[TheForge] Electric forge blower

[Jim Poulimas]

Hi Paul,

The Dayton blowers are ok you just have to be careful because there are a
lot to choose from and they have subtle differences between models. When I
got mine I just wanted to get started quickly and I was on a budget. But I
knew eventually it would get swapped out for something more robust so it
goes back to the old issues of convenience vs. price... etc. Usually I fall
into the (over) build it once and leave it forever category but our needs
change and at the time the Dayton made sense. They are also fairly quiet,
which I like.

Personally, I find those blowers provide enough power and with a 3 inch
diameter pipe I rarely open the gate up all the way.

Also be aware, and I'm not sure of the math on this.... if you have bends or
angles in your connection or a long connection you'll lose some power.

Jim P.

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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