champion forge & fire pan

[THOM]

Got a couple of questions-
Just got a champion forge and blower..
What weight oil should I use in the oil cup ??
And also; would it be ok to bed the pan with refractory cement ?? I have a 5 gal. bucket of it
sitting in my shed- is this the right stuff to use ?
Thanks to all
I will remain "limpin'frog..

 

[gbsclohn]

I was helping a blacksmith set up his display for an event awhile back.I asked the same question as I helped and he pulled out chainsaw bar oil and poured it in.Said it works fine,been using it for years and is cheaper than other oil.
Hope this helps.
Greg Lohn

 

[J.D.]

Any good oil will do in the oiler, never thought about chainsaw oil, but it shoul dowrk well.

Do bed the pan with whatever you can get your hands on. Even clay dug from a riverbank works, so your refractory clay should be the ticket.

God bless

 

[Coal Creek Forge]

I've used transmission fluid for year's,it does'nt tend to get as thick and make for hard cranking during the winter month's when your first fireing up

 

[THOM]

Thanks...
Frog

 

[Tumblernotch]

About any kind of oil will do. I've used 3 in 1 to motor oil.

I have a small Champion that I used to take out for demos with a cast iron bed. You don't have to use any cement on those. But if you want a deeper fire you can shape it into a V or bowl or whatever will work best for the work you're doing. My bed, being flat, makes for a shallower, wider fire. My Buffalo which is in the shop, has a Vulcan type firebowl which makes a makes a fairly deep fire.

 

[JamesG]

To make your fire pot deeper you can use fire bricks stock them along the sides.