[TheForge] Fire Pot

[Jonathan Barnhart]

I wasn't really advocating the use of this style of
pot, but if you're in a pinch and have this sort of
stuff on hand I guess it's a possability.  He was
always sort of an odd guy.  But he came from a
background where he made almost everything he needed. 
That was partly from not having much dough and partly
because he was so selff reliant.  The self reliance
came from not trusting a lot of people.  I believe
he'd been burned in a lot of prior business dealing
before becoming a smith and decided that it was better
to do it himself. 

I personally never thought I'd forge off of anything
but a coal forge, but I'm leaning towards a gas forge
more and more everyday.  Mostly because I live in the
city and have neighbors close on both sides of me and
behind me.  Kinda hard to hide the coal smoke and not
have people complaining to the city or trying to turn
you in to the EPA or something.


--- Phil <mobjak at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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