[TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 165, Issue 6

[J. Petrila]

If the pan is all ready cracked and he puts a piece of 1/4" plate inside it
with a firepot mounted in/through the 1/4" plate..  HE will NOT need clay
or any other insulating material..

If he wants it or if he uses the forge without the plate inside it then he
needs the clay or insulator..

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On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 7:33 PM, barry myers <blmyers647 at gmail.com> wrote:

> You do need to put some kind of clay in the cast iron forge.  Even the
> steel ones, but certainly the cast iron ones.  If it gets too hot, they
> will break and it scares the hell out of you and those around.  When I had
> a nice square Champion being used by a newbie and his teacher at a
> hammer-in, they were really cranking on the blower to get the steel hot.
> It sounded like a shotgun.
>
> Also, I don't think that water on a cast iron forge is the best idea.  A
> cold drop of water will also cause it to crack.
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