[TheForge] Fire Pot

[Jonathan Barnhart]

When I was studying blacksmithing back in college, I
was taught by a Grad student.  He said he made all of
his own firepots out of mild steel and welding rod. 
Most of the steel he bought as scrap from a local
junkyard.  He figured it was cheaper and quicker for
him to build or rebuild and repair pots that he had
built than to order and wait for pots from a comercial
supplier.
--- Phil <mobjak at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Aubrey:
> 
> With regard to firepots:
> 
>  - I don't care for ones that have a lip in the
> front
> and back (i.e., it sits up above the forge table).
> 
>  - My two favorite firepots of all time are the
> Buffalo Railroad and the Champion Whirlwind.  They
> are
> both big, and they fit below the level of the forge
> table in the front and back.
> 
>  - While not as heavy a casting as some firepots, I
> like the Centaur rectangular ones.  They are almost
> an
> exact copy of the old Buffalo Vulcan firepots.  I've
> been using one for about 27 years now with no
> problems.
> 
>  - I've only seen two cases of problems with
> firepots.
>  In one case water was poured directly onto the
> firepot and it cracked.  In the other case the
> firepot
> was mounted in a brick forge and it didn't have any
> ventilation around the outside and it burned out.
> 
> Phil Rosche
> Summerville SC
> --- "Washington, Aubrey O." <awashington at ou.edu>
> wrote:
> 
> > Okay, I'm finally ready to start building a new
> coal
> > forge for my shop.  I have several portable
> forges,
> > but I need (want) a more substantial one for the
> > shop.  So, I'm in the market for a rectangular
> fire
> > pot with clinker breaker & ash dump.  I know what
> > Centaur has to offer, and I am not really
> interested
> > in fabricating one.  What suggestions do you all
> > have for a good quality cast iron fire pot?  If
> > possible, please include websites or other
> > information on how to check them out.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Aubrey
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