New tool ! Forge ! :)

[Rob M.]

Looky what I just picked up ! So cool !

 

[Rob M.]

Had to sell my last one when hard up for money a few years back ...got me another one now to forge trigger guards and small parts . Real nice forge ! The blower is all fill of mouse nest and such ....I have to work on this Carolina gun next few days but hopefully be cleanin up the ' new to me " forge soon and getter her to workin shape ...

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

That's too cool!

 

[Phil Coffins]

I’ve seen those before, I thought they were for planting flowers in!

 

[appalichian hunter]

Looks just like mine.

 

[Rob M.]

I’ve seen those before, I thought they were for planting flowers in!

Well .......you can but .....that intense heat is kinda rough on the plants

 

[2 shots]

that looks dangerous, i dont want to hear that you got burned. send it to me for safe keeping.this i will do for you.

 

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[Bnewberry]

Looky what I just picked up ! So cool !

Sweet! I do mostly gas now but started with charcoal. I keep thinking about building a coal forge since I still have my Champion blower.

 

[TDM]

You’ll have a good time with that @Rob M. !

 

[Rob M.]

Hard forged gun parts for my people !

 

[Rob M.]

Sweet! I do mostly gas now but started with charcoal. I keep thinking about building a coal forge since I still have my Champion blower.

Funny you'd mention that ....since Forged in Fire and the like these forged have gone to stupid prices .... I was finally to the point where I was gonna build a forge just like you said , I've been looking for awhile now ....then this just popped up ! AND it was $150 !! Swing !!!

 

[Bnewberry]

Funny you'd mention that ....since Forged in Fire and the like these forged have gone to stupid prices .... I was finally to the point where I was gonna build a forge just like you said , I've been looking for awhile now ....then this just popped up ! AND it was $150 !! Swing !!!

That is a good price! I bought my anvil and blower before the Forged in Fire show and built a Tom Lively forge for making knives. That would have been 2006 or so. I find gas to be more convenient, but coal or charcoal forges is better for large work.

 

[Rob M.]

That is a good price! I bought my anvil and blower before the Forged in Fire show and built a Tom Lively forge for making knives. That would have been 2006 or so. I find gas to be more convenient, but coal or charcoal forges is better for large work.

I've never tried gas but just kinda like coal because its traditional . Forging tools are priced rediculously . There was a turee ( spelled wrong , but bottom of a forge ) and it was $500 ! Lordy ....Anvils are still in the rediculously stupid price range but no biggy . I have railroad track and it works just fine . I've had anvils in he past but since I dont do a lot of forging I never used them a lot . I dont do a lot of forging so I dont need a lot of equipment . Trigger guards are the regular forge work now ... I have a couple frizzens to work on too and some small stuff from time to time ...will be good to have the forge around .

 

[Sam squanch]

Check the bearings on your fan shaft. The one I had , the bearings were worn out, so I made new ones from brass. I think this is a rivet forge, to heat up rivets.

 

[appalichian hunter]

I have also heard them referenced as traveling farriers forges.

 

[FiremanBrad]

What are you going to use for the belt? I have one just like it, needs a belt!!!

 

[Boatncamp]

Just saw an anvil up for sale. Asking $5.50. Per pound. 140 lbs equals $770 WOW!

 

[Eterry]

Good find!
As a kid the farrier who shod our livestock had one like yours. He shaped mule shoes with it for us.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Mine has a leather belt on it, you may need to find proper length and width heavy belt leather to re-place it.