[TheForge] Electric forge blower

[Paul N]

Hey guys, I'm getting tired of cranking the centrifugal blower by hand, 
and I'm thinking about buying an electric blower (while I kick myself 
for selling one that was attached to a surplus forge I had a couple 
years back... But I wanted that forge to go quickly, and it did..)

I'll be driving a coal forge. Not a huge forge, but it has a firepot of 
about 11" in diameter.

At the moment, the top candidate is a 164CFM 40oz static pressure model 
from Kayne and Son: 
https://www.blacksmithsdepot.com/page.php?theLocation=/Resources/Product/Forges_and_Parts/blowers/164_CFM_Blower.xml/

They used to carry a bigger model, but it's out of stock, and they 
aren't getting any more.

I see Centaur Forge also carries one, but I'm hoping to keep this under 
$300.

So, does anyone have experience with the 164CFM model? Or perhaps a 
recommendation for some other source?

**Paul