[TheForge] newbie

[peter fels & phoebe palmer]

Our honorable newbie is working outside with a charcoal forge.
He gets extra credit for making his own charcoal....and a bonus for 
forging ahead under his own steam!
Soon, we'll find out if he's stubborn enough...grin.
Of course, any indoor forge needs good venting.
One of the difficultys of working outside is that it's hard to see the  
color of the glowing metal.
And therefore harder to judge the temperature ( very important).
That's the reason traditional BS shops were pretty  dark inside.
Some kind of minimal roof overhead, at least gets you out of the direct 
sunlight..and the rain.

On 11/14/2010 12:34 PM, Allen Ortery wrote:
> I would install a hood over the gas forge to vent bad gasses and extra
> heat. carbon monoxide detectors also a good idea. Keep in mind that
> fire equipment should invite you to go towards the EXIT, always best
> to go to the door then be trapped, that is what the fire Marshall
> would tell you if you where dumb enough to invite him on your place.
> Less the city knows the happier you will be. If your fellow citizens
> don't gripe then you will most likely get away with it.
>     Just remember that there is no such thing as being to safe. And
> that if you don't go asking the city if it is all right then you may
> get to do as you want. If they show up to jump up and down and yell be
> polite and play dumb. Just a hobby and you know other guys that do it
> at home all the time, guy I bought my anvil off of was working in his
> garage in Atlanta in a very nice neighborhood. they will most likely
> tell you to stop, and you can then ask about city rules Ect. that
> control what you are doing.
>    Also agree that buying a good forge and learning how to run it
> properly is great advise. Nothing like knowing what you are doing to
> keep you alive.
> Allen Ortery
>
> --
> Allen Ortery
> bluestoneforge at gmail.com
> 309-368-7967
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