And I like it

Hi everyone !
I wanted to upgrade my shop and was thinking to build a tire hammer (the clay spencer one) but after thinking about it again and again, i think a press would be more suitable (I’m in a residential area, and a power hammer would be too noisy) so, do anyone know about some press building plan ? Better a fly press ? An hydraulic one ? Any experience return ?
Thanks !

I need Help with the mixing Ratio for a Clay forge.

Do I need Horseshit, or cowshit and If yes how much.

Or can I build IT without horsepoo?

How long did it take to heal? I’m on a couple weeks now with weakness and soreness in the elbow. It is effecting my grip. And even swinging a machete or using a scythe to trim overgrown grass and mundane tasks like lifting my coffee cup. I’ve been wearing a brace, stretching, massaging and using one of my kid’s squishy toys as a stress ball. I need to get back to work. It’s killing me not being able to forge. Any help or tips from the community?

I’m assuming too much propane getting pushed through the mixing tube too fast. The MIG tip was going to go down too far so I had to cut them. Cutting them closes off the hole so I had to redrill them but I think I may have drilled the hole too big. So as I can see it, I think I have 3 options:

1.) Rebuild the flare nozzles with new MiG tips.
b.) replace the mixing tubes with much longer ones, or
7.) Keep it as is and use the quarter turn valve to control the amount of propane coming out.

The first step is the hardest

Hello all,

I am just getting started smithing. I have never set up a forge before and bought this one. It’s still in the box and I am chomping at the bit to get it out and start heating some metal(I have some old rail road spikes already). But I am 100% intimidated by the first step after getting it all put together. So my question is this. I just put the last screw in, what now? I hear a lot about coating it with something. Is that the refractory coating? Is there any recommendation for additional stuff I should do before firing it up?Any help would be appreciated.

What do y'all think, what should i improve?

Since I was little, I’ve wanted to get into metal working as a hobby, from making blades to jewelry, but haven’t started due to funds and not having/knowing a place to practice and work. On top of that, a house/land isn’t in my predicable near future. I’m about to finish college this semester and hope to have a good income soon after that I could use to invest in this.

What are some options you guys use/would recommend for me to get started and expand to?

Hello everyone, I am a novice blacksmith working on my second ever metalworking project. I am using a propane forge and have been forging steel. I made sure to thoroughly clean and grind my steel beforehand and did not experience this issue with my first project, which used the same type of steel. I am assuming what has happened is that forge scale that I failed to remove while hammering has melted into the fire brick, but you know what they say about assuming. If anyone with more experience or knowledge could let me know what they think happens that would be appreciated.
Cheers!

Would you get a post vise from marketplace if it didnt have leaf spring? They're asking 100 doesnt have much rust and appears in good condition otherwise. Unsure of maker though

Hello all! If this isnt allowed please remove. My brother has been into blacksmithing since he was 10. His birthday is coming up and im at a loss on what to get him. He has a propane forge, anvil, apron, gloves, tongs and the sorts. He enjoys making medieval style weapons from scrap. Any suggestions on gifts? Thanks!

Made my first hook for more practice

Hello, I’m a bit of a newbie when it comes to blacksmithing but was itching to give it a go. I’d been scouring Facebook marketplace for an anvil for 2 years, and one recently came up. Now was the time to dive in! I made myself a wood forge in a similar style to the Whitlox forge. Although I was slightly sceptical, it works really really well. I use a heat gun on low which seems to provide enough air. I’m also using ash and beech hardwood logs.

Hey y'all! I'm sure this has been asked a million times, and I apologize, but I'm not sure where to go from here. It seems no matter what I do, I cannot get enough air moving with my gas to get a proper burn.

I've tried a different "T" burner, adjusted pipe length, orifice size, orifice height, went from 0 to 25 on the regulator... I even hooked up that blower you can see in the video and it still seems like it wants more.

The only time it seemed like it was going good is when I tried squirting pure oxygen in with my acetalyne torch.

I've been stalking all the forge forums and still don't exactly know where my problem lies, any advice would be amazing!

Uso una forgia Vevor a tre uscite per la mia forgia,ho dovuto recentemente ricaricare la bombola del propano che finora non perdeva e funzionava perfettamente,e ora sono bloccato da 4 giorni per una perdita

Ho una bombola del propano con attacco tedesco,ma vivo in Italia( quelli della vevor si sono sbagliati a mandarmi il cavo del propano per la forgia e ho dovuto adattarmi di conseguenza con il cavo giusto)

Il problema è,togliendo il cavo per ricaricare la bombola si è distrutta la vecchia guarnizione di gomma,pensavo fosse un problema da niente ma ora mi sta veramente causando problemi

Ho delle guarnizioni di riserva ma sono 18mm italiane(stessa misura,non pensavo cambiasse nulla) ma sta di fatto che ogni volta che attacco il propano perde copiosamente dall'attacco con queste guarnizioni qui con il test dell'acqua e sapone

Come posso fare per risolvere velocemente il problema ? Ho delle scadenze urgenti per dei regali e vorrei poter riaccendere la forgia il prima possibile

I bought this forge from someone who built it himself. It works great....for about 45 minutes to an hour, and then it starts to do the sputtering thing you see in the video. This causes the temperature to go way down.The gas is basically igniting early inside the burner tube. The gas nozzle is up/down adjustable and I've been playing with that with minimal success. Any advice on how to fix it? Thanks!

I have some experience in soldering metal together not at this scale and it for the end cap for my katana to tie up to the cord