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Today we have a master class on making a homemade blacksmith gas forge.

Hello! I divided the manufacture of the forge into 2 logical parts:

• directly manufacturing a forge;
• simple design improvements for comfortable operation.

The design is simple and does not need drawings, so without unnecessary water, straight to the point!

Part 1 - Making a gas forge

Materials needed to make a homemade gas forge:

• fireclay bricks - 9 pcs for the forge +1 for the lid;
• corner 25x25x3 - 2500 mm (the corner for the bed was not taken into account. Here it is more convenient for anyone);
• construction stud m8 - 4x300 mm;
• m8 nuts and washers - 8 pcs.

The tool needed to make a gas forge:

• Bulgarian;
• drill;
• *welding machine.

* in principle, you can do without welding. Using bolted connections.

2 frames are boiled from the corner, with which the bricks will be pulled together. A drill drills holes in these frames for screeding with studs. You also need to drill a hole in the brick under. I did it with a drill and then bored with a milling cutter.
After that, the hearth is assembled: bricks are laid in the lower frame, covered with the upper one and pulled together with studs. That's all! At no extra cost, you now have a simple gas forge.
You can see in detail about its manufacture with your own hands in my video.

Part 2 - refinement of the forge for convenient forging

As I already wrote at the very beginning of the article, here I will describe the simplest improvements that I made in the first days of operation of the forge. He brought the design to mind with improvised material.

Materials needed to upgrade a homemade gas furnace:

• corner 25x25x3;
• profile pipe 20x20x2;
• profile pipe 15x15x2;
• metal strip 100 mm wide;
• fittings round d10 mm;
• wheels, 2 pcs.

The tool needed to upgrade the gas furnace:

• Bulgarian;
• welding.

It's even easier here. Since in the first part it was necessary to make frames according to the size of the brick. Now you just do what you feel comfortable with.

I did this:

1. I welded 2 wheels, so that it would be convenient to move the forge around the workshop. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen.
2. I welded 2 bars of reinforcement between the two legs of the bed. This simple action will allow you to securely store the pliers between forging and just keep them in order.
3. Working shelf. I welded a shelf of the simplest design to the right of the hearth. I'd like to note. What did it is not easy. I am right-handed and hold the workpiece with my left hand, and work with my right. And the forge is on my left hand, so as not to intersect with the flame, I work on its right side. Therefore, it will be convenient to place the working shelf closer to you.
4. Lid. she should have been in the first part. But instead of a lid, you can simply use the 10th brick from the first part and cover the furnace window. I made a little effort and made a hinged lid and take care of its appearance. Just something to please the eye while working =)
5. Easy modification of appearance. Purely personal choice.

The forge is an indispensable attribute of workshops engaged in the production of various products using the method of manual artistic forging. Only a few forged elements can be made by plastic deformation of metals at room temperature. In most cases, they need to be heated. For steel, in particular, the range of optimal forging temperatures is (depending on the steel grade) from 800 ... 900 0 С to 1100 ... 1200 0 С. The forge is the simplest type of heating device that is quite suitable for these purposes.

Invented by the ancient Khalibs for forging copper knives and scrapers (Near East, VI millennium BC), the first forge was made in the form of a primitive depression in the ground about 700 mm in size. The pit was surrounded by a stone wall, in which an opening was provided for blowing air. The injection of air (which is necessary for the sustainable combustion of fuel) was carried out using bellows. They were a cavity made of goat skins, where air was blown in by levers through an air valve. The return stroke of the lever was provided by a stone, which was installed on the top plate of the bellows, and the valve was operated due to the difference in pressures of cold and hot air.

Existing designs of forge forges are determined by the following factors:

1. fuel on which the device operates: coke, fuel oil, coal or gas.
2. by design fuel burning device.
3. Wanted dimensions workspace.
4. Appointment, since, in addition to heating for forging, forges are also used for some operations of heat treatment of finished forgings - carburizing, tempering and even hardening.

For safety reasons, forges are more likely to run on coal.

Coke is expensive, fuel oil is characterized by unsatisfactory environmental operating conditions, and gas furnaces require especially careful routine maintenance. However, gas furnaces are characterized by higher efficiency, and also allow quite convenient mechanization of some heating control processes - in particular, gas ignition in the burner or burners.

Common disadvantages blacksmith forges are considered:

• Uneven heating metal placed on the surface;
• impossibility practical temperature control heated workpiece;
• Undesirable saturation of the surface layers heated metal with sulfur compounds, resulting in increased brittleness of the workpiece.

However, an experienced blacksmith is able to assess the temperature of the metal by the color of its surface, and the problem of sulfurization is solved by using a better type of fuel.

Fuel consumption during the operation of forge furnaces is 40 ... 150% of the mass of the heated metal, with its surface waste 4 ... 7% (depending on the duration of heating). Modern furnaces are predominantly of a closed type, since otherwise the efficiency of the heating device drops to 5 ... 10%.

Forges working on coal

The design of the heating device of this type includes:

1. Roof and side walls, which are laid out from refractory bricks (chamotte or dinas).
2. forge nest, formed by the upper surface of the arch, where the workpieces are heated.
3. Umbrella, supplied with folding curtains, and designed to improve natural traction in the workspace.
4. Back wall (firewall), which provides openings for supply of initial air.
5. air faucet, designed to turn on the air supply to the mountain nest.
6. protective box made of heat-resistant steel, which connects the inlet cavity at the air supply valve with the furnace nest.
7. Quenching tank(it can be steel or brick), designed to cool blanks during their heat treatment or to cool the hearth nest itself from overheating and the subsequent formation of temperature cracks.
8. Chimney, through which the products of combustion of fuel are removed.
9. Coal storage tanks and various blacksmith tools.

Schematic diagram of the work of the forge

A solid fuel forge is a rather capricious heating device, and its heating requires a certain practical experience from the blacksmith. It is especially difficult to light a forge that has not been used for a long time, and also if the external temperatures and air pressure are low enough. Coal, which is used in such forges, must correspond requirements of GOST 8180.

Preparing the forge for metal heating produced in the following sequence:

• From their mountain nest the slags are removed, forged metal residues, ash and scale (this should be done even when the surface has been thoroughly cleaned after completion of work);
• Chimneys and air supply ducts are blown with compressed air(for small forges, you can use a vacuum cleaner);
• A small layer of coal is poured onto the surface of the mountain nest, while the opening of the protective box should not completely overlap;
• Top on coal put a rag dipped in flammable liquid or sawdust;
• After ignition when combustion becomes stable, add the next portion of coal(the fraction may have an increased size compared to the original);
• Air valve opens, and is installed in the middle position;
• As it burns out, the intensity of the blast gradually increases.

The required quality of heating the workpiece for forging in an open hearth is ensured surface crust formation, which is formed during the combustion of fuel.

Inside the crust there is always a higher temperature, so the workpiece is placed inside, and the top is covered with another dose of coal. At the same time, they try not to destroy the upper surface of the crust, since otherwise the heating will be slower, and metal waste and scale formation will increase. Sometimes, to weaken the processes of carburization of the metal, the crust is sprayed with water.

In open hearths, the least intense heating of the metal occurs at the periphery of the hearth nest, therefore fresh coal is poured precisely along the perimeter of the heated workpiece. If the crust layer becomes too thick (more than 5 ... 10 mm), it is broken, because. in this case, the thermal conductivity to the workpiece decreases.

The workpiece during heating periodically turn to ensure that all its parts have the same heating conditions. The flame when burning coal should have a uniform color with a minimum of soot.

hot steel colors at different temperatures are:

• Dark cherry colors - 700 ... 750 0 С;
• Cherry red - 750 ... 800 0 С;
• Red - 800 ... 850 0 C;
• Light red - 850 ... 900 0 C;
• Orange - 900 ... 1050 0 C;
• Dark yellow - 1050 ... 1150 0 C;
• Light yellow - 1150 ... 1250 0 С.

Overheating of the metal above the specified temperatures is unacceptable. Overheated metal is characterized by a coarse-grained structure, which is less susceptible to forging, especially when forming complex forged elements.

Forges powered by gas

Gas forges are brought to the design mode much easier, and this is their advantage over solid fuel heating devices. The typical design of such a forge is as follows:

1. Camera, made of refractory material, and outside lined with thick heat-resistant steel.
2. front damper, opening with hinges or a counterweight, and equipped with a viewing window.
3. Under made of heat-resistant fireclay bricks.
4. Burner. The type of burner is determined by the calorific value of the gas used. For example, for a propane-butane mixture, diffusion combustion burners are effective, in which the mixing of air and gas occurs only after the gas and air exit the device, and the mixing of the components occurs due to diffusion processes. Such burners provide the most uniform heating of workpieces (especially long ones), and the minimum waste of metal is achieved due to the fact that there is always a protective layer above its surface.
5. mixing gearbox, providing mixing of air and gas (included in the structure of a cylinder with liquefied gas).
6. Nozzle, the configuration of which is determined by the shape of the billets heated in the hearth.
7. Grate, designed to improve traction and collect scale.
8. Fan, which ensures the injection of air in the required volume with its subsequent supply to the burner operating area.

For the operation of such furnaces, a stationary source of electricity is required. It is advisable to use gas forges for heating parts of long billets for forging: heating is much faster, and therefore, scale formation is less.

When using a gas forge, the following safety requirements must be strictly observed:

• Thoroughly ventilate the forge room. Avoiding stagnant zones where combustible gas can accumulate;
• Do not use oxygen and oxygen-containing mixtures near the operating device that are prone to spontaneous combustion and self-ignition;
• Provide for complete afterburning of gas in the working space of the hearth (determined by a gas analyzer, which is mandatory during a trial run of a gas hearth);
• Thoroughly clean the grate after turning off the gas supply to the device.

In order to reduce scale formation, for heating billets for forging, they are also used and resistance heaters, but such devices can be called "horns" with a big stretch.

Forged products, if desired, can be made with your own hands at home, but for this you need to purchase or make yourself the necessary equipment for heating metal - a forge. There are various designs of furnaces, they differ mainly only in the type of fuel used.

The greatest preference, despite its high cost, is given by blacksmiths to coke, when working it requires many times less than ordinary coal. In addition, coke provides a high temperature, less waste is released. To save time, craftsmen use "koksik" - small coke, because it does not need to be pricked. Furnaces for gas and liquid fuels are used mainly in large enterprises.

So, you have decided to master the art of forging, and you, naturally, immediately have the main question - how to make a forge? Making a forge, of course, can be ordered at the factory, but if you have the ability and desire, you can make the forge yourself.

First you need to decide what type of forge suits you, closed or open.

open and closed type

In the closed type furnace there is a special chamber, in which the workpiece is heated. In terms of energy costs, this type of hearth is the most economical, but the dimensions of the processed workpieces are limited by the size of the heating chamber. An ideal variant of a closed type hearth, a hearth using gas as fuel.

When using a hearth of an open, traditional type, fuel is poured onto the grate from above, and air is supplied from below. In such a hearth, the workpiece is placed directly on the fuel. This type of forge allows you to process large-sized workpieces.

Making a forge

The table is the basis of the hearth, its working surface, where the hearth with fuel is located, on which metal blanks are heated. The table top is usually made of refractory bricks on clay, but this construction is very heavy. You can make a metal cover from 4mm steel sheet, or make a metal frame using refractory bricks. The grate, usually made of cast iron, is placed in the center.

You can make a grate from a cast-iron frying pan and from an 8 mm steel plate by drilling holes in them with a diameter of up to 10 mm, you can also use a wheel disk.

The grate made must be inserted into the hole in the table, with a tight fit, so that the fit is really tight, the brick is carefully cut out. Brick pre-soaked in water is easier to process. The height of the table is made arbitrary, it all depends on the height of the blacksmith, usually at the level of the master's belt. The surface of the table is also made arbitrary, at your discretion.

Options for using the forge and their impact on the design

Air blowing can be mechanical (foot), but it is better, of course, to use a fan. A vacuum cleaner, etc., can be fitted under the fan, the main thing is that there is a speed controller, and it does not make a lot of noise, you can install a valve that regulates the air supply.

Forging begins with filling the grate with fuel. Most blacksmiths place the blanks directly on the coals, and add another layer on top. A small dome is formed inside the coal and extremely high temperatures are created, sufficient to melt the metal.

The preferred fuel, as we said, is coke, but even wood waste can be used.

example of a homemade forge made in 1 hour

To do this, a steel ring is installed on top of the hearth, 150 mm high and 200 mm in diameter. To position the blanks inside the ring and control the combustion process, a vertical cut is made on the wall of the ring, and on the opposite side there is one more - it is made in case the dimensions of the blank are large enough.

When burned, wood waste sinks down. In the lower part of the used ring, under a layer of charcoal, a high temperature is created sufficient to work with metal.

When processing large workpieces, it makes sense to increase the table area; for this, a removable table is made from corners and metal plates of arbitrary size.

A necessary device installed above the hearth is an exhaust duct, it can be purchased - as a hood, or made by yourself from thin-walled metal.

The blacksmith's forge is made with your own hands, now you can get to work.

The device of industrial furnaces

For a better understanding of the process of functioning of the hearth, you can study the device of an industrial product as an example.

The picture on the right shows:

1. nozzle (tuyere) - air is supplied through it into the chamber;
2. refractory bricks that keep the temperature in the crucible;
3. grate or hearth board holding the fuel above the air chamber;
4. a hearth nest into which solid fuel is loaded;
5. frame-forming bricks;
6. fan for supplying air to the crucible;
7. holding frame made of metal;
8. air chamber;
9. ash pan;
10. duct;
11. casing.

Forge - a workshop for the manual processing of metal blanks, mainly by heating and forging. Handicraft blacksmith workshops are maintained by enthusiastic masters of simple and artistic forging, who, thanks to their hobby, preserve the traditions of the craft.

Forges are equipped with a hearth (mountain) and an anvil. A huge number of metal processing works are carried out in the forge: melting, pouring molten metal into molds, forging, welding, soldering copper and brass, hardening, stamping, drawing, bending, torsion, chasing and others. Finished melting furnaces in this store.

In one of the previous articles described by a talented craftsman. Here we will consider what kind of forge for the forge this master made with his own hands. Creating a homemade forge at home, practically in the yard, he used, as one of the forums aptly put it, “a minimalist-primitivist approach.” However, it should be noted that this approach proved to be very effective.

The basis of the forge was a portable forge from a pipe 1 cm thick, weight approximately 60 kg, bottom 1.5 cm. Under the bottom there is a hollow part, to the base of which a pipe for supplying boost air is welded. Air is supplied from a vacuum cleaner. A door is installed in the hearth to reduce heat loss.

The anvil is a piece of rail welded to the channels. On the side of the anvil there is a fastener for a vise, which can be installed if necessary for torsion and other work. The distance between the forge and the anvil is approximately 1 m, which makes it convenient to work.

Checking a coal forge shows how effective the device is. The video shows that using a small amount of charcoal for testing, you can disperse the oven to 1200 degrees.

Brief preface:

About three years ago I decided to make a forge - I got tired of making handles, I wanted to forge it myself. I went through literature, the Internet, asked old blacksmith acquaintances. In general, to be honest, everything is incomprehensible. Fans even make (!) a forge in the bathroom (!) Vacuum cleaners are recommended, pots ... But I need it - so that it’s small, but really “not on my knee”.

I already have experience, I make very good knives: I mainly use bearing steel, as it is cheap and affordable. Basic principles for building a forge:

The cheapest possible.
The maximum available materials.
Most convenient.

So, first - what is needed for the forge.

Materials.

1) Ordinary brick, even white, even red - about thirty, I took from landfills and from the ruins
2) Metal grate. Best of all - metal pallets, preferably cast iron. I managed to buy in a rural store (hardware) - cast iron pallets for the stove. If desired, you can simply put the reinforcement, or weld the grate. Functionally - coals will burn on it, so the thicker the better. Holes - respectively, so that no more than one and a half centimeters (otherwise the coals will fail.
3) Anvil. Of course, a piece of rail will do. But an anvil is better. This is not only one of the most "costly" parts, but you will find figs. But I was lucky, I found again in a rural store. But if you sharpen on knives, then the rail is enough.
4) Fan. The most important thing is blowing. I bought thousands of dollars on the construction market for two and a half rubles - this is the second costly part, but quite lifting.
5) Aluminum foil sleeve - put it on the fan, stuck a pipe from the water supply into it.
6) A water pipe, one and a half meters, diameter - with a tin can from peas.
7) A tin can from peas - on one side there is a hole, on the other it is notched and bent, it plays the role of a structure that guides and reflects the air stream - in order to blow it to the right place.
8) A large stump for installing the anvil.

All. Total budget costs (for 2010):

Anvil - 900 rubles
Fan - 2.500 rubles
Flexible aluminum sleeve - 80 rubles
Pallets 2 pieces - 160 rubles
Bricks are free, everything else is free.
Total: we fit into 4000 rubles easily.

How is the forge.

The forge is simple.
It is necessary: ​​to blow from below with air, through the grate onto the coals. The workpiece lies on the coals and is heated. You can poke into the coals. The sides are covered with bricks. Dot. All.
Therefore (see Photo 1.) - first we lay out a rectangle from bricks. I did NOT care about "cement, refractory clay, etc." - just PUT the bricks. Move - I'll fix it. Crash - I'll replace it. I don't need to forge gates, I need blades. Quite.

You can see two rows of bricks in the top photo ... further - we continue to lay out
The photo shows that a rectangle of bricks is folded, of various colors. True, it rests on an iron box - on the lower left - but it was just a box, I also used it. In fact, these are two walls of bricks in two rows with the letter "P". Width - to put pallets. You can clearly see how I foolishly burned one of the pallets - I achieved a “white glow”. Achieved. Is it necessary?
I put bigger blocks at the head - I just found these, you can just do it from bricks. Here is a front view of where to insert the blown pipe from.

Two layers of bricks, pallets resting on them with edges, an iron box at the bottom - do not pay attention - we believe it is on the ground. Next, we continue the walls and the butt - just a few bricks up.
A pipe is a piece of a water pipe for blowing.
You can see how the blower pipe is inserted.

Top view: two more rows of bricks have been laid. In fact, almost everything is ready. But experience has shown that - since all this is in the open air - it is better to bring the walls higher so that the breeze does not cool down. Therefore, I raised it a little higher (there is no photo, I just added two rows of bricks. But this year, two years - that's exactly how it was in the photo, and forged.

Now - blowing.

In the next photo - a fan on a wooden pallet (made in haste) with an aluminum sleeve put on. The fan costs money - but here even the vacuum cleaner is old, even home-made furs - it is important that air is supplied where it is needed and convenient. The pipe does not heat up.
Fan, bought at the construction market.

It is important that the air supply should be from the bottom up, I put a crumpled tin can on the end of the pipe, which turns the air flow from horizontal upwards - this is more than enough. Banks - free
The sleeve is put on and wrapped around the fan with wire. No tightness, everything is tacked on, just to hold on. I'm not worried. In the next photo on Sun. case - fan output. The crumpled end of the aluminum sleeve is clearly visible, where I stick the pipe during work.
Fan output.

As I said, next - we take a tin can from under the peas. We put on a pipe. The bent cover is a reflector, we direct it upwards - and we put the pipe under the pallets. We put the pipe into an aluminum sleeve, crimp it and tie it with a wire. We turn on the blow. You need a switch, step with your foot - turn it off and on, so that it doesn’t blow in vain when it’s not necessary - your hands are busy.

Further - the stump, placed in the disk from the wheel, is covered with sand. In principle - any such foundation, shob did not stagger. On the stump - an anvil (a piece of rail or piece of iron is more massive) - and forward. All. Who already has what - I managed to buy an anvil - together with a fan, these are the two biggest expense items. If there was no money, I would take a piece of a thick channel or a rail. Most importantly, everything is working.
And here is a general view of the forge at work. If you need to shelter from the wind - I report a wall of bricks. I need a long length (for example, I forged a one and a half meter skewer from rebar) - I remove bricks from the end - etc. Everything can be rebuilt in a minute.
The forge is at work.

Good luck, guys! The forge is great. I forged knives for myself - the main thing is that your hands are untied, and you can really not lick your lips at other people's records - but make your own gizmos. But that's another song!

I forgot to add about safety: sprinkle sand around, when forging ALWAYS let a bucket of water nearby (but do not drink during and after forging for about 20 minutes - your teeth will crack, I'm serious) - because pieces of chopped red-hot metal can fly away and burn painfully. Necessarily - closed clothes - I'm in a windbreaker, in an apron - glasses also do not interfere. Shoes - boots, pants out, otherwise if a piece of metal flies - you have to dance!

The word "bugle" comes from the German horn. In fact, it is a "horn". They made an ancient forge with their own hands to obtain bloom iron. Its appearance resembles an inverted horn pipe, which was the basis for calling it a horn. From him came the blacksmith's forge.

Note: In the forge, the device is used as a tool for heating the metal before it is processed. Therefore, blacksmith forges are items that are needed by everyone who deals with metal. With it, you can achieve high temperatures - over 1000 degrees. Therefore, he can allow himself to manufacture various metal structures. In our case, these can be boilers, pipes, decorative elements of fireplaces and other metal products.

There are two main types of equipment:

• stationary;
• desktop.

An important feature that blacksmith forges have is that they can be made by hand. Of course, if you build a unit that runs on natural gas, you will not be able to get a serious product, like a Damascus blade, but you can make a structure in just a few minutes. This will require some refractory bricks and steel pieces. Such a device will be enough for melting or forging.

Homemade portable desktop blacksmith forge

Compound

Consider the arrangement of traditional forge equipment:

• refractory table;
• hearth;
• lattice;
• air drainage and chamber;
• umbrella;
• valve;
• duct;
• hardening bath;
• removable crucible;
• window for long products;
• chimney.

Operating principle

Let's figure out how to make a bugle with your own hands. After all, the traditional design for home use can be simplified without compromising the quality of the process.

The basis of functioning is the chemical reaction of carbon combustion, which is effectively used to work with metal. It combines with oxygen, and the metal is released in free form. The forge also uses the calorific value of carbon. By adding air to the fuel, combustion will be much faster given enough carbon. As a result, the temperature will increase, more heat will be received.

The flame of the blacksmith's forge, made by hand

The air supply to the forges is organized in such a way as to provide a slight lack of oxygen in order to prevent oxidation of the metal. If the workpiece is in the device for longer than the recommended period, the properties of the metal will be violated. For example, steel sheets can become brittle with increased hardness. This means that its properties will be closer to those of cast iron.

Fuel

Note: A conventional blacksmith's forge runs on coal. However, wood can also be used. To do this, they warm up to coals. You can simplify the device if you use, for example, butane or propane.

Their composition includes hydrogen and carbon, which, when combined with oxygen, release a lot of heat. Moreover, such mixing can occur beforehand, for example, in the burner.

However, it must be understood that it will be almost impossible to manage natural gas for such purposes, since it consists of different hydrocarbons that require different amounts of oxygen. Therefore, it will not be possible to organize an optimal air supply. In addition, natural gas contains sulfur, which adversely affects the properties of the metal. Therefore, the mixture requires pre-cleaning or can be used to process non-critical parts.

Kinds

Let's consider what blacksmith forges can be. They are the main tool of the forge. Thanks to the development and improvement, many varieties have appeared:

• electric or fuel;

Portable electric blacksmith forge blue

• on liquid, gaseous or solid fuel;

Blacksmith's forge on coals in action

• closed or open type;

• with central lance or side nozzle;

Homemade blacksmith forge of simple design with a side nozzle
Open forge with central lance in action

• stationary or portable.

Stationary forge in action

Consider the most popular types.

Gas

Making such a forge with your own hands is quite difficult, but possible. The homemade version, like the purchased one, traditionally has a camera and furs. Operates on propane-butane. Gas is supplied to the mixing reducer, after which it enters the gas burner. The latter in some cases may be located on the side. This format is quite often used in homemade versions used in forges.

You can make a gas horn yourself to warm up the ends of small-sized products. It can be used to create decorative solutions in artistic forging.

portable

These forges are easy to use. The design uses a steel frame, on top of which there is a recess from. At its bottom there is a lance, with the help of which the air supply is organized (a compressor or a fan is used). The tuyere has small slots through which air is forced in, but coal or slag is not passed through.

Portable gas models of forges

Such a forge is used for processing small products. It can be carried or transported, so the place of work may be ad hoc.

Stationary

They can be open or closed type.

The device of an open version is a frame with a table in the form of a trough about 70 cm high. The hearth is lined with fireclay bricks, inside it there is a lance. For cooling the device, a water tank is provided, located in front. The fan creates pressure to supply air through the channel.

Stationary desktop forge in action

The lever allows you to adjust the volume, which makes it possible to change the temperature in the hearth. The shutter protects the tuyere from falling into it pieces of ash and coal. Flue gases are removed through an umbrella and a chimney. The fuel can be charcoal or coke.

The closed device has the following advantages:

• quickly reaching the maximum temperature;
• high efficiency;
• increased fire safety.

The only problem if you make such a forge with your own hands is that it is difficult to work with large or long products, especially if you need to warm up their middle part.

The chamber is made of fireclay bricks in a metal frame. It has a lance, a grate, a window and a furnace hatch.

Create a stationary device

Consider how to make a bugle with your own hands of a simple design. To do this, you need six refractory bricks. Of course, a very high temperature cannot be obtained under such conditions, but it is quite possible to heat the metal, say, for forging or bending.

For the manufacture of grates, you can take steel strips with a thickness of about 5 mm. Shelves can be made from pipe scraps. Charcoal or coke can be used as fuel. A blowtorch is used for ignition. However, when exposed to heat from a forge, it may not withstand, so an asbestos partition must be placed between them. You can also use a burner (petrol or gas). Since there is no umbrella with a chimney, a homemade device is used outdoors.

Simple DIY outdoor blacksmith mount

Create a portable device

For greater versatility, you can do it yourself and a portable version. It can be built from a goose. Pressurization can be made homemade using a fan from a manual siren, a corrugated pipe.

Self-creation of a blacksmith's forge

Of course, such a home-made design has more features than the described stationary version, but there are also disadvantages:

• the temperature is not very high - up to 900 degrees;
• expensive operation, given the cost of carbon;
• since there is no space for burning in such a home-made device, it functions on charcoal or coke.

Blacksmith's forge made from pipe

Summary

Forges are a fairly common sight today, despite the consumer attitude towards things that are easier to buy than to make. However, if you are not too lazy, make a device with your own hands, build a small forge, you can create original metal products that can be used to decorate private estates, create devices for providing space heating, etc. Therefore, making a forge with your own hands is the right decision .

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