[TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation

[Rich Maynard]

I posted the pics. They're of a commercially available blown forge that runs
off mains natural gas made by HME in the UK - a competitior of Flamefast,
mentioned by Mike.

HTH,

Rich.



Richard Maynard
rich at maynard.org.uk

> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Rick
> Sent: 12 July 2005 17:18
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation
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>
> Some one put some pics of a ceramic chip forge on our picture site under
> forges.  I would like to know who made the one in the pictures as
> I cannot
> even remember who posted it.  But the pics are there.
>
> Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
>   Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
>    In the middle of Northern Illinois
>
>     http://www.smokyforge.com
>      rick at smokyforge.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Keporter at aol.com>
> To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 10:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation
>
>
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 7/11/2005 6:55:15 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> > robi5515 at bellsouth.net writes:
> >
> > Hey  Mike,
> > Do you have a picture or  better yet a diagram of a ceramic chip  forge.
> > I'm having a hard time visualizing  it.
> > Chuck
> >
> >
> > Chuck
> > There isn't very much to  visualize. Just think about the
> construction of
> > a
> > regular coal fired forge, replacing the coal  with broken
> refractory brick
> > (home made ceramic balls of castable  refractory are better),
> change out
> > the
> > tuyer for a refractory portal  and gas burner, and then make a
> few other
> > changes,
> > like making the forge body  out of heavy kiln shelving (or castable
> > refractory) in order to take  the heat, and your in business.
> You can find
> > photos of
> > ceramic chip forges  on the Flamefast UK site, but they won't
> tell you all
> > that
> > much. You can also  find diagrams of ceramic ball furnaces on
> English and
> > German sites.  The central principle in both uses is the same;
> hot gases
> > rise, but
> > when they rise through ceramic refractory chunks, a lot more of
> their heat
> > remains behind. It is sort of the best of both worlds--coal
> fired, and gas
> > fired. When turned down low, the forge can act as a brazing hearth,
> > providing
> > secondary heat for gas welding.
> > Is this design the be-all and end-all of forges? There ain't no such
> > animal.
> > Wishing for the ultimate forge, or torch, or furnace is a classic  trap,
> > confining imagination in a closed loop. It is better to spend a  little
> > time
> > studying the underlying principles, and build two or three different
> > forges for
> > different tasks. This will become a necessity as fuel prices
> continue  to
> > climb.
> >
> > I will be building such a forge as part of the hot-work station
> for  book
> > two
> > this winter
> > Mike P.
> >
> > My email  address is changing to keporter. at comcast.net
> effective  7/15/05
>
>
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