my mini forge (warning 4 dial-up)

[homedepotpro]

this is my mini forge. It is still in the developmental phases but i'm definitely liking it. Judging by how fast this thing heats up the metal id have to say it's some where in the 2000*F It runs of propane and i have a mattress inflater pumping in air and it is quite loud. The container totally got totaled but i didn't expect it to last. I'm hoping to make some vortex blocks or other stuff. I'm am currently using a 2'' galv. cap as a crucible but im looking for a better one.







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[BigGrib]

cool what material are you melting down and what are you making with it

[homedepotpro]

aluminum, i can get it cheap from a scrap yard that is literally a mile and a half from my house.

[Zen///]

How do you make the parts you want?
Hammer and anvil?
Then lathe?

[BigGrib]

are you using a sand mold or a wood mold and then are you gonna lathe it down smooth?

[SpudUke5]

what are you trying to make?

[BigGrib]

dude was just looking at the pictures in greater detail did you have a 5 gallon plastic bucket filled with concrete and the center hollowed out and is that the 5 gallon bucket melting away?

[homedepotpro]

what are you trying to make?

a forge(at the moment) , soon maybe simple things like vortex blocks and ammo

dude was just looking at the pictures in greater detail did you have a 5 gallon plastic bucket filled with concrete and the center hollowed out and is that the 5 gallon bucket melting away?

more like a 2 gallon bucket with a can in the middle.

[BigGrib]

nice what psi are you running off your propane regulator and did you light the propane before turning on the blower or after, and what did you use to light the forge? Oh yeah what diameter Glavi pipe is that 1.5"

[homedepotpro]

i don't know what psi, i just use it as a flow reg. I light it with long nosed lighter and the galv. pipe is 3/4''. dude this thing i basic

[BigGrib]

hell if it works it works that's all that matters right, and dude are you really in olympia

[homedepotpro]

yeah

[BigGrib]

thats awesome i'm in E WA down in tri cities

[cwazy1]

theres alot o ppl from wash in this forum, like i myself and zaria


sorry to offtrack, thats a pretty sweet forge, start making ammo gosh~

[homedepotpro]

Im headed out to Pasco tomorrow for Cross Country state