http://www.artmetal.com/tags/forge_design The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.artmetal.com/blog/hautsteel/2009/12/a_little_help_with_forge_in_progress <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>I began this project approximately 4yrs ago *sigh* and recently tripped over it in the shop ;-)<br /> The first photo depicts the front of the 12" diameter forge with the front access door closed. The second photo has the main door open. And, the<br /> third photo is of the rear of the forge, illustrating a sliding pass-through for long bar stock. The burner assembly is a Rex Price unit.<br /> I have some ITC-100 refractory coating and plenty of 2" Kaowool ready to install - that is where I left off.<br /> My question is: do I coat the Kaowool with the ITC and then lay the refractory brick on top of it? Or, do I make a cut-out in the Kaowool and lay the<br /> refractory brick directly on the forge's steel floor? FYI: I tried to follow the basic principals of forge design as outlined by Ron Reil when sizing the burner to the forge volume. Any tips and suggestions from those whom have successfully built their own gas forge would be greatly appreciated! I would like to wrap this thing up and expand my endeavors a bit :-)<br /> Dino</p> <p> <span class="inline left"><a href="/images/hautsteel/2009/12/building_a_gas_forge_1"><img src="http://www.artmetal.com/files/images/1.thumbnail_0.jpg" alt=" A gas forge I began building a few years back." title=" A gas forge I began building a few years back." class="image thumbnail" height="144" width="131"></a><span class="caption"><strong>Forge 1: </strong> </p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.artmetal.com/blog/hautsteel/2009/12/a_little_help_with_forge_in_progress">read more</a></p> http://www.artmetal.com/blog/hautsteel/2009/12/a_little_help_with_forge_in_progress#comment forge forge design gas forge Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:24:05 -0600 hautsteel 9214 at http://www.artmetal.com