The forge

Most of this summer has been working on projects that have been hanging around and needed to be finished. We took in a number of outside jobs to pay the bills. The cash flow issue allowed only the projects that required no money to be accomplished. This lead to a number of items being completed that I really wanted to do. This is one of the projects. Getting the 3 burner forge running.

This story actually started long before this last summer. It started with wanting a forge to do some blacksmithing. A number of years ago I started to build a propane gas forge using a freon bottle and a home made gas burner.

After making sure it was empty I removed the valve.

It was open up to allow for insulation and actually setting it up to be a forge.

Parts were machined for the nozzle and the adapter to the tank.

The adapter was welded on and the proper insulation added.

Even a stand was built.

However while I was waiting for the hardener to arrive this forge showed up. Actually I pulled it from a dumpster. It is a natural gas forge that uses a fan to provide air to the burner. Work stopped on the first forge as things do when life gets into the way. I thought I would convert this to propane, but again it was a time thing.

I was ready to get back on the home made forge when this cute 3 burner forge showed up at my door.

I obtain a regulator and hose and it was back to getting the forge up and running in the shop.

Extra insulation was added and it was a go when….

This cute single burner forge showed up.

Then rick, a friend of gun lab wanted to know if I wanted this one.

Being the scrounge that I an I said yes, It is at this point in the story that I must point out that my wife constantly reminds me that I have a problem. Taking it from natural gas to propane was next.

The piping removed.

The door was fixed.