Building a Coal Forge at Home (Part 1: Making the Coal Forge Body)
In this video on building a coal forge at home, I show you making the coal forge body. The second video will show fabricating and welding a tweyer. And the final DIY Forge video will show installing the blower and running the forge for the first time.
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I have built a few of these over the years. I usually make the legs removable, making the forge easier to transport. Good work.
That's a good idea. I have a trailer I haul my demo equipment in, so it wasn't necessary in my case.
Hey Roy, great video! I really like how simple and compact it is. This should be extremely helpful to the beginners out there who just want to get started.
It worked out really well for my demo. Even heated some 5/8" bar in it.
You actually drew up plans?! You're better than me. I generally just keep the plans in my head. Then it takes me a long time to finish the project and I forget where I was going with it in the first place. lol Great video. I'm looking to rebuild a rivet forge and use it for a portable forge at a couple of shows this year.
Nice! I sure do enjoy the how-to DIY videos. Thanks for the video..
+shadowcastre and thank you very much for watching I really appreciate your input on the videos and all your great comments!
Another nice job Roy!!!
I was going to weld legs onto a cast iron skillet, but this seems much better! thank you!
Good one Roy. Cheers mate.
It would be good to have some supports between the legs. Just some flat bar holding everything together will make it a lot more sturdy and prevent your welds from breaking from your table as it moves around.
Thanks. For the video you are real informative keep up the good work. Can't wait to see how it comes out
Thank you Micky
Awesome video Roy great job
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Hey Roy I love your video it's very helpful, I even paid for the info on your site for this forge. I was wondering what thickness you used for the bed of the forge?
What gage steel did you use? I'm also curious why you didn't opt for a fire pot? Thanks. As always great videos! Keep up the good work!
Firepot vs no firepot. What are the advantages and disadvantages?
Good stuff Roy! Greetings from across the pond! You said something about compact for travelling? Maybe you could weld 6 inch legs and removable slightly smaller diameter legs that can slide into those or be removed when you travel?
That could work well Ben. Thanks for the suggestion.
roy can one do it out of a cylinder charcoal started its open on both ends? or would the forge get too hot and melt out the top as some people do make the out of coffee cans to heat steel? also thank you for showing how you are doing this it could be ingenious to getting started in smithing or metal forming for those that have no idea how to start making one, or what it would involve
This is a pretty simple, effective forge. I think I would have made the feet a tiny bit bigger, and added a small hole to each one. That way, you could use wire tent stakes to peg it down if you were set up on soft ground. I don't think it would be necessary most of the time, but anything to improve stability would be a good idea. If the forge were supporting the entire weight of the tuyere and blower (plus coal, working metal, and possibly a set of tongs), the center of gravity might wind up higher than desirable. But, if the braces are fairly low, you could add a small rack that could hold extra tools, materials, etc. conveniently, which which would add weight and lower the center of gravity.
What blower do you use I want one
Will the metal not melt? what metal do you use to not melt in the intense hit.
7:23 "drawlings"
Where can a person buy a forge like this?
What kind of metal was used here?
This video is smoking!!!
What do you recommend as a minimum pan thickness?
Ken Rowe around 1/4 inch
Roy what is your website address? Sorry but sometimes your country accent comes out and I can't quite understand what you said. Lol
+Dale Shafer www.blacksmithpdfs.com :-)
No welding on the concrete lol
Are you welding galvanised steel ? pfffff