[TheForge] Brake Drum forge

[peter fels]

I;ll add that even if you don't have welding gear, you can cut the square hole in mild steel plate with a cold chisel and some determination.
Alternately, mix some common fire clay ( ideally , but any natural clay will do) with sand, ashes, and mold it in place over some metal mesh, or even bailing wire.
I saw a guy make a forge out of cardboard! He lined it with clay mud mixed with ashes. Worked surprisingly well. Just control the excess water you use managing the fire.
Historically, many forges were just a pit in the ground with a tunnel in the side for air , pumped by an old hide.
It can be real rude and work just fine.

On Jun 5, 2011, at 9:25 AM, Hoss McGregor wrote:

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> If you have the ability to weld (gas or arc), you should be able to fill the extra space around the square tubing with some scrap iron. It most assuredly will not be pretty, but it'll work.
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>> From: pesetsky at Princeton.EDU
>> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 16:20:04 +0000
>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Brake Drum forge
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>> I always had the same problem in school trying to make those squares fit into holes!! ha ha
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>> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] on behalf of Matt Gallagher [fudgumz at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 12:17 PM
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>> Subject: [TheForge] Brake Drum forge
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>> I want to make a brake drum forge, and i have a pre made duck pot, its  2"
>> square tubing, welded into a hollow tee. I want to use a brake drum as the
>> firepot, but I cant think of any way to affix the tubing to the drum seeing
>> as how the tubing is square and the drum has a round hole. any ideas?
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>> ~Matt Gallagher, your friendly teenage blacksmith
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