[TheForge] Brake Drum forge

[James Davis]

if its 2" square tube buy a pipe nipple that will fit inside the tubing and the floor flange to fit the nipple weld the floor flange to the hole in the drum and the nipple in the top of the tube with enough sticking out to screw them together

Jim Davis
 
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> From: artgawk at thegrid.net
> Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 12:49:32 -0700
> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Brake Drum forge
> 
> Alternately;
> split the top of the square tubing at the corners with a hacksaw and hammer the sides out flat to fit the bottom of the drum. Drill or punch holes to fit the stud holes,  or studs in the drum.
> Use clay mud to seal the gaps.
> 
> On Jun 5, 2011, at 9:17 AM, Matt Gallagher wrote:
> 
> > 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?
> > 
> > -- 
> > ~Matt Gallagher, your friendly teenage blacksmith
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