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Isentosamballerer — Spring cleaning
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Published: 2011-03-30 19:03:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 350; Favourites: 6; Downloads: 6
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Rusty field forges may look romantic in winter, but when the sun is getting stronger in spring they just look old and worn.So i decided to stop the rust, since i plan to work with these for quite a qhile, and give my field forges a new coat of paint.
The third one is still under construction, so that one will have to wait a bit for the new look.
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man... i wish i knew hwere to find a coal table like that!!! i'm going to be forced to literally make my own from billets i guess.
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I don't know how it is in the US, but around here they are quite easy too find on ebay and the like.
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namely, the blower and hte flywheel. the rest i can fab. how much do you pay locally, and would you entertain the idea of working something out with me to ship those two peices after i pay for them to me? i'll cover all expenses. 
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I think it may be easier if you just ask these guys:
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Since they do it professionaly, they may be able to get better shipping rates.
At the moment i am also looking for a small, and hopefully cheap, field forge to squeeze into my workshop.
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hmm. probably true.
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Erm no, just some maintenance on my babies.
But I repaired field forges like that a couple of times.
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ah, just wondering because they look to be made of some sort of stock steel. like the stuff you see at the hardware store.
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No those are older than that, especially the big one in front.
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I've got two pan forges with wooden tillers that are linked to the flywheel. They need a decent shield on the side of the pan to protect the tiller. I think one of them could be modified to a foot pedal easily enough, which may make it better anyway.
Does the little box on the frame of the forge in the back have a specific function?
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Ah, you have a keen eye, but no, the box doesn't have a specific function other than beeing a box.
As this is my traveling fire I keep a rag and a can of oil in there.
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I need a blade forge version of those so bloody badly
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They would serve pretty good to make blades, but i think you mean one with a longer fire right?
You can use these for longer blades as well. Most of the time you work just on one spot of the blade anyway and if you need to heat up the full length of the blade it is sufficient to move it slowly through the fire.
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yeah, but I'm lazy, so for longer blades I also like to have a 36" firepot blade forge for full-length heats. Granted, you only use the entire length of it for a few things such as heat treating, tempering, etc., but its still hand to have.
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You could of course build one.
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did I mention I'm lazy?
Seriously, though, I JUST finished a 72-hour-a-week executive protection contract, and between catching up on writing to meet my publishing deadline and wrangling a soon-to-be-one-year-old who is far too intelligent, adventurous and strong for her own good, I just don't have the time to smith right now. Soon, I hope, but not any time soon.
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They look nice 
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Yep, the wheels are really heavy and slightly of center, so they spin real nice. They drive the fan mounted right behind them.
The one in the foreground is the kind you usually get, using a leather belt to connect the fan and the wheel. The other one is different and the only on of its kind i've seen so far. The wheel is directly running on the axle of the fan (metal on metal), makes one hell of a noise.
Guess which one I use the most.
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Oh, I see the differences now
That and the sound that a 'good' anvil makes, the neighbors must love you
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As long as the Highway behind the forge is louder...
I've seen field forges like that in the US, but those were mostly round, apart from that they worked on the same principle.
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The ones we have have the fan on a stand, with a hand crank, and it attaches to the forge with a duct. One good thing about coal is it keeps you preoccupied when you are waiting for it to heat...
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Yes, I've seen a couple of those hand crank ones, but I prefer the foot pedal.
Unless you have a real bellows, like I used to have in my old workshop, with those using my hands is fine.
Hmm, rereading it my sentence doesn't make that much sense ... ^_^
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Nah, I could understand it
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