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Improving the DIRT FORGE with a Better Blower
Improving the DIRT FORGE with a Better Blower
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“Black Bear Forge”
Blacksmithing down on the ground works, but for those of us with a few more years behind us, it can be sort of a pain. Lets elevate …
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I missed watching this after church yesterday. Another excellent video sir.
Edit; I’m one of the guilty ones for advising against poured concrete or river rock forges in the previous video. Dirt is truly nature’s greatest insulator.
My grandfather's forge was a "ducks nest". It was built from 1×6 lumber. Probably as wide as yours. Maybe a foot or two longer.
How well do you think securing the hammer head on its side would work? That way you have more anvil work area.
That smoke is really nasty. Expect more of it unfortunately
Hammer horn, brilliant 😅
Everyone needs another deck, nailing down a 12’ square of decking will make anyone minimally competent with a hammer;
Or roof a house, or shed or porch;
Or drive some tee posts for a fence with a hand sledge, not fun but you will learn
I've had my eyes on using an electric corded leaf blower because it's adjustable. I love you're videos and I can't hardly wait to get myself setup
Another well made video! I've started watching You few years ago, to get some more ideas. Now i could say that You inspired me to start a channel to also learn some blacksmithing to the people in Poland. I am at the beginning of the journey but I hope that some people can learn something from my video aswell. I also try to show other types of handicrafts or crafts on the channel. Best Wishes John, stay safe to be an inspiration 🙂
They'll Explode 🤣⚒️🤣
55 years ago, I was working construction driving a cut nail with a straight claw hammer. A chip flew off and hit me almost dead center in the right eye. I could actually see the red hot metal, flying toward my eye. Fortunately, the metal chip was so hot that it literally cauterized the eye as it entered. An operation to remove the chip and several weeks of recovery ensued. So while neither the hammer nor the nail exploded, one of them did shatter with explosive type force. Enough force to Pierce my eye with a shard about half the size of a wooden match head.
Ive got one of those blowers permanently installed in my ribbon burner forge! I have an automotive throttle body on it to tune it. I have put a rheostat on it before, but it doesnt sound happy that way.
I think that sledge hammer anvil is better than Rail Road Tracks and the anvil I built from mild steel.
Interesting topic.
Thanks
Удачи вам, ребятушечки ковальные!!!))✊✌
I use a router speed controller to adjust my fan speed. Works well.
Nice blower, I'm using a similar one and have been using it for 6 years now. Never had any problem with it.
I have one of those blowers. Odd, the guy who sold it to me at a garage sale said it was for speeding up the drying of mud while drywalling. Anyway i had the same idea and use it in my forge. Works great!
Yes they work with a dimmer switch. Ran one for 4 years, you can also choke it with a piece of cardboard on the intake.
When my son was first born I had to be at home. My shop was 4 miles from home. I still had hook orders to fill. I dug a hole in the embankment in the front yard, took my first harbor freight anvil home, stuck a pipe in the ground, attached a hair dryer, lined it with expanded metal from the outside of an old air filter from a generator, maybe threw some sand and plaster of Paris on it. Idr…. Crude though. Half gallons of vodka and baby monitor beside me on my daughter’s outdoor tea party table, a few buckets of coal… never missed a beat.
Nice setup.
You're a great blacksmith teacher…
Greetings from Toledo Spain 👍👏
Ahh the strangeness of weather. You're hot and dry with a wildfire nearby. A friend in Estes Park posted a picture of a picnic table with 6 inches of snow on it from Las night.🤔
Black locust is flourescent! It glows green under blacklight!