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tyke · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:29 pm Post subject:

Sounds good,im just getting into metal work myself,ive built a "flowerpot furnace" that should double as a forge but that one youve bought looks the business.

As fish said thats one place i would like to visit,especially as he's giving stuff away,lol good luck with it and make sure you buy a full face visor before using it.

morlan578 · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject:

morlan578 · Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject:

Well i,ve picked it up and also purchased 2x20 pound weights which I hope to use as anvils they cost me a fiver each

pics to come really soon
this guy is really interesting he is a bee keeper and builds bee hives

we must have spent 2 hours talking to him when we went to pick the forge up

tyke · Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:34 pm Post subject:

Hi Morlan,

Try this site for some info and theres some good links as well,

http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/

the farrier · warrener Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 363 Location: Lincs

Excelllent buy buddy,make sure that you give the bellows a real good soak in some neatsfoot oil before you use it,nothing worst than cracking the leather on them if they have got dry and you will struggle to get a hide big and good enough for them these days.if you need any advice then feel free to ask,im a second generation of metal thumpers.

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Ratman2 · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:39 am Post subject:

You are a lucky man Morlan

I've made a small forge out of a car wheel, some large bore exhaust pipe and a small blower from a central heating boiler, it works a treat but oh!! how I would love one like you've found.
Good luck with it and I hope we soon see some photos of it fired up.
Rob
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mr=punch · Gamekeepers nightmare! yes Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 280

Wotcha Richie

Have you had this on the go yet? as I was looking forward to your comments on how well it works when you get it fired up I will post a pic of mine, its not as nice as yours as it was once in a school as part of a row of them.

Mine is gas and driven air but will also do coal and charcoal and also has firebricks and clinker so I can build a little furnace in it too.

Oh and it weighs about 1/2 a ton so is not very portable the airpump was 3 phase so I took it apart and it is now driven by a drill but it works ok.

I would love one like yours as if you make your own charcoal it is free to run, anyway charcoal is cheap this time of year as b&q etc. all have it in a sale.

ATB
punch

statikpunk · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:07 pm Post subject:

if you can find an old railroad iron, they works great as an anvil...thats what i used with my forge untillI found a 120 pound anvil in front of an apartment door. i offered the guy 20 bucks for it and got it.

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smallholder1 · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject:

nice buy good luck with the knife making