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They where £1.29 a brick a posed to £4.20 from the builders merchants.
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They where £1.29 a brick a posed to £4.20 from the builders merchants.
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ok started work on the tueyer tonight. Turned the end so up out of the only pice of steel I had that was big enough, I have taped it 1-1/4" BSP so I can screw the air pipe in. I thort doing this would make assembley easier and also make it easier to fix in the future if needed.
The tueyer is 90mm O/D, the end ao was made a nice interferance fit and welded in.
Next I need to make the flange to attach the tueyer to the bosh, I have some 180x6mm flat that should fit the bill
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The tueyer is 90mm O/D, the end ao was made a nice interferance fit and welded in.
Next I need to make the flange to attach the tueyer to the bosh, I have some 180x6mm flat that should fit the bill
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I haven't got that far yet but I plan for the forge to live in a semi enclosed lean to, so smoke shouldn't cause too many problems.
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Not much done tonight but got the flange made for the tueyer, well it looks like I'm going to have to tackle the bit im most dreading next, the bosh. Or should I say the sive as I'm not expecting it to be water tight first time.
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Ok, getting a bit further after a weekend long scavenge to find some 1-1/4" pipe, I finaly found some. I wasn't keen on buying 6m of pipe when I need less than 1.5m.
I'm stuck again now as I've ran out of gas, I'm pleased in a way I've ran out now as Christmas eve would have been worse.
I'm stuck again now as I've ran out of gas, I'm pleased in a way I've ran out now as Christmas eve would have been worse.
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When you expecting your first firing or just a case of when it's ready?
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I'm starting to get itchy feet wanting to play as its so close but I'm struggling to find suitable fule localy.
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Wow, it's looking really good, can't wait to see if it leaks though.
It's going to leak, as long as its not too bad ile be happy
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Have you tried Crosslings? They usually have a good range but can be a bit ****-stingingly expensive.
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No, didn't know they sold coke, ile give them a try.
Every ware I've been try to sell me something completely useless.
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Ahh sorry I thought you'd mistyped "flue". Not sure if they sell coke. It's been a while since I lived that way but Lambs in South Shields always had a good range.
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I haven't looked round that area yet, ile give it a try.
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You make your own coke.
Buy some high calorie coal ( Welsh steam coal is best ) make a small fire bed in the forge with kindling and paper and gently blow it , add small broken coal ...just three or four double hands full . Watch the blower ..... don't go silly ... burn the coal till it starts to turn to coke and then drag it out the heat to one side using the rake and the shovel
A bucket or so of coke on the side of the forge ash bed made like this allows you to get working and adding more coal as you work to keep up your coke stock .
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Sparkplug are you going to put a big bore sight glass in a protector case in the bosh tub ( water tank ) or use a copper ball cock float & painted rod through guide rings as a float indicator so you can always easily see how much water you have in the tank ?
Remember even though you have a water jacket , a good thick layer of fine ash over the to the fire pit stops the steel burning on the outside so makes it last much longer . Bring the fire a few inches forward of the tuyere nose also help keep the burning down.
I do like that massive lump of metal you have for the nose ....lets hope the heat transfer to the water is good enough to stop it melting
Remember even though you have a water jacket , a good thick layer of fine ash over the to the fire pit stops the steel burning on the outside so makes it last much longer . Bring the fire a few inches forward of the tuyere nose also help keep the burning down.
I do like that massive lump of metal you have for the nose ....lets hope the heat transfer to the water is good enough to stop it melting
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My old forge was just lined with hard packed soil rather than fire bricks I don't even think it was clay I replaced it with fire bricks from a storage heater but only because I already had them.
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I knew about this but I was hoping for some coke to start with at least, it's just one less thing to think about.
I haven't gave it a throat about a level indicator for the bosh, might have to think about that.
