What forge do YOU have?

kuraki said:
Don Hanson III Don Hanson III

Don how big is the orifice on that burner? Is it 2" pipe?
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Sorry, didn't see this earlier. Like Stacy said, no orifice. Just a 1/4" nipple.

Burner pipe size isn't real critical. I believe the big vertical is 2" & the small one is 1-1/2" I also use a cast iron bell reducer on the burner end, reduce one size smaller. This creates a little back pressure and the cast holds up well.

Both mine are insawool, coated with satinite. I get a good 4-5 years of heavy use before it needs relined. Flux falls to the bottom and doesn't mess with the sides much.
 
kuraki said:
Ok here it is. This thread convinced me to abandon, or at least postpone the horizontal ribbon forge I was building. Tonight I test fired my new craftsman vertical forge. Cast floor, 2" wool, forced air burner.

Holy crap this thing makes more heat at 3 psi and partial opening of the needle valve than my significantly smaller 2 burner venturi forge did at 20 PSI and wide open. Still some finishing touches but I am a believer!

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Nice lookin forge. You need a steel plate on the bottom of the opening, or better lining the whole opening. That exposed wool with get eaten up other wise.
 
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Don Hanson III said:
Nice lookin forge. You need a steel plate on the bottom of the opening, or better lining the whole opening. That exposed wool with get eaten up other wise.
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Yep! That and a work rest and some handles are coming soon. Going to form some 316 stainless to line the openings, figure that will last the longest.
 
Don Hanson III said:
Sorry, didn't see this earlier. Like Stacy said, no orifice. Just a 1/4" nipple.

Burner pipe size isn't real critical. I believe the big vertical is 2" & the small one is 1-1/2" I also use a cast iron bell reducer on the burner end, reduce one size smaller. This creates a little back pressure and the cast holds up well.

Both mine are insawool, coated with satinite. I get a good 4-5 years of heavy use before it needs relined. Flux falls to the bottom and doesn't mess with the sides much.
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No problem, thats exactly what I did, seeing something similar on another forum. 2" reduced to 1.5".
 
I don't have a pic available right now. I use my Big Green Egg, and attach my shop vac to the bottom vent as a bellows. Nerdy and silly, but it works!
 
I just want to update how much I love my forced air vertical. I had an incredibly difficult time forge welding in my venturi forge, it was basically a copy of a 2 burner whisper, but it was a struggle to ever get it to welding heat. It would, it just took a long time.

I've been welding billets left and right with the blown forge and if anything it's more of a challenge to keep it below weld temps. Wish I had done it from the start.

Now I need a shelf forge for axes and the like but that vertical will see the vast majority of my use.
 
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