[TheForge] Electric forge blower

[dan tull]

I have a 140 cfm blower from Surplus Center for $20.00 and it will levitate 
the coal on full.

164 should heat the whole shop( with burning coke)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Poulimas" <poulmas at gmail.com>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Electric forge blower


> 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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