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New deck for forge.
May 20, 2012
3:15 am
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Gene Bland
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I origonally made this forge to be portable and did not make it any bigger than necessary. I finally made a new deck that is twice the size of the old one and made cutouts for the material area into the fire. This sure makes a big difference in getting the right spot hot. I also added a steady rest for long stock. Now I need to redo the smoke stack and hood.:playfull:

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May 20, 2012
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Lynn Gledhill
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Weird Gene:twins: I recently bought a forge that looks almost exactly like your one, and a friend of mine just got one nearly exactly like yours, however, his needs a lot of work to get it burning.... I have used propane for years, but am excited to have a coal forge for welding, upsetting, etc.

May 20, 2012
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Well the size is just about right for anyone. 30in deep and 36in wide I don't recall the height but it is comfortable.
Having the lowered cutouts for the fire do make a difference. I did not have them before. The frame is 1 1/2 angle and it kept the coal from falling out. Now I have the room to push it out of the way and not end up on the deck.:hot:

May 20, 2012
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Gene, I am confused. You say you made a new deck for your forge but when pushing the coal around you don't want it on the deck???:smug: Is not the larger deck there to hold more coal as well as hold the metal better?

May 21, 2012
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For all non Navy types I should have said "It ended up on the floor:mstickle:"

May 21, 2012
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Only if you redid the floor of the forge:D

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