furnace. :eek: I went to the Johnson website and they have a big selection of furnaces and forges.
http://www.johnsongas.com/industrial/industrial-furnaces.asp
Scott
 
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