[TheForge] Fw: forge blower, dimmers, etc.

[David E. Smucker]

Just a note -- most electric dryer blowers have a 220 volt motor, don't know 
about gas.  These are useful blowers.

Dave

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From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 9:22 AM
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] forge blower, dimmers, etc.

> A squirrel-cage blower might not provide enough pressure for a coal
> forge.  A centrifugal blower is better.
>
> Another source for centrifugal blowers is a junked clothes dryer.
> Comes with motor, fan and most of the housing - some patching
> required.  Remounting the motor may be necessary, as part of the motor
> mount may not be separate from the dryer structure.
>
> On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Mark A. Pesetsky
> <pesetsky at princeton.edu> wrote:
>> Squirrel cage blower from:
>>
>> https://www.surpluscenter.com/home.asp
>>
>> And then just screw a piece of sheet metal on the side of the fan for air 
>> control.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net on behalf of Rick Korinek
>> Sent: Fri 11/27/2009 2:09 PM
>> To: 'Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA'
>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] forge blower, dimmers, etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> Another good forge blower option is to use the body of an old oil burner
>> from a residential sized furnace or boiler. Take the non-essential
>> electrical stuff out--transformer and electrodes, oil pump, etc. Just use
>> the housing and the motor and fan. Adjust to your max required flow using
>> the air adjustment louvers on the inlet. Then use an air gate to vary the
>> flow from off/low to high fire.
>>
>> Nice and quiet. Good flow at the static pressure you see in the forge. 
>> And
>> no constant adjustment of the speed control to try to keep it at just the
>> right speed.
>>
>> Another benefit is that you will get some leakage at no/low fire. If you 
>> do
>> it right, you can set the leakage to just enough to keep the coal lit so
>> when you go back to the fire, it is hot and ready to go.
>>
>> -Rick, with due credit to Dick Carlson or Hastings , MN for the original
>> idea.
>>
>>
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> Bruce
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