PugMan,
This has to be some of the coolest stuff I've seen in a long time.
I first opened this thread and started to watch your building. I thought, what kinda' thing is this? Ain't much goin' on here. But, as I continued the read, I saw a theme taking place and the realized, hey, this guy has his stuff together!!! This is a real deal Black Smith shop. AND, you look the part!!
I taught high school metal shop a few years and we covered forging, heat treating, foundry work. So I find this interesting.
For years I've been looking for an anvil. I just got one a few weeks ago. Along with that I got an aluminum housing blower that would be hooked to an electric motor.
Then, this past weekend I stumble upon a genuine old cast iron housing blower for a forge. Very similar to the one you have. Made by Buffalo Tool, Buffalo, NY. It's a hand crank and the length of the crank handle is adjustable. It also has a shaft about 8" long to mount in a pipe pedestal(?) and a provision to be tilted for angle. I have the bolts soaking in penetrating oil right now. I have no idea if it's worth anything. Right now it's locked down and won't turn.
I'll take a pic and post it here, you might be able to tell me more about it.
Oh yeah, you use coal in the forge? Neat stuff you're doin' there.
