[TheForge] coal forge blower

[Phil]

Back up is a good idea.  I had a blower crap out on me
about 25 years ago, and didn't have a back up at the
time, so I spent a few days looking around for a
replacement, and not making any money.  I now have
three identical buffalo blowers, all with rebuilt
motors.

Phil Rosche
Summerville, SC
--- Ron Childers <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com> wrote:

> Better get a back-up system- old furnace blower,
> clothes dryer blower, etc;
> get something adapted to the fittings on your forge.
> It will croak when you
> need it most. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
> Of Mark and Sylvia
> Mondloch
> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 1:05 PM
> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] coal forge blower
> 
> Thanks for all the replies on my blower.Took it to
> the motor repair shop 
> yesterday.The motor still ran but real slow and
> didn't blow enough do do any
> 
> good anymore.It's an old champion that wasn't in
> real good shape when I got 
> it about 7 years ago.But since I got it it's gone
> thru about 7 tons of 
> coal.He put in new brushes and it helped a little.He
> said the bearings were 
> getting bad and it probably didn't pay to rebuild
> it.Because of the motor 
> shape and support bracket it would be really hard to
> replace just the 
> motor.When I got it home as a last hope I put WD40
> in the oil holes and blew
> 
> it in with air a couple times with the motor
> running.Followed with regular 
> oil.Used it all morning and it worked fine.Must have
> just needed a break for
> 
> Christmas.Mark
> mondloch at silvercreekpottery.com
> www.silvercreekpottery.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <schade at acegroup.cc>
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 8:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] coal forge blower
> 
> 
> > Mark,
> >
> > I have a basket case. May be some parts you could
> use?
> > I'll look later. What kind do you have? What quit?
> >
> > Bob
> > __________
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 26, 2006, at 7:50 PM, Mark and Sylvia
> Mondloch wrote:
> >
> >> I have a very old electric blower on my coal
> forge and it's dying.I am 
> >> wondering if there are any good places to get a
> replacement.Looked at 
> >> Centaur but they are over $350.Thanks,Mark
> >> mondloch at silvercreekpottery.com
> >> www.silvercreekpottery.com
> >
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