[TheForge] Buy vs build a forge

[Mark Williams]

You may know that there is a book, written by Stephen McGee & published by
ABANA, written on the topic of coal forges. It is very well written. The
plans contained cover all manner of forges, hoods, chimneys and fuels.

Mark Williams
Snow Hill, Maryland
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Childers" <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>
To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 10:14 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Buy vs build a forge


> Rich,
>
>  $1,560 is a lot of $$ for a forge unless that includes a brick mason's
> work. You could fabricate a stainless steel firepot and buy all the other
> parts for much less than that, or do some scrounging and make one out 3/8"
> steel plate or a brake drum, etc for almost nothing.
>
>  Anyone who is a member of our organization here can get help and advice
> building his or her equipment and there are always welders, oxyacetylene
> rigs, plasma cutters power tools, drill presses etc available,; also
plenty
> of talented folks to help.
>
> Oh, wanna dbl your $$ on your fly press?
>
> Ron C
>
> 30 GBP = $55
> 850 GBP = $1560
>
>
>
> Richard Maynard
> rich at maynard.org.uk
> >
> > Rich, How much is (?) in US $$?
> >
> > Ron C
> >
> >
> > I paid ?30 for my no3 flypress secondhand, but am looking at ?850
> > for a new
> > coke forge.
> >
> > I'd say generally things are harder to get, and cost more than in
> > the US. We
> > have a far smaller serious DIY-type population, and the big stores don't
> > approach Home Depot for their level of kit.
> >
> > Sometimes I'm jealous of the kit you lot can buy off the shelf, but I'll
> > console myself with my newly purchased flypress.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Rich.
> >
> >
> > Richard Maynard
> > rich at maynard.org.uk
> > > Richard,
> >
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