[TheForge] propane forges

Tue Apr 9 23:34:01 2002

I really recommend you get a piece of kiln shelf if you are planning on welding.
Last year two of us did a bunch of damascus. The floor wasn't damaged by the
flux, but I'm still getting old flux stuck to work, even after thoroughly
scraping the flux off at heat.

Steve Smith

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> i am looking at building a propane forge using an old water heater tank (
> innards )...
> what i'm thinking about doing is pouring the bottom of the forge with a
> castable refractory and than using koawool around the rest... my idea is this
> will keep the bottom of the forge more rigid and less likely to suffer from
> flux break down ... hummm ... what do ya think...???
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