[TheForge] One more on the cracked forge

[Jeff Wilson]

If it is outside all the time...no matter what you do;
Cover It.

"When we work in the workshop, we crave nothing more than new problems to
solve."
      N. Offerman

On Oct 27, 2017 3:09 PM, "barry myers" <blmyers647 at gmail.com> wrote:

> We have beat this one to death, but one more swing with a club.
>
> If the forge is going to sit outside - rain and moisture all the time, clay
> may not be the best thing.  The coal runoff will be sulfuric acid and may
> well eat up your forge.
>
> I put straps on my old forge to hold it together.  The expansion sheared
> the 1/4/20 bolts.  I ended up getting some nickel rod and welded up the
> crack.
>
> Good luck!
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