[TheForge] Fire Pot

[Phil]

if you don't abuse the firepot, you only have to wait
once.  =8-)


I think the cast iron is less likely to burn out than
the mild steel.

--- Jonathan Barnhart <blakkpawss at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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