[TheForge] Electric forge blower

[peter fels]

Paul;
Just go to one of the larger BS conferences or meets and buy a fine old one for 1/3 as much.
Meanwhile a large hair dryer, automotive heater blower or small vacuum cleaner should suffice, for pennies.

On Jun 17, 2011, at 3:49 PM, Paul N wrote:

> 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
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