[TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation

Wed Aug 17 07:59:28 EDT 2005

Interested?

I posted them on the list website in the 'forges' album.

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Cheers,

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 Kevin Donahoe
> Sent: 17 August 2005 12:38
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> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Gas Forge Recommendation
>
>
> 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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> degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling, which thinks that
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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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