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Dustin

@yngmar what kind of set up do you have for blacksmithing? I would love to have my own smithy someday with gas and solid fuel forges, and maybe even an induction forge.

@dustin The sauna oven and a big chunky steel block of unknown origin to hammer on 😆

Want to make a little forge from a disc harrow disc and attach a blower to it.

@yngmar I've even seen folks use hair dryers as blowers for coal forges before!

@dustin Was imagining something like this: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008721211639.html

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@yngmar that is probably _way_ more reliable than a hair dryer! that looks like the blowers i've seen on most folks' solid fuel forges.

a guy i know in my area has a hand crank blower similar to that electric one. he claims he likes the extra control it gives.

PalmAndNeedle Mar 17

150 to 200 Euronen gets you a used Feldschmiede (field forge) round these parts, either treadle powered or with an electric blower. Probably cheaper where you are @yngmar

@dustin

@PalmAndNeedle @yngmar that's cool- i haven't come across a treadle powered blower yet.

PalmAndNeedle Mar 17

@dustin @yngmar used one very similar to this for the blacksmithing course I took at the harbour museum in Hamburg last year. Works really well. Very controllable. We made some nails and replica iron age knives from cold chisels.

@PalmAndNeedle @yngmar i think i saw a video of someone that made bellows with a treadle, so it would make sense that a blower like that would be available too. i just hadn't considered it. if i ever set up a solid fuel forge, i'll have to look into that.

@PalmAndNeedle @dustin Nope. There's this. It's the only one: https://www.skelbiu.lt/skelbimai/kalve-81079495.html

Gotta remember, in tiny countries availability is tiny too, and prices generally higher, not lower.

But buying is boring anyways! And I already have the parts to make it.

Watched a guy at a fair do some amazing work with a tiny portable forge, old hand cranked blower and a couple sticks of firewood.

@PalmAndNeedle @dustin Found the photo of his setup.

Yup, it's tiny. The geared blower is the largest part and he was very proud of it. It says Champion, Lancaster on there and if you look it up it's an antique collectible that goes for quite a bit of money.