[TheForge] blow tubes

Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer artgawk at thegrid.net
Mon Jun 8 21:28:59 EDT 2009


Lets be classy and go for stainless or titanium!

Bruce Freeman wrote:
> I'd think that steel would be a heck of a lot more comfortable than
> copper.  Copper conducts heat FAST.
> 
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Ben Barrett<stircrazyben at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Oh, well for function (not fancy form), I've seen most folks just pinch the
>> end of a piece of conduit or copper pipe, maybe 1/2" to 1" dia. ranges.  Of
>> course, if galvi or copper, etc, don't let it sit IN the fire or breath
>> back... just a way to force air.  I've seen some nice controlled campfire
>> bottle-melts done up this way, and of course with enough hot air , a hammer
>> and some sort of stump-anvil, one can forge at will :)
>> Ben
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 9:20 AM, Allen Ortery <bluestoneforge at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> guess I should have said blow tube for the camp fire. I will be at New
>>> Salem as the blacksmith for the summer, as long as we really have a
>>> budget next month.
>>>
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>>> Allen Ortery
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