[TheForge] RUST-BE-GONE

Fri Mar 7 13:57:01 2003

Oh Kenny. Your humor is refreshing. Just remember, in choosing a pig for slicing in the dorsal plane, you'll have a slight distention of the epidermis caused by relaxation as the cross section thaws. So try slicing your pig where the diameter is only 17" to allow for 3" of stretching.  Steam the tanned leather to loosen it up to fit over the wheel and pulley for a good tight fit. Be sure and oil that top fitting on the forge often as gravity wicks it away. Happy forging there, pilgrim.

Reynolds

 --- On Fri 03/07, Ralph E Douglass < [email protected] > wrote:
From: Ralph E Douglass [mailto: [email protected]]
To: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 08:56:42 -0800
Subject: Re: [TheForge] RUST-BE-GONE

Kenny O'Loughlin wrote:
> 
> I picked up an old forge with no name on it, just the No.150 on
> the blower. It has a piece of oak stick on a pivot which moves a pie shaped, counter balanced gear, which in turn rotates a shaft, via a pulley
> and a ratcheting mechanism that turns the blower. There is no belt. Whew, no I can't repeat that!
> The hearth is cracked in two but not a problem, also it is very rusty. I took lots of 35mm pic's. I wish I had a digital camera to share the process!
> 
> Well The mixture works great with baking soda, next time I go
> onto town I will get washing soda.
> 
> What do I line the hearth with? Can I mix up some sort of adobe concoction or is there an easier way, that's not to spendy?
> I paid $57.00 for the whole deal. The hearth is 18" across. It is going to need a belt, leather would be OEM but how does one get a continuous piece of leather , maybe slice a pig in the dorsal plane, frozen first to make it neat, anyone have a pig with about a 20 inch diameter?
> 
> Thank All
>
OK, first I have one simular to this. Slightly larger pan. Mine is not
lined, but then again I have retired this forge as it is rather old and
developes new cracks easily. If you are wanting to line it just use a
decent clay. You could mix a little sawdust in it and then build a wood
fire to help cure the clay and the sawdust will burn out leaving a
porous structure that will help as a thermal shield.
As for the belt I skivved the ends of a leather strap and glued them.
Worked for over a year before I had to replace. Also look at how close
the belt goes to the pan. There is one spot on the flywheel that is
rreal close, so I made a small heat shield to keep the leather from
scorching....( see experience does pay off! )

Ralph

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