[TheForge] Firepot

Reynolds [email protected]
Mon Sep 8 02:31:00 2003 

I concur with Andrew, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.  I use an old firepot in a new homemade forge and mine is not anchored in any way. It never gives me problem. The ONLY time I notice it is not bolted down is when I've only got a small amount of coal along the sides and my coal shovel bumps the firepot. But the firepot only has about a half inch leeway, so it can't go anywhere.

If it is not about to fall through, I'd keep forging and forget about it. 

Reynolds



 --- On Sun 09/07, A. Vida < [email protected] > wrote:
From: A. Vida [mailto: [email protected]]
To: [email protected]
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2003 14:39:39 -0700
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Firepot

<br><br>Rick Crawford wrote:<br>> <br>> Hi guys, etc. -<br>> <br>> I have a problem that i am not sure about.  My firepot is all of a sudden<br>> very loose in the forge.  I cleaned it out and looked all around but cannot<br>> find any means of holding it in place.  I am usually pretty good at such<br>> things, but this is an antique, and maybe the holes or whatever have rusted<br>> away and filled in.  I have taken a couple of pictures, and will try to get<br>> them to the photo site before I send this email.<br>> <br>> I looked in the Centaur Forge catalog and ti looks like all the modern ones<br>> have a large lip with holes for bolts around the firepot.  Is that what has<br>> burned away on mine?  The lip in the forge itself, under where the firepot<br>> sits is only about a quarter inch wide.<br><br>	I'm not sure a firepot needs to be secured fast to the forge.<br>	First, they are usually pretty heavy; heavy enough that they<br>	will not dance much, given the forces that are applied to them<br>	during normal use.<br><br>	If the pot isn't giving you any problems, I might recommend you<br>	not attempt to fix that which is not broken.<br><br>	If it is giving you trouble, then perhaps you can get some high<br>	temp refractory (I think I would recommend clay over cement, but<br>	am not certain about that) and bed the pot into the forge using<br>	a very dry, doughy bit of it and let it dry out.  Unless you are<br>	banging on the forge itself or are poking at the lip of the pot<br>	laterally, I see no reason it should move about or leak any of the<br>	blast.<br>_______________________________________________<br>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/theforge<br>theforge mail list group photo site is<br>http://www.photoaccess.com<br>Login:  [email protected]<br>password:  anvil<br>___________<br><br><br>

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