[TheForge] Electric forge blower

[Jim Poulimas]

Paul,

You could go the OEM route and get one of these out of the box. Some people
run these through dimmer switches but I'm pretty sure these are not
technically made for that. You would have to build an air gate.

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/oem-specialty-blowers/blowers/hvacr/ecatalog/N-d0x?contextPath=Grainger&xi=xi

Jim

If the link doesn't work to go the grainger website and search blowers.

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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