[TheForge] Treadle forge

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

John Fick built one a few years ago that worked really well except that 
he had  trouble stuffing hot, delicate steel forgings back into the pile 
of ceramic chips. Having them be round and finished and light  is 
probably a worthy goal...Pete F

GHS wrote:

> The density of the ceramic might play an important part.
>
> Mike Graf
>
> Michael H. Murphy wrote:
>
>> Frosty,
>>
>> I was sort of turning over in my mind something like the ceramic chip 
>> idea,
>> but using lava rock instead.  You could have a propane line coming 
>> into the
>> bottom of the forge, with a hidden foot pedal to increase or decrease 
>> the
>> flow.  Add in a standard blower or bellows, and you might have something
>> that would look almost like a real coal forge, but without the smoke and
>> smell.
>>
>> The only reason I mention this is because I was doing a demo at a 
>> fair one
>> time, and the wind shifted as I was getting my fire going, and it 
>> wound up
>> all over the food vendors.  They got a bit irate, and that started me
>> thinking about something that would look and act like a coal forge, 
>> but not
>> irritate the neighbors.
>>
>> If I ever get enough time, I'm going to try it on one of my portables.
>>
>> Murf
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-
>>> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Frost
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 1:49 PM
>>> To: Sponsored by ABANA
>>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Treadle forge
>>>
>>> This is an interesting site. I spent some time browsing around 
>>> looking at
>>> various forges in the catalogue. While the coal forges looked good 
>>> there
>>> was
>>> nothing special except maybe the elec requirements, I don't have 3 
>>> phase
>>> available let alone 400v 3 phase. Not a real problem, just order 
>>> less the
>>> motor.
>>>
>>> What I found intriguing was one of the gas forge designs. They come 
>>> with
>>> ceramic chips and look pretty much just like a coal forge, with fire 
>>> pot
>>> and
>>> all. I get the impression the gas burns IN the ceramic chips and you 
>>> use
>>> it
>>> like it was burning coal.
>>>
>>> While there were a number of propane forge/furnaces like we're familiar
>>> with
>>> the ceramic chip forges really piqued my curiosity.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the URL.
>>>
>>> Frosty
>>> ------------------------
>>> If it ain't forged
>>> it ain't real.
>>> Wrought iron is.
>>> The FrostWorks
>>>
>>> Meadow Lakes, AK.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ries Niemi" <rniemi at fidalgo.net>
>>> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 8:48 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Treadle forge
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Through a funny chain of events- a swiss blacksmith was looking for a
>>>> hand crank blower, I pulled out old french blacksmithing magazines-
>>>> anyway, I found a german blacksmith supply company- Angele is the 
>>>> name-
>>>> www.angele.de
>>>> and they sell, brand new, a treadle powered coal forge. Its about 
>>>> 18" x
>>>> 24", on a steel stand, with a big flywheel underneath, and you can sit
>>>> at it and pedal away to your hearts content. Same forge is also
>>>> available hand crank or electric. No price is given on the catalog I
>>>> downloaded, but it doesnt look all that fancy or expensive.
>>>>
>>>> ries
>>>>
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