[TheForge] indoor forges

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Comes down to a question of ventilation, both high and low.
Got that and you are most of the way to OK..pf

ries wrote:
> I run my propane forge inside the shop.
> I have a 100lb propane tank, the size that is about 18" in diameter  
> and 4 feet tall, on the cart that the forge is mounted on.
> Not too worried about storing the propane tank in the shop, as I also  
> have acetylene, oxygen, a few argons, and some carbon dioxide mix  
> tanks, as well as a couple of small propane tanks and a spare propane  
> tank for the forklift, all stored inside too.
> 
> Of more concern to me is the combustion giving off gases that might  
> cause me to stop breathing.
> I do have a big, sliding garage door, but unless its hot, I usually  
> keep that closed while forging. I also have exhaust fans, that I  
> sometimes run, with a window open, to run air thru the shop.
> I keep meaning to buy a carbon monoxide detector, for the shop, but so  
> far, nobody has passed out or gotten headaches, in the last ten years  
> or so of running the forge in the shop, so I am guessing that, quality  
> of breathable atmosphere wise, the forge isnt killing us.
> 
> Ries
> 
> On Jan 21, 2009, at 1:37 PM, Lucky7Steel wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> Do any of you folks have inside forges?
> I assume people do but i'm having propane worries. I'm wondering where  
> people get their propane and hoping people can make me feel better  
> about it. I know it's a no no if you ask the gas companies. I just put  
> together my new forge and now i'm feeling so discouraged :-(
> 
> ~K~
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