[TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation

[Kevin Donahoe]

Rich,

Where did you post them?  All I find on your website is a 'Rover for sale.

Kevin Donahoe
Flying Pig Forge
Morrow, OH
flyinpig at go-concepts.com

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 -----Original Message-----
 From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
 [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Rich Maynard
 Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 6:19 AM
 To: Sponsored by ABANA
 Subject: RE: [TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation


 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
 > To: Sponsored by ABANA
 > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation
 >
 >
 > 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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