[TheForge] Ceramic chip forge

[Rich Maynard]

I don't know how much it would cost to post them - how heavy are they?!?

My forge is this one

http://www.hme-tech.com/education/products/gas_chip_forge.htm

but it has an extraction hood over it as well. It doesn't heat up quite as
quickly as HME claim, and it won't really forge 50mm (2") bar either, but
it's ideal for education, and very clean.

The chips are about 1/2" long, about 1/4-3/8" wide, and sort of a
'broken-stone' consistency. Not sure what would happen with oil, as they gas
burns very clean in comparison, I'd think. You only need a very small pile
of chips, too, and they seem to last for ages.

HTH,

Cheers,

Rich.




> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Dave Brown
> Sent: 12 September 2004 21:17
> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Ceramic chip forge
>
>
> I wonder what it'd cost to ship you some spikes.  I've got a
> bunch of them
> just sitting here looking for some place to go.  How many do you need?
>
> What size/shape are the chips?  Maybe this'll be one of the solutions I'm
> looking for in my quest to build a forge fired with waste oil.
>
> Dave Brown
> Green Bay, WI 54302
>
> At 14:49 09/12/04, you wrote:
> >I use a ceramic chip forge at the school where I teach. It runs
> on natural
> >gas from the mains, and does use a blower to get the flame hot enough.
> >
> >At first, you get blue flames burning out through the chips but
> as they heat
> >up (15-20 mins) the chips are glowing and the gas gets burnt
> deep inside the
> >forge.
> >
> >I think the reason the school bought it - it was before I
> started - was the
> >cleanliness. The school's in the middle of London, and burning
> coke here's
> >not an option!
> >
> >If anyone wants a little bag of chips to play with I might swap
> some for a
> >railroad spike or two...
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Rich.
> >
> >
> >London, UK.
>
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