Show us your FORGE. Share your blacksmith forge and stories

[gaswizard]

Here is a picture of my forge. I was the lucky person my fellow blacksmith friend gave me the best deal ever on it. The story behind this one is during the 1989 Loma Prieta earth quake in the the SF Bay Area my blacksmith buddy Eric C lived across the Cypress structure over pass in Oakland that had collapsed and fell down. He went across the street with his cutting torch/tanks and cut exposed rebar that was sticking our from broken concrete columns. The rebar are the counter weights on my forge pulley system to keep the doors open without them closing, a very balanced set up on the doors.

Here is a link of my forge in action at 40 seconds:

I hope to see all of your forges in action.

Also here are other links of things I have posted on GJ:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376426

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6866805#post6866805

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376900

Cheers

Paul gaswizard

 

[Swingpress]

 

[TinkTinkForge]

Be careful with no cement liner. That Koal wool is damaging to the lungs

 

[Swingpress]

Be careful with no cement liner. That Koal wool is damaging to the lungs

Oh yeah! I always use a respirator! And always deaden the anvil. Between **** lungs and poor hearing, I can't take chances!