[TheForge] Coal Forges - lets try this again

[John Husvar]

On 7/3/07 8:35 AM, "Jerry Smith" <jerry_smith at anvilsandinkstudios.com>
wrote:

> Bruce,
> 
> I wqant to have a good forge, a well built forge. I
> have the money to spend, but your right some of the
> prices are too high!
> 
> Now I am looking for a decent heavy fire poy, then buy
> the sheet steel.
> 
> What grade of 1/2 inch steel for the table should I
> buy?
> 

Just wondering: Why would you want to use 1/2 inch plate for the table? It
shouldn't experience any significant heating and would be heavy as all Hell
to move around.

I can agree with wanting to do it only once, but that seems like major
overkill. :)

1/4-inch should be plenty strong enough for a forge table unless you're
planning to use it as an anvil too. :)

Hell, seems to me 1/8-inch is plenty if you weld a couple of 1-1/4 X 1-1/4 X
1/8 angles under it for stiffeners. Something like bedframe angle would
work.

You're just going to be holding up some coal and maybe a few pairs of tongs,
no?