[TheForge] Electric forge blower

[Bruce Freeman]

Use a shop vac as a blower.  You'll  have to "throw away" some of its
output or you'll blow the fuel right out of your pot.  Price:  Well,
I've paid as low as a few dollars at a garage sale for a used one.
Get a small tank, as you won't be using its volume anyway.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Paul N <crosspein at sbcglobal.net> 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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Bruce
NJ