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« Reply #30 on: February 25, 2016, 10:14:13 PM » |
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« Reply #31 on: February 26, 2016, 10:27:22 AM » |
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 Well it works great ! Blower is far too big but that's not a problem. Started to make some tongs.
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« Reply #32 on: February 26, 2016, 12:08:53 PM » |
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« Reply #33 on: February 26, 2016, 12:18:20 PM » |
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« Reply #34 on: February 26, 2016, 12:37:11 PM » |
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 I will. It's great fun. Not used a real forge since I was 16 so a lot to remember. In my hurry to get started I didn't give it time to warm up slowly and after a few minutes there was a loud bang which I assume was the disc cracking. Find out when it cools down.
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« Reply #35 on: February 26, 2016, 01:08:49 PM » |
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Just a thought, would a car heater blower be better. Being a larger volume of air but at less pressure.
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« Reply #36 on: February 26, 2016, 01:26:40 PM » |
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I must assume you have very amenable neighbours, Dave, particularly once the anvil comes into play!!.... ..Morrag |
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« Reply #37 on: February 26, 2016, 09:31:38 PM » |
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« Reply #38 on: February 26, 2016, 10:40:20 PM » |
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Just a thought, would a car heater blower be better. Being a larger volume of air but at less pressure.
Think I need less volume but still need some pressure and I think that an old fashioned hair drier (centrifugal fan) with the heating elements removed may be the way to go, but a heater blower is a possibility. I have an old Smiths heater from a mini but not sure if it works. I must assume you have very amenable neighbours, Dave, particularly once the anvil comes into play!!.... ..Morrag Yep my neighbours are very good. Never had any complaints. As long as the metal is hot enough the anvil doesn't make too much noise. It's when the work cools that the anvil sings. cool Erm - quite hot actually! Yep, very hot.  Didn't get much made as it was really a test to see how it worked and to get used to it. Knocked up a small implement to move the coal around and some tongs, which aren't pretty but are functional. |
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« Reply #39 on: February 26, 2016, 11:10:25 PM » |
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You don't hang around do you,
As always nice work.
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« Reply #40 on: February 26, 2016, 11:15:13 PM » |
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When I was an apprentice in my teens, the old Copper Works I was at had a Smiths shop with a line of 10 forges and a couple of Steam Hammers, and all the equipment found in an industrial blacksmiths shop. Sadly, even then, they were down to one forge and a smith, and even he had been brought out of retirement, but he was extremely proud of the fact that in a lifetime in the game, he had only ever purchased one tool,his brass 2' rule! His party trick was to stand an egg on a pile of sand and bring the steam hammer down to touch it without breaking it, mind you , it could have been hard boiled I suppose! ...Morrag |
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« Reply #41 on: March 04, 2016, 04:48:32 PM » |
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Been trying different air jet/grates. The first one was good for a small easily controlled fire but I wanted to also be able to do larger work.
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« Reply #42 on: March 04, 2016, 04:54:25 PM » |
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Result is a much larger fire. Naturally it consumes a lot more coal but also heats the work faster.
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« Reply #43 on: March 04, 2016, 05:29:30 PM » |
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« Reply #44 on: March 12, 2016, 12:57:04 PM » |
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Dave, are you up for having a play on your forge? I have a little job thats right up your street. No problem if you dont want to, I wont be offended I will post a picture later. |
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