[TheForge] Treadle forge

[Jerry Frost]

> Yeah: John Fick's version was set up like a slot forge with the ceramic
> balls filling the slot. The air/propane mixture was blown in the bottom
> and burned in the medium. The flat forge top was dry stacked with  soft
> bricks into whatever shape was needed. Work heated in it showed almost
> no scaling, even after 1/2 hr at yellow.
> ..Pete F
>
>

Is the work laid on top of the chips or buried?

If it's buried as in a coal/charcoal forge I can see advantages.

If on the other hand it's just laid on top of the chips the only advantage I
see is complete consumption of the oxy. The disadvantages I see being wasted
fuel heating a bunch of ceramic chips instead of the steel.

To avoid scaling I just run my burner a little rich, even melted steel
laying in the bottom doesn't scale till I turn it off and air gets in.

Frosty
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it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
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