2:29 am
February 15, 2012
3:08 am
September 24, 2010
It's not absolutely necessary. Pile coal into the forge and let it act as its own insulative layer. The fire will only build where the blast comes thru the tuyere.
Claying an iron forge often just makes it rust out that much faster due to trapped moisture between lining and hearth.
4:52 am
NWBA Member
August 7, 2010
Good Morning,
Use it, Don't clay it. Don't put refractory in the pan. If you want to try to preserve it, Hi-Temp paint. Around the fire-pot nothing will stay put, you will be pushing coal and coke into the center of the fire-pot, as you use it.
Say a prayer of Thanks that you now have a good coal forge. It doesn't need any special treatment. Make or build a cover over the top, so the heat will draw air/smoke up the flue. Then you won't be growing black oysters!! RAW OYSTERS!! Yummy!!
Neil
As long as we are above our shoes, We know where we are.:happy:
3:00 am
NWBA Member
July 19, 2011
1:23 am
February 15, 2012
12:07 am
NWBA Member
July 19, 2011
12:19 am
February 15, 2012
Gene Bland;15262 wrote: Open both doors and set up a 24in fan to circulate the air Once the green coal coaks up most of the smoke will quit:dance:.
Keep it up. Pretty soon you will have to make something for the wife, girlfriend, mother.:unsure::confused:
Thanks for the encouragement Gene! Thanks to you I will give it another try. Perhaps I should try it at night when there are less folks walking and snooping about...
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