{"id":211,"date":"2018-01-17T22:48:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T22:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.legacystudioproductions.net\/knifemakertraining\/?p=211"},"modified":"2024-07-15T18:34:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T00:34:16","slug":"vertical-welding-forge-wip-how-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legacystudioproductions.net\/knifemakertraining\/2018\/01\/17\/vertical-welding-forge-wip-how-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Installment #1, Building a Vertical Welding Forge (WIP)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I thought this information might help some folks along. This is the 1st installment of a WIP (Work In Progress) of the last vertical welding forge I built…<\/p>\n

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It’s time to build a new welding forge! For several years I’ve been using a Kawool insulated welding forge, mainly due to the high cost of castable… but seems I’m doing much more forge welding these days, and the lining only lasts a couple of months… in short I’m just tired of repairing, and being down for a week until things cure enough to use the forge again. So, time to “bite the bullet” and spend the money on a forge that should last several years.<\/p>\n

First order of business is a “shell”. My pal, Steve Kelly, donated an old air compressor tank to me a while ago…..and it’s just the ticket for this project. 16″ diameter X 24″ long. First thing was to cut the ends out, and then split it down each side…
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I’ve been forging larger and larger billets, so I decided I wanted a “chamber” size of at least 16″ long X 10″ wide. Since the castable needs to be at least 3″ thick to perform well, the 16″ compressor tank is just right. In order to achieve the distance I wanted, the tank was split lengthwise. First I built the openings of 3\/4″ X 6″ A36, making the front door 10″ X 4 3\/4″. This allows me to stack standard sized firebricks to make the opening smaller, or remove them to enlarge it… depending on how large the billet is.<\/p>\n

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I also built a “back door” that is 5 1\/4″ X 4 3\/4″… that way it can be closed off with two firebricks when not needed as a “pass through”.<\/p>\n

Once the “doors” were welded to the shell, it was time to add in 8″ extensions on each side to create a large oval.
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Now it’s “bite the bullet” time… shelling out the approx. $500 for Kast-O-Lite 3000F castable refractory, and the FOB (shipping cost) to get it here. The best deal I could locate was $58.90 per 55lb. bag, and $150 FOB whether they ship one bag… or an entire pallet. I’m getting 6 bags, which should do the entire lining of the forge, and give me a left over bag for future needs.<\/p>\n

Once the castable arrives, the first thing is to pour the floor, and let it cure for a week, then get the burner holder placement set, and the forms built for the inside. I’ll get more pics at it goes along and continue on this thread.<\/p>\n

This is the first installment… more to come!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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