[TheForge] Johnson 122 Forge

Thu Jan 16 22:42:01 2003

I've never burnt anything but coal so I don't know a thing about gas forges,
just passing on what I heard.
Randy Mundt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Brown" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Johnson 122 Forge


> At 20:04 01/16/03 -0700, you wrote:
> >Somewhere I seen someone say the Johnson forge was a heat sink not a heat
> >source.
> >Randy Mundt
>
> I suppose that depends on what you mean by "heat sink".  Johnson forge
> furnaces feature long "open" fireboxes to provide plenty of working room,
> but that long "open" firebox also allows a lot of heat to escape.  Close
up
> that forge (as in Sandia forge or other gas forge with "doors" on the
ends)
> and it's as good as any.  Remember, these forge furnaces are not meant for
> casual garage shop use, they're aimed at the production market.  So, what
> may not be ideal for many of us here, can be perfect for others.  Also,
the
> relative cost of gas, natural or propane, to the value of the item
produced
> is small.  That is, of course, that you don't spend 8 hours making a fire
> steel that sells for $10. <grin>
>
>
> Dave Brown
> Heritage Smithing
> Green Bay, WI
> ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG
>
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