[TheForge] On the making of a LESS efficient draft

Sun Aug 4 11:04:00 2002

mike,

gas forge.

bob
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>Mark, I am counting on the draft being
>less. What I
>would like to be rid of is, sending the
>sparks up the chimney. The thought was
>that if the draft was not so intimately
>positioned to the fire, then the sparks
>would not get picked up. A spark
>arrestor is definitely in the plans
>also.
>
>My concerns are twofold.
>
>1. The pyrotechnics coming from the
>chimney at night, might raise more
>interest from the neighbors than I care
>for.
>
>2. The new chimney exhausts in an area
>more prone to collect tinder. (Leaves
>and paper debris between the buildings)
>The old chimney was twenty feet higher
>up and nothing ever made it to the
>ground. I do not feel as secure about
>the new one.
>
>Mondloch wrote:
>> 
>> Mike I would stay with the same hood.The smaller chimney will decrease the
>> draft allot.Mark
>> 
>> ---
>> Mark & Sylvia Mondloch
>> Silver Creek Pottery & Forge
>> W6725 Hwy 144
>> Random Lake ,Wi 53075
>> [email protected]
>> http://www.silvercreekpottery.com
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "GHS" <[email protected]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 8:27 AM
>> Subject: [TheForge] On the making of a LESS efficient draft
>> 
>> > My current coal forge works great, the
>> > draft is excellent. Right now the fact
>> > that he flame sucks into the side draft
>> > when the blower is on and that sparks
>> > occasionally spew from the top have not
>> > been an issue, until now.
>> >
>> > I am moving into another building.
>> > Because of the location that the chimney
>> > will be in, it is best that I keep
>> > sparks to a minimum. I am thinking that
>> > my side draft design may have to go, in
>> > favor of a more traditional hood
>> > arrangement.
>> >
>> > I went immediately to the side draft
>> > when I started out and have never used a
>> > more conventional hood. I have seen lots
>> > of variations on the theme, most seem to
>> > work, more or less. I would be
>> > interested in hearing some suggestions.
>> >
>> > The current chimney is a bit shy of
>> > 40ftX12inch, the new must be shorter and
>> > smaller probably nor more that
>> > 16ftX10inch.
>> >
>> > Mike Graf
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