Old toolbox, possible forge?

[DayGlo_Koolaid]

Right, so I got this ugly bugger at a garage sale when I was 14. Nondescript toolbox, no idea what brand or age. I'm looking to turn this thing into a forge with a little refractory cement and a few feet of steel pipe. I don't wanna get killed by this hobby, so I want to know what the chances are that this thing is galvanized steel. I knocked a bit of that paint off and sanded it, and it doesn't look like it's hot-dipped. It's about 1/32 inches thick.

Thanks!

 

[jll346]

Get yourself an empty freon tank, old propane tank.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

If it was galvanized it wouldn't kill you ( mostly an internet falsehood), but there are far better choices than a box. Any round tube is a good choice.

A trip to the scrap yard will turn up many suspects:
Old water heater tank
stove pipe
8-10" pipe
any tank or tube the right diameter.
old oxygen tank
old propane tank
old air tank
old freon tank

 

[Nebulae]

if you cant find anything Stacy mentioned, you could just go to the hardware store and get some sheet metal. I got a 2'x3' peice for about $25, and it is really easy to drill holes in and cut, and i didnt have to spend much time chasing it down

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Thanks, I forgot to put :
old sheet metal

 

[tattooedfreak]

Or even stove pipe, its already painted with high heat paint as well.

 

[Sweany]

This was one of my favorite forges, easy to do .

http://farwestforge.com/Forum/bsgview.php?photo=472&cat=&by=Sweany

 

[KaosX]

I'm making a little coal forge for HT my 1080 blade from an old 6 quart pot (spaghetti pot) with a hole drilled in the side, a pipe inserted with holes drilled for airflow and using a shopvac blower...cost me a grand total of like $2.00 so far (for the pot at a yardsale) since I already had the rest. Anything could work if you're trying hard enough!

 

[Sam Salvati]

That tool box would work great. you do what you can with what you got don't let anyone steer you otherwise.