[TheForge] Portable Forge rebuild

[Dan Tull]

see below:
dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Reynolds" <rmcushmanxiii@excite.com>
To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 12:12 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Portable Forge rebuild


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> First off, do you really want to invest your time and effort into
reconditioning a forge that is not going to be a full service forge when you
are done? These portable forges, or rivet forges, were never intended to be
used to build a big roaring fire with a beeshive big enough to work on stuff
bigger than 1.5 inches. Remember, these were farrier or farm smithy forges,
not intended to be used all the time for bigger dimension steel. It is like
crossing the Atlantic in a canoe.... you can do it, but....... it just
doesn't work well, and it is not efficient.

Here, here!!!!!


>buy a gas forge from one of the big guys like NC. Gas forges are
economical, no fuss with smoke killing you are aggravating the neighbors,
they take up less room, you can control your heat precisely so >no more
burned steel.

Or build for about $30.