[TheForge] Re: reducing fuel costs by improving forge efficiency.

[Ralph Sproul]

        Frosty, (Yup, that was me)
         I loaned my forge to Joe Bonifas and Mike Bendele in the ABBA tent
in Kentucky.  I got some real good comments from them in using it for Mike's
14" copper dish demo, and Joe's power hammer demo.

        I also brought 12 sets of the gas forge plans to the conference and
Keane Paradiso was selling them in the tailgating area. People who'd asked
questions about the forge that Mike and Joe were using bought all of them.

        With the topic of this thread though........my forge is not a fuel
efficient unit......it just gets the job done, and is made from steel yard
and hardware store fittings (except for the stainless parts).

Ralph

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Frost" <frosty at customcpu.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: reducing fuel costs by improving forge
efficiency.


> Ralph Sproul (I think) designed a gas forge with a lifting lid and movable
> sidewalls. The lid is mounted on a trailer jack over a large rectangular
> refractory table. It's adjustable from minute to very large with minimal
> hassle.
>
> I have something similar on the drawing board (CRT) for when the shop's
> finished.
>
> Frosty
> ------------------------
> If it ain't forged
> it ain't real.
> Wrought iron is.
> The FrostWorks
>
> Meadow Lakes, AK.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Vida" <osan at netlabs.net>
> To: <artgawk at thegrid.net>; "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 9:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: reducing fuel costs by improving forge
> efficiency.
>
>
> >
> >
> > Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer wrote:
> > >
> > > Dann;
> > > Helmut Hillenkamp built some  interesting forges that had a big flat
> > > cast refractory bottom and an unattached dome top with the burner
built
> > > in. There were some ground level ports in the dome and one could
easily
> > > lift it off and on the work. The domes were from light pressure tank
> > > ends lined with K-wool and could be placed wherever heat was
> desired.....PF
> >
> > This sparks ideas... many ideas.  Hassan like, Hassan *like*.
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