[TheForge] indoor forges

[PlumDon at aol.com]

Of the dozens of blacksmiths I know that use propane every one of them runs  
the forge inside their shop. My shop is too far from a delivery point so I 
have  three 100 pound containers that I trek around to get filled and keep them 
lined  up outside the shop. Copper tubing through a hole punched in the 
concrete wall  takes the gas to the forge. I always have an upper window open. 
There's a  shutoff at the tank and another at the forge. I shut them both off when 
done.  It's possible someone could open them both up, the propane would fill up 
the  shop and when I opened the door next morning kaboom. But been ok for the 
last 22  years. It's possible the gas tank in my truck was punctured on the 
way home  today and it all leaked out during the night. When I start it in the 
morning it  could go kaboom. But we exercise reasonable measures of care and 
safety and we  do fine. 


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 :-(
 
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