[TheForge] Equipment for a newbie

[peter fels & phoebe palmer]

He's already into charcoal....good enough for the last 4000 years or 
so...but you have a good point Jerry.
I'd point out, in addition,  that cheapie harbor fright hammer sets ( 
toss the handles when they break) are good "blanks" to modify to your needs.

On 11/7/2010 10:22 AM, Jerry Smith wrote:
> I would start with a propane forge, it can be built at home for not too much
> money. As to making hammers, that requires some skills for forging tool steel.
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> Jerry
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> On 11/7/2010 5:00 AM, Andrew Vida wrote:
>> Teenage smith, eh?  Another one bites the dust!
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>> Welcome, Matt. ;)
> He gets to chew it too!
> Welcome to the black booger brotherhood Matt.
>> Matt Gallagher wrote:
>>> I'm looking for some new or used equipment, such as a blower, forge if
>>> possible, and some hammers. Some of you might remember my post a while back
>>> asking for an anvil for a project. Ive found one, and now all i need is more
>>> equipment. I can make the forge, thats not a problem. (although it would be
>>> nice to get one pre-made (: ) I just need, at minimum, a blower. If anyone
>>> has one, knows where i can get a cheap one, or has instructions on how to
>>> make one, I would be happy to compensate. I have a sufficient hammer, its a
>>> fairly large ball-peen.My first project is to make a more suitable hammer,
>>> for which I have found several places where i can get instructions. So my
>>> only problem really is an air-source. I contemplated making a blower, even a
>>> set of bellows, but then remembered this forum and decided to give it a try.
>>> Christmas is coming up, and my family has been dogging me for a list of what
>>> I want. Something like this would both make an awesome gift, and make their
>>> lives easier.
>>> (PS.- I have around 100-150 lbs of charcoal, which i believe will work
>>> sufficiently for fuel. I made it myself from hardwood [oak, cedar, and
>>> maple] and some pine. I have been able to get steel to working temperature
>>> with this in an outdoor fire pan with a blow pipe, but I would like a blower
>>> so I don't have to inhale as much smoke or waste my oxygen. Any comments or
>>> suggestions are welcome.)
>>> (PS v.2.0- I have several designs for forges which I would like to share
>>> with all of you out there for feedback, but my scanner is broken at the
>>> moment. when I get it fixed, I will send out the best of these plans. I will
>>> try to make them as understandable as possible. [I tend to use the
>>> engineering side of my brain, and in doing so, forget about
>>> understandability to others] Also, if anyone has designs they would like
>>> feedback on, I would be glad to oblige. If anyone would like to revamp my
>>> designs they are welcome to, provided they send me a copy of the final
>>> draft.)
>>>
>>> ~Matt Gallagher, your friendly teenage smith :)
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